Anastasia Bliznyuk (R) , the coach of Chinese rhythmic gymnastic team, talks with another coach Xu Yanshu during the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
GENEVA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released on Thursday the candidature documents of the seven candidates for the IOC presidential election to be held at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.
The documents are available for everyone to download and view on ioc.org, and some of the documents are provided with English, French and Spanish versions.
The seven candidates, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein (president of Jordan Olympic Committee), David Lappartient (president of the Union Cycliste Internationale), Johan Eliasch (president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation), Juan Antonio Samaranch (vice president of IOC), Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwean swimmer and Olympic gold medalist), Sebastian Coe (president of World Athletics), Morinari Watanabe (president of the International Gymnastics Federation), will make their presidential candidates' presentations to the IOC Members online on January 30, 2025, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The election for the IOC presidency will take place during the 144th IOC Session in Greece on March 18-21, 2025. The new president will succeed Thomas Bach, whose term ends in 2025.
"The publishing of the candidature documents online is an important element of transparency and of good governance in the presidential election process, and will allow the public and media to understand the vision of each candidate for the IOC and the Olympic Movement should they be elected," IOC announced. ■
Sun Dan (2nd R), the coach of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team, reacts during the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Anastasia Bliznyuk, the coach of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team, reacts during the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Young players of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team present flowers to the coach Anastasia Bliznyuk during the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation, delivers a speech during the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation, talks with members of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team after the Roll of Honor ceremony of the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2024. Chinese rhythmic gymnasts created history to win the country's first Olympic group all-around gold medal in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
