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144th International Olympic Committee session opens in Greece

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2025-03-19 11:37:27

European Olympic Committees President Spyros Capralos delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (1st R) looks on during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Greece's President Constantine Tassoulas speaks during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach speaks during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (R) and Greece's President Constantine Tassoulas leave after the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Isidoros Kouvelos, president of Hellenic Olympic Committee speaks during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (R) hugs with Spyros Kapralos, president of the European Olympic Committees, during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

IOC Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior arrives before the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) David Lappartient arrives before the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) shakes hands with Greece's President Constantine Tassoulas (L) during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach walks away after delivering a speech during the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sebastian Coe (2nd R) arrives before the opening ceremony for the the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on March 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)