IOC president Thomas Bach has been urged by its members to change Olympic rules on term limits and seek four more years as president. Bach’s presidency is due to end in 2025. The 12-year maximum was agreed in anti-corruption reforms passed after the Salt Lake City bid scandal broke in the 1990s.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach arrives to attend the first day of the executive board meeting of the IOC ahead of the upcoming 141st IOC session in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach greets photographers during a red carpet at the 141st IOC Session opening ceremony in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
The Olympic movement needed “to go through this period of torment with a president who has proved his mettle,” African sports leader Mustapha Berraf said.China loses team eventing place at Paris Olympics because horse found with a ‘controlled medication’ “I cannot hide how that went straight to my heart,” Bach told IOC members of their praise at its annual meeting being held in Mumbai.“I’m very loyal to the Olympic Charter,” the German lawyer said. “Being a co-author of this Olympic Charter drives me to be even more loyal.”
Coe turns 70 in September 2026, the year his IOC membership should expire, and a 2025 election should be his only option.
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