The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lapartian, is a good candidate for the post of head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC ), the president of the Russian Cycling Federation told Vyacheslav Ekimov .
On Monday, the IOC released a list of seven candidates for the post of president of the organization, including Lapartian, 51.
— Lapartien is a good diplomat and practitioner. He is friendly towards all athletes, including Russians. He is open to innovation and works closely on the topic of e-sports, for example. The UCI is ahead in many areas, including in the fight against doping: it bans substances that end up on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s prohibited list.
“Lapartien is always open and willing to dialogue. A good candidate with a modern vision of sport,” Ekimov told .
The IOC presidential elections will take place in March 2025 at a session in Athens.
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