History made as Kirsty Coventry takes over as head of the IOC

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• Kirsty Coventry becomes the first woman and African to head the IOC.
• Coventry won a seven-candidate election to succeed Thomas Bach. 11s
• The handover ceremony was held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. 1m 4s
• Coventry presented Bach with the Olympic Order in gold during the ceremony. 1m 9s
• The transition took place on Olympic Day, marking the founding of the modern Games. 1m 46s