Chris Maduewesi
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Thomas Bach has been elected by the International Olympic Committee to succeed outgoing Jacques Rogge as the President of the IOC.
Rogge’s official duties as the IOC President,ends on Tuesday and the former former fencing gold medallist will now take over from the 71-year-old Belgian,who is stepping down after 12 years in charge of the Sports body.
Bach withstood challenges from Ukrainian Sergey Bubka,Swiss Denis Oswald,Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang,Taiwnese Wu Ching Kuo and Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico to be elected as President.
The 59-year old German will now commence work in his first eight-year tenure,and could possibly return for a second tenure,which is four years if he decides to seek re-election and wins.
The election of a new IOC president brings to a climax a convention that started since the weekend in Buenos Aires capital of Argentina,with Tokyo emerging as the host for the 2020 Olympics.
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Rogge’s official duties as the IOC President,ends on Tuesday and the former former fencing gold medallist will now take over from the 71-year-old Belgian,who is stepping down after 12 years in charge of the Sports body.
Bach withstood challenges from Ukrainian Sergey Bubka,Swiss Denis Oswald,Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang,Taiwnese Wu Ching Kuo and Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico to be elected as President.
The 59-year old German will now commence work in his first eight-year tenure,and could possibly return for a second tenure,which is four years if he decides to seek re-election and wins.
The election of a new IOC president brings to a climax a convention that started since the weekend in Buenos Aires capital of Argentina,with Tokyo emerging as the host for the 2020 Olympics.
Continue reading...
