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Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order” gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The IOC, under Bach, also staged unprecedented double awards of host cities that provided it with long-term stability. In 2017 Paris was awarded the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles the 2028 edition.
The IOC responded by calling it “just another example of IBA’s campaign against the IOC.” Bach has staunchly defended both boxers throughout what he says was a Russian-led misinformation ...
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over ...
Bach, 70, ended that speculation Saturday in Paris, saying the IOC needed a new leader who could steer the Olympic movement through an increasingly digital and politically pressured world.
Bach’s potential as a future Olympic leader was clear from 1981 when he and Sebastian Coe, a candidate to succeed him, helped to represent athletes at a key IOC meeting in Baden-Baden, West Germany.
PARIS − International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Tuesday that the Palestinian and Israeli national Olympic committees have been "living in peaceful coexistence." Bach made the ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order" gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
IOC president Thomas Bach addresses the audience during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. Credit: AP/Ariana Cubillos ...
Bach’s potential as a future Olympic leader was clear from 1981 when he and Sebastian Coe, a candidate to succeed him, helped to represent athletes at a key IOC meeting in Baden-Baden, West Germany.
LAUSANNE – Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a “new world order" gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Bach led the International ...