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The Talent Gave the New Queen of Sports a Free Pass During the Dictator's Merciless Hunt for Whites

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Brutal dictator Robert Mugabe made champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry a symbol of Zimbabwe's greatness - while he persecuted the country's white minority and the people starved. She then joined the government. Now Kirsty Coventry is president of the IOC and currently presiding over her first Olympics - while critics say her past has scarred her forever.

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The Talent Gave the New Queen of Sports a Free Pass During the Dictator's Merciless Hunt for Whites

Brutal dictator Robert Mugabe made champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry a symbol of Zimbabwe's greatness - while he persecuted the country's white minority and the people starved. She then joined the government. Now Kirsty Coventry is president of the IOC and currently presiding over her first Olympics - while critics say her past has scarred her forever.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Politiken broke the news in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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