The Closed-Door Battle to Lead the Olympics
In perhaps the quirkiest election in sports, seven officials are vying for the powerful position of president of the ...
Fact check: Trump repeats lie that champion Olympic women’s boxers ‘transitioned’
Before signing an executive order Wednesday to try to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports in schools and ...
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IOC President Bach welcomes Paraguay President Santiago Peña to Olympic House
The President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, was in Lausanne today to visit International Olympic Committee (IOC ...
IOC's Bach is not campaigning for me, says presidential candidate Coventry
International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry does not have outgoing president Thomas Bach working ...
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Race for the Throne: The Battle to Succeed Thomas Bach at the IOC
The race to succeed Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic Committee is heating up, with seven candidates ...
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Battle for powerful International Olympic Committee presidency enters final stretch
BERLIN – Only a few people around the world know the name Thomas Bach and even fewer ... after 12 years as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Yet, despite that low profile ...
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IOC President Bach in private audience with the Pope
IOC President Thomas Bach was received by His Holiness Pope Francis in a private audience during a visit to the Vatican last ...
Behind the closed-door battle to lead the Olympics
For such a consequential election, much of it is taking place in the dark, away from any form of public (or private) debate.
IOC presidential candidates make pitch in closed-door event
Behind closed doors, seven candidates hoping to lead the International Olympic Committee made key pitches on Thursday to ...