There are even seven candidates for the post of Thomas Bach, president of the IOC in office since 2013: the vote will be on March 21st next year in Athens. There is Sir Seb Coe, number 1 of World Athletics, a great champion of the past: but he is disliked by Bach and many IOC members for his choices against the grain, he has very little hope. There is the former swimmer from Zimbabwe, Kirsty Coventry, 41, who could be supported by Bach. It would be a courageous choice, she is a champion, she was also a minister in her country, she has a lot of experience. There is David Lappartient, a young French manager, president of the UCI. However, he is not an Olympian and Bach will not support him. The Jordanian prince Feisal Al Hussein, an IOC member, is well-known and esteemed but does not have much chance of winning.
There is also the Norwegian Johan Eliasch, then the Japanese Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation. Finally, the Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch jr: he is the son of art, one of them. The IOC members, very conservative, could choose him. This could be the solution considered the least risky. The IOC in 130 years of history has had 9 presidents, all men, none from Africa, Asia or South America. In Athens in 2025 111 IOC members will vote but in January the candidates will present their program in Lausanne, behind closed doors. On the eve of the filing of the candidacies there had been strong controversy over the statute that wanted to place limits on the age of the candidates, with a strong risk of appeals. Giovanni Malagò (see Spy Calcio of 10 September) did not run, he hopes to remain at CONI for another four years but an extension until May 2027 is more likely (“I didn’t ask for anything though” he specifies), until after the Milan-Cortina Games.
Abodi: “European Sports Week is an opportunity for promotion”
“The European Week of Sport is an extraordinary opportunity to promote sporting activity in all its forms, an essential element of correct and healthy lifestyles. It is an opportunity that allows us to reiterate and effectively interpret all those principles so much praised in conferences, which simply must be practiced daily”: with these words Minister Andrea Abodi launched the community event, presented in Genoa, capital of sport 2024. “It is also a precious opportunity to consolidate the synergy between events dedicated to sport and the commitment of cities and local institutions to improve the conditions for practicing sporting activity – added the minister -, in all its forms and for everyone. BeActive, a slogan that well represents this review of our Continent, takes on even more value because it will start close to the date that marked a turning point in the Italian sporting world: September 20, the date of approval last year by Parliament of the constitutional reform in a sporting key. We must implement what the Constitution of our Republic establishes in the paragraph inserted in Article 33. A profound meaning and an inestimable value, in the name of the right to “sport for all and of all”, part of the indispensable “social immune defenses” and an important contribution to improving the quality of life. Happy that this project in Italy begins its journey in Genoa, European city of sport 2024″. “The European Week of Sport is an event that has strategic importance at a community level for the dissemination of correct lifestyles and the promotion of sporting activity. Objectives that are shared with the mission of Sport and Health”, explains the president of Sport and Health, Marco Mezzaroma. “We are pleased to host the main event of the European Week of Sport at the Foro Italico Sports Park, in particular at the Stadio dei Marmi, a unique playground in the world, completely renovated and open to all citizens”.
World Skate Games 2024, Italy already has 18 gold medals
From Rome to Abruzzo, from Novara to Rimini, Italy is flying and conquering titles at the 2024 World Skate Games, scheduled until September 22. The Italian Team has brought home 18 gold medals in all the competitions held in the first 9 days of the World Championship. The international event, dedicated to all roller sports, is giving indescribable emotions to the many spectators and fans present on all the days of competition. The Italian team climbs to the top of the provisional rankings halfway through the world championship. There are 18 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 17 bronze medals.
Federgolf, Chimenti re-elected with 71%. “It’s my last mandate”
Franco Chimenti, born in 1939, a long-time manager, was confirmed today as president of Federgolf with 71.29% of the votes (the threshold was 66.7 percent having exceeded three mandates), against 21.69% of the challenger Ivano Rota. Blank ballots 7 percent. Chimenti is in his seventh mandate. “I would like to say very few words, no malice towards anyone – Chimenti’s first words as re-elected president -. This would have been the case even without this result. I want to move forward with everyone in the interest of golf, which I love. I also announce, and it seems logical to me, but I want to tell you now, that this is my last mandate”. Now he is aiming for golf tourism and school. New paths after having brought the prestigious Ryder Cup to Italy. Could Chimenti run for CONI when his Malagò’s mandate ends? Who knows, it’s too early to decide.
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