Race for IOC Presidency Turns Increasingly Harsh as Decision Day Looms
With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh.
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Thomas Bach made honorary IOC president for life
Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has become the second person to be named honorary IOC preisdent for life. The 144th IOC Session approved an according proposal ...Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
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IOC candidate Samaranch sees diplomacy with Trump as key priority ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
Meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the agenda of the next IOC leader, according to a strong candidate to win the Olympic body’s presidential election next week. “It has to ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
IOC board puts boxing back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028
Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Monday that ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Hundreds of Olympians call on IOC candidates to make climate top priority
Just days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president in Greece more than 400 athletes on Friday called on the future leader of the body to strengthen its action for the ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election
A two-time Olympic champion runner in the 1,500 meters; led the winning bid and organizing of the 2012 London Olympics; the president for a decade of track body World Athletics; his former jobs ...Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Heavyweight trio eye history in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach
The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be ...Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Coe feels ‘momentum’ but IOC presidential race remains on knife-edge
Vote on next IOC president to take place on Thursday Samaranch Jr, Coventry and Coe the leading contenders Sebastian Coe feels he has momentum as the race to become the next president of the ...The Guardian - 5h -
Comcast, IOC reach multibillion dollar agreement on Olympic broadcast rights
Comcast has reached a multiyear agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to broadcast the games on all platforms in the United States for the Olympic Games through to 2036, meaning ...The Hill - 6d
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