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Thomas Bach was yesterday elected Honorary President for Life of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a position he will take up when his term of office as IOC President ends after 23 June 2025. The IOC Members accepted the proposal unanimously as they rose in a standing ovation after the proposal was made to the 144th IOC Session by IOC First Vice-President Nicole Hoevertsz on behalf of the IOC Executive Board (EB) in Olympia (Costa Navarino), Greece. Just before that, the IOC Session had heard about the tremendous success of the Olympic Agenda reforms, which defined the presidency of Thomas Bach. Presenting the proposal, Mrs Hoevertsz explained: “Under President Bach's visionary leadership, Olympic Agenda was successfully implemented over the years which certainly has not been a...

Delivering a message of “Values first”, IOC President Thomas Bach opened the 144th IOC Session this afternoon in the International Olympic Academy, right next to the site of ancient Olympia in Greece where the Olympic Games were born almost 3,000 years ago. The ceremony was attended by the newly elected President of Greece, Constantine Tassoulas.“The Olympic Games and the values they represent have endured for millennia,” the IOC President said. He stressed that: “it is these values that make the Olympic Games unique. As guardians, it is our duty to unite around these values. These values that should always remind us: we are part of something greater than ourselves. This is why we always have to put values first. This is our responsibility: to carry these values with humble dignity and pas...

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Thomas Bach elected Honorary President of the IOC

Values first” – IOC President Thomas Bach opens 144th IOC Session at Ancient Olympia paying tribute to Olympic history and expressing confidence for the future