Aug 10, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — The Olympic movement will have a new leader next year. IOC president Thomas Bach told a meeting of members Saturday that he will not change the rules to stay in office and that the Olympics will be “best served with a change in leadership.”

Aug 11, 2024 · International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will not seek to remain in the post after the end of his second term in 2025, he said on Saturday. Bach, a German lawyer in charge since 2013, surprised members at the end of their session in Paris.

Aug 10, 2024 · PARIS — Thomas Bach who led the International Olympic Committee through a decade of controversy, rising national tension and stunning sport, will step aside after his term ends in 2025. The IOC...

Aug 10, 2024 · NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (L) and IOC President Thomas Bach speak during Saturday's men's gold medal basketball game between France and United States. He led the Olympic movement through a Summer and a Winter Games marred by the Covid pandemic.

Aug 10, 2024 · Thomas Bach's tenure as Olympics leader has been controversial as took the IOC through doping scandals, controversy involving Chinese and Russian influence, and two Games held during...

Aug 11, 2024 · International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told a meeting of members on Saturday that he will not attempt to change the rules to stay in office, adding that the Olympics will be "best served with a change in leadership."

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has indicated he will stand down after his second term ends next year. The 70-year-old, who has held the role since 2013, gave the update on...

Jul 29, 2024 · Who is IOC's current president, Thomas Bach? Learn about his early life, career in sports, executive positions, and honorary achievements.

Sep 10, 2013 · Who is Thomas Bach and what to expect of his presidency? Considered for some time as the favourite for the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) top job, Germany’s Thomas Bach, the head of his country’s National Olympic Federation, has been a prominent member of the IOC for well over a decade.

Mar 10, 2021 · Thomas Bach has been re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee. His final four-year term has an immediate focus on this year’s delayed Tokyo Games.