2021-03-11T04:00:01+00:00

IOC chief Thomas Bach reelected until 2025

Thomas Bach, during the closing ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games Credit: Republic of Korea (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0)

Thomas Bach is reelected as president of the International Olympic Committee. The German lawyer was unopposed and won the vote 93-1, with four members abstaining.

Bach said Tokyo was "the best prepared Olympic city ever" and reiterated that the Games would open July 23.

He also signed future Olympic hosts Paris and Los Angeles, while Brisbane, Australia, is now being fast-tracked for 2032 -- a move aimed at avoiding expensive campaigns and allegations of vote-buying.

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