On eve of Olympic election, IOC presidential candidate Samaranch plays down emerging favorite status
IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch has played down his possible status as favorite on the eve of voting ...
Thomas Bach preparing to leave IOC top job with a 'clear conscience' after 12 years
When a new IOC president is elected Thursday, and Thomas Bach formally leaves the role in June, it will be with a "clear ...
Power, politics, and the Olympic prize: IOC race heats up on Greece's sunlit shores
By Ossian Shine PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, ...
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach on Trump, trans athletes, Putin and the role of the Olympics in a divided world
Despite a tenure in which keeping the Olympics and politics separate has at times been difficult, Thomas Bach has a clear message for his successors during an uncertain time: keep the Olympics out of ...
Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election. It's been compared by veteran Olympic ...
Olympics-IOC session opens in ancient Olympia as presidential election looms
The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...
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Bach's successor needs cool head to guide Olympics through stormy seas: experts
Whoever succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday will need to be "cool under fire ...
Ancient Olympia hosts IOC candidates and voters two days ahead of presidential contest
Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...