Tag: IOC President Thomas Bach
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WATCH: IOC President-Elect Kirsty Coventry Welcomed At Olympic House
A fortnight after her historic election, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s President-elect, Kirsty Coventry, was warmly welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper and IOC staff at Olympic House in Lausanne earlier on Monday. When entering the building, the staff started a long and resounding round of applause for the…
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WATCH: New IOC President Kirsty Coventry Deliver Her Acceptance Speech
Kirsty Coventry was on Thursday elected the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The 41-year-old was selected via a secret ballot of seven candidates at the 144th IOC Session being held in Costa Navarino, Greece, for a period of eight years. She replaces Thomas Bach in the role who was first elected in…
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IOC President Thomas Bach Mentions Abhinav Bindra For Promoting Olympic Value Education Programme
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach praised India’s first Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra for promoting Olympic Value Education Programme (OVEP) during the historic IOC session on Wednesday. Bach mentioned the Olympic shooter while taking the names of various Commissions at the Greece City resort, with the all-important election set to take place on Thursday. “We…
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Olympic Esports Games Saudi Arabia Postponed To 2027
The first edition of the Olympic Esports Games, a landmark event both in the world of esports and within the Olympic Movement, will be held in 2027 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Road to the Games with the first Olympic competitions will already start this year, it was announced in an official media release. The…