In the election of the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2025, there will be no situation in which a person loyal to Russia will become the new head of the organization, an MP from the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Roman Teriushkov.
The current IOC chief is a 68-year-old German Thomas Bach has been in office since 2013, new elections will be held in 2025. Bach, being an athlete, won the 1976 Olympics in team foil.
– Is there a chance that someone loyal to Russia will become the new IOC President?
“They won’t let that happen.” In the IOC, the most ‘democratic’ elections are the representatives of NOCs, federations, athletes, and they choose their leader,” Teryushkov told .
Earlier on Friday, Bach said Russian athletes who do not support Russia’s special operation in Ukraine should be able to participate in international competitions in a neutral status.
At the end of February, the IOC recommended to international sports federations to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
