Kirsty Coventry Shatters Glass Ceiling, Elected First Female IOC President; Coe Accepts Loss Table of Contents Kirsty Coventry Shatters Glass Ceiling, Elected First Female IOC President; Coe Accepts Loss A Historic Moment for the International Olympic Committee Coe Concedes, Shifts Focus to World Athletics Coe’s Continued Role and Future ambitions The legacy of Thomas Bach … Read more
Tokio. Japan’s Panasonic Holdings announced Tuesday that it will end its 37-year partnership as title sponsor of the Olympic Games following the end of the Paris Games. The Osaka-based company became an official partner of the Olympic Games in 1987 and expanded its partnership to the Paralympics from 2014. It has supported the Games with … Read more
Paris. German President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Saturday that he would not seek a third term in office after 2025, which would have entailed amending the Olympic Charter. “After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that I should not ask for my mandate to be extended” in … Read more
Paris. The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, condemned on Saturday the “unacceptable” attacks launched on social media against two female boxers from the Paris 2024 Games, who have been called for their exclusion due to suspicions about their gender. Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who will be fighting for … Read more
Lausanne. The president of the Worldwide Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, estimated this Friday that Paris is “ready” to host the Olympic Video games, insisting that the truth that there will likely be legislative elections in France shortly earlier than shouldn’t be a trigger for concern. “With 42 days till the opening ceremony (July 26), we … Read more
Messi at the Olympics? IOC boss hopes IOC President Thomas Bach would like to see Lionel Messi at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In an interview with Argentine journalists, Bach described Messi’s participation as “fantastic for football and the Olympic Games.” This is reported by the internet portal insidethegames. “He might be the only … Read more
Saturday, October 14, 2023. Is it the most important day in Indian sporting history? In Ahmedabad, with a population of eight million, in the west of the country, fans gather in front of the largest cricket stadium in the world, the Narendra Modi Stadium. Cricket World Cup, India vs Pakistan. Over 130,000 – almost exclusively … Read more
highlights Bach said India is welcome to bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games. ‘Nita Ambani is playing an exemplary role with the education programs of Olympic values.’ Mumbai: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach pointed out that the Reliance Foundation and its chairperson Nita Ambani, who is also an IOC member, have been … Read more
Representatives from some South American and African countries expressed their support for Thomas Bach to continue as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the IOC meeting in Mumbai. This comes as Bach, who has been leading the IOC since 2013, is nearing the end of his second term. Bach, who succeeded Belgian … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomed IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC member Nita Ambani ahead of the 141st meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to begin in Mumbai. Nita Ambani has been a member of the IOC in India since 2016. Nita Ambani is also the first Indian woman to be elected as … Read more