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THOMAS BACH

Newly-elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry during her first news conference in Costa Navarino, Greece, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 21, 2025
Kirsty Coventry enjoys 'extraordinary moment' as she becomes IOC's first female leader
The 41-year-old from Zimbabwe is also the youngest person to hold the most powerful position in sports governance.
World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst speaks to reporters on Thursday in Costa Navarino, Greece.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Mar 20, 2025
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the LA Games.
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach delivers a speech at an IOC session on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 20, 2025
IOC names outgoing boss Bach as honorary president for life
Bach, a German lawyer and former Olympic fencing champion, took over in 2013 and immediately introduced wide-ranging reforms.
Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, ahead of an election to determine his successor.
OLYMPICS
Mar 20, 2025
Strange race to lead Olympic sports gets stranger
Smear campaigns have targeted some of the leading contenders in the final days before the vote, scheduled for Thursday in Greece.
This combination picture shows candidates for the presidency of the IOC (from top left) Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry, Johan Eliasch, Prince Feisal al-Hussein of Jordan, David Lappartient, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. and Morinari Watanabe speaking during a press conference following a presentation before fellow IOC members, in Lausanne on Jan. 30.
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2025
Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief
Surprises from the electorate of 100-plus IOC members cannot be ruled out in the battle to become the most powerful figure in sport governance.
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Pylos, Greece, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2025
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
Bach, who is stepping down in June, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games.
The International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
OLYMPICS
Mar 14, 2025
Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidates
Seven candidates are vying to replace Thomas Bach as president in a ballot of IOC members at Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks during the opening of an executive board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, in December 2024.
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2025
IOC President Thomas Bach to resign as member after tenure as leader ends
The 71-year-old, who joined the IOC in 1991, could have remained a member until the age of 80.
A statue of the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2025
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.
Sebastian Coe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2025
Sebastian Coe admits mistakes in handling of prize money issue at Olympics
World Athletics announced its prize money decision unilaterally ahead of last year's Paris Games without consulting the IOC.
IOC presidential candidate Morinari Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2025
IOC presidential contenders make pitches to voters
They are vying to succeed Thomas Bach as arguably the most powerful person in global sports.
A beachfront property destroyed by the Palisades Fire is seen in Malibu, California on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jan 13, 2025
Olympic chiefs vow to replace U.S. swim star medals lost in LA fires
Hall said he fled taking only his dog, the insulin he uses to treat his diabetes, a painting of his grandfather and a religious artifact.
The Eiffel Tower and the Olympics Rings are illuminated during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26.
OLYMPICS
Dec 6, 2024
Paris Olympics were the most followed ever, IOC says
In the home market of France, 95% of the potential audience watched an average of 24 hours of coverage of the Olympics.
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2024
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Following a tumultuous buildup to the Games, France staged a successful and mostly problem-free Olympics.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during an IOC session in Paris on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 11, 2024
Olympics chief Thomas Bach says he will not seek third term
"New times are calling for new leaders," the 70-year-old German lawyer, who has been in charge since 2013, told a session of IOC members in the French capital.
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2024
Interest in hosting Olympics 'never so high,' says IOC boss
After a string of Games in wealthy democracies, 2036 could be an opportunity for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Indonesia or India.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks on the first day of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 16, 2023
IOC members call on Bach to stay on past 2025
Elected in 2013, Bach is due to step down in 2025 in line with current Olympic Charter rules.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 29, 2023
IOC backs return of individual Russian athletes, punts on Paris Games
The move to 'postpone' the decision about Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics was welcomed by Ukraine.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2023
Ukrainian athletes push back on Thomas Bach's Russian stance
Current and former competitors say that Russian athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete at next year's Paris Olympics under any circumstances.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2023
IOC President Thomas Bach responds to Ukraine's call to boycott Paris Games
Bach said Ukraine's efforts in 'pressuring' other countries to boycott the 2024 Games was 'extremely regrettable.'
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan to give India E5 and E3 shinkansen for free
A rendering of East Japan Railway's E10 series of bullet trains
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
Four arrested over obscene AI images in Japan first
The suspects used free AI software to create images of naked adult women, who do not exist in the real world, using prompts that included terms such as "legs open," according to NHK.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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