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The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
IOC presidential handover ceremony on June 23
The outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, will officially pass the presidency to Kirsty Coventry during a special handover ceremony on June 23 at the Olympic House in Lausanne. Bach, who became the ninth IOC president following his election at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013, will conclude 12 years of service at the helm of the Olympic Movement. He served a first eight-year term and was re-elected unopposed for a second four-year term in March 2021. During the 144th IOC Session in Greece in March 2025, he was elected IOC honorary president for life. Coventry, elected in March 2025, will become the 10th president of the IOC. The handover ceremony will take place from 11 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. CEST (2:30-3:45pm IST). It will be livestreamed on the IOC Media YouTube channel.
Ammon
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Ammon
Prince Faisal among 7 candidates vying for IOC presidency
Ammon News - His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, is set to outline his vision for advancing the Olympic movement before members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday. Prince Faisal is among seven candidates vying for the IOC presidency in elections scheduled for March. During an extraordinary meeting of the 143rd IOC Session, all candidates will present their strategic plans for the future of the Olympic movement. As per a draw conducted in November, each candidate will be allotted 15 minutes to deliver their presentation, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer session with the media. These presentations, based on their official candidacy documents published on the IOC's website, will be streamed live via the IOC Media YouTube channel. Following the morning session, the candidates will engage with journalists and participate in a vote to determine the host city for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games. In their election manifestos, released on December 10, the candidates highlighted their diverse backgrounds across sports administration, business, politics, philanthropy, and the military. Their platforms focus on enhancing global cooperation among Olympic stakeholders and addressing key challenges facing the IOC and international sport.
