LAUSANNE (AFP) - Thomas Bach said on Friday (July 17) he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LAUSANNE - Thomas Bach said on Friday he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee.
The 66-year-old German was elected for an eight-year term as Olympic chief in September 2013. He will be eligible for a second four-year term. Speaking at the 136th IOC Session, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bach said:"If you, the IOC members, want, I am ready to run for a second term as IOC president and to continue to serve you and this Olympic movement we all love so much for another four years."Bach, who won gold for West Germany in the foil fencing team event at the 1976 Olympics, claimed a large number of IOC members had recently approached him asking if he would seek re-election.
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