The IOC needs a new president after 12 years so what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?
3 months ago

The IOC needs a new president after 12 years so what is the job and who are the 7 candidates?

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available only every 12 years. President of France’s Olympic committee and leader of French Alps bid that will host 2030 Winter Games. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., IOC member since 2001, vice president since 2022, and member of the executive board from 2012-20. Within the Olympic family, the president can — and Bach did — use their influence and patronage: To decide who hosts future Olympic Games, who becomes an IOC member, who gets key committee positions. The next IOC president’s first Summer Games will be in 2028 in Los Angeles.

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Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body
3 days, 9 hours ago

Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Seven International Olympic Committee members are running as candidates to be the next president in its first election since 2013. Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, IOC Executive Board member A 24-page document with much aspirational rhetoric though few details positions her having “deep insight into IOC policies.” Seen as Bach’s preferred candidate, she pushes for strengthening established IOC policies, …

IOC reveals manifestos of presidency candidates
4 days, 7 hours ago

IOC reveals manifestos of presidency candidates

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee has published the manifestos of the seven candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as president in March. | Photo Credit: AP Qualifications – President of World Athletics, organised and delivered 2012 London Olympics, former member of British Parliament, IOC member since 2020, double Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Qualifications - President of the …

Lord Coe confirms bid to be next IOC president as seven candidates confirmed
3 months, 1 week ago

Lord Coe confirms bid to be next IOC president as seven candidates confirmed

The Independent  

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IOC announces presidential candidates to succeed Bach
3 months, 1 week ago

IOC announces presidential candidates to succeed Bach

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee and Athletes Commission Chair and IOC member Kirsty Coventry attend a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2020. LAUSANNE -- The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday the seven candidates running for the presidency, with Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. among those on the list. Other candidates …

Gold medalists, a multi-millionaire among 7 candidates for Olympic body presidency
3 months, 1 week ago

Gold medalists, a multi-millionaire among 7 candidates for Olympic body presidency

India Today  

The International Olympic Committee, on Monday September 16, announced a diverse and accomplished group of seven candidates vying for its presidency, a position set to be vacated by Thomas Bach in 2025. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan, International Gymnastics Federation chief Monnan Watanbe and Johan Eliasch are among the candidates who will be in …

IOC announces presidential candidates to succeed Bach
3 months, 1 week ago

IOC announces presidential candidates to succeed Bach

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee and Athletes Commission Chair and IOC member Kirsty Coventry attend a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 9, 2020. LAUSANNE -- The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday the seven candidates running for the presidency, with Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. among those on the list. Other candidates …

Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry on shortlist to be next IOC president
3 months, 1 week ago

Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry on shortlist to be next IOC president

New York Times  

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a seven-person shortlist of candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as president. Fellow Olympic champion Sebastian Coe, who won gold twice for Great Britain and helped London win the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games, is a leading candidate as is Jordan’s Prince Feisal Al Hussein and Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior of Spain. France’s …

Olympic committee president Thomas Bach says term limits at the IOC ‘are necessary’
1 year, 2 months ago

Olympic committee president Thomas Bach says term limits at the IOC ‘are necessary’

Associated Press  

One day after some Olympic officials urged him to scrap term limits and stay for four more years, IOC president Thomas Bach said Monday they “are necessary.” The German lawyer also took a public swipe at potential successor Sebastian Coe because some colleagues think he is campaigning too early. Bach, whose 12-year presidential term ends in 2025, also said Monday …

Samaranch voted back on IOC executive board at Beijing Games
2 years, 10 months ago

Samaranch voted back on IOC executive board at Beijing Games

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The International Olympic Committee member who oversaw preparations for the Beijing Games was voted back onto the body’s executive board on Saturday. Juan Antonio Samaranch, whose father was IOC president from 1980-2001, was the only candidate for the sole vice president slot that was open. The IOC board now includes several potential candidates to succeed Bach, including another …

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