Russia and China have done it for their heads of state. Now some International Olympic Committee members want to change term-limit rules and norms to keep their long-time leader in office.
IOC president Thomas Bach was urged by several members Sunday to change Olympic statutes on term limits and seek four more years as president through 2029.
The Olympic movement needed “to go through this period of torment with a president who has proved his mettle,” said the Algerian leader of African Olympic bodies, Mustapha Berraf. “I cannot hide how that went straight to my heart,” Bach told IOC members of their support at its meeting being held in Mumbai, India.
Extending Bach’s term would need a proposal submitted ahead of an annual meeting, known as the Session. The next is scheduled in July in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Summer Games. The IOC meeting ended Sunday with an apparent caution to Coe that the Olympic Charter as currently written limits his presidential ambition. Members turning 70 can get a one-time addition of four years but then must leave when that year ends. That would be just five years into a theoretical Coe presidency.
A diplomatically expressed counter to extending Bach’s presidential term was suggested by gymnastics federation president Morinari Watanabe, who has been speculated as a possible IOC leadership candidate.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Olympics-IOC to pursue 'Esports Games', says BachExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Olympics-IOC decision on 2036 Olympics host will not come before 2026-IOCExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
IOC board approves new sports, including cricket & flag football, for L.A. 2028 GamesFlag football is a less-violent cousin of America's most popular sport, one the NFL has been selling in Europe, Mexico and Japan for decades.
Read more »
Russian athletes won’t be barred from Paris Olympics despite suspension of country’s committee: IOCIsolating the ROC won’t affect the process of evaluating individual Russian athletes for neutral status to help them qualify for and compete at the Paris Olympics
Read more »
Former world champion laments Olympic move away from breaking at 2028 L.A. GamesFormer world champion Philip Kim says the move to drop breaking from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles is disappointing, especially before the sport debuts at next year's Paris Games.
Read more »