The race for the IOC presidency intensified on March 19, 2025, at Greece’s Costa Navarino resort, where seven candidates, including frontrunners Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry, and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., vied to replace Thomas Bach. With over 100 votes to be cast on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time, the election—set against the Ionian Sea—will crown the leader of the $7 billion Olympic empire. Coe faces a tough fight, Coventry eyes history as the potential first female president, and Samaranch Jr aims to echo his father’s legacy, all amid whispers of alliances and multiple voting rounds.
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The 144th IOC Session opened ceremonially in Ancient Olympia on Tuesday, with Hellenic Republic President Constantine Tassoulas welcoming global delegates to the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Ahead of the formal session at Costa Navarino from March 19-21, where Thomas Bach’s successor will be elected, Tassoulas pledged Greece’s support for the Olympic movement. Bach hailed athletes as peace ambassadors, while an olive tree planting symbolized unity before his meeting with Tassoulas at the Archaeological Museum.
The International Olympic Committee will hold an election for their next President at the 143rd…
Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the upcoming International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region, citing the site’s cultural significance. The March session will take place in Messinia, south of Ancient Olympia.
IOC President Thomas Bach announced he will step down next year, emphasizing the need for new leadership to address modern challenges facing the Olympic movement. Bach, who has led the IOC since 2013, confirmed he will not seek an extension of his term, adhering to the term limits established after the Salt Lake City scandal.
In a chaotic press conference in Paris, the International Boxing Association (IBA) declared that medical and blood test results confirm two boxers at the center of a gender controversy in the Paris Olympics “are male.” Despite their disqualification by the IBA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed the athletes to compete, leading to ongoing disputes and a defense from national officials.
In a momentous declaration made today at the Olympic House in Lausanne, the International Olympic…