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The International Olympic Committee has elected Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe as its new president.
She is the first woman to take on the most powerful job in world sport.
She's previously been the minister of sport in Zimbabwe.
Well, yesterday we were hearing it was going to be a very close race, but in fact,
she was elected in the first round of a secret ballot, beating six other candidates.
Journalist Alex Kapstick is in Greece covering the IOC meeting that held this election.
Well, more than 100 IOC members, this eclectic mix of royalty,
politicians, former athletes, there's even an Oscar winning actress.
They were transported to southwest Greece on the coast of the Ionian Sea in a luxury resort to make this decision today.
And as you were saying, it was supposed to be very, very close and it didn't turn out that way.
And what has been a huge day for the Olympic movement, now we are.