Thomas Bach became the only candidate for the President election of International Olympic Committee and is expected to be successfully re-elected
December 2 According to the official website of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, the current president of the International Olympic Committee, will become the only candidate in the next presidential election, which means that Bach will be able to re-elected as President of the International Olympic Committee next year.
It is reported that the 137th plenary meeting will be held in Athens, Greece, in March next year, when the chairman will be elected. The new president will take office after the Tokyo Olympic Games (held from July 23 to August 8, 2021).
The president of the International Olympic Committee is elected for a fixed term of eight years, renewable for a term of four years. This also indicates that after Bach’s re-election, his second term will end in 2025.
Thomas Bach was born in 1953. He won the fencing championship at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1991, Bach became a member of the International Olympic Committee. He was elected vice president of the International Olympic Committee twice in 2000 and 2006. In 2013, Bach became the president of the International Olympic Committee.
