IOC President Election 2025

[Grassmarket 4,245]

2 hours ago, Pasolini said:

Well, Bach is definitely popular. We have to remind ourselves that he considered a third term and we saw 1 hour or more of people begging him to do it during an IOC Session.

He's the man who gives out the money, so he will always be treated like Louis XIV at Versailles.  

[Grassmarket 4,245]

2 hours ago, Biathlonfan said:

LOL,coe got bodied

 get Eurovision voting every year so we are used to the idea that we will never win any kind of international awards. 

[Mkbw50 475]

I'm glad Coe didn't win, because I don't like him. The name of the person who won doesn't really matter, just what they do. We'll see what she gets up to. I'm much less interested in the trans thing than whether she keeps up Agenda 2020 and tries to make the Olympics cool. I think all of them would have. Also surely that means she's giving up any government job she has in .

[Pasolini 278]

6 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

 get Eurovision voting every year so we are used to the idea that we will never win any kind of international awards. 

At least you had the International Feature Oscar last year!

[Pasolini 278]

Nice interview here: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ioc-president-elect-kirsty-coventry-interview-challenge-status-quo

I wonder if this quote below is only related to audience or would mean stricter rules to Universality quotas. It would be nice to make sure more athletes gain quotas and not the only (best) athlete get them for 3 or 4 times.

 

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The first female President of the IOC has two key goals: breaking through the status quo, as well as making the Olympic Games more accessible to the younger generation.

 

Edited March 21, 2025 by Pasolini

[heywoodu 16,431]

16 hours ago, Biathlonfan said:

honestly sounds like a nightmare job

Not if you're Mugabe's sweetheart, then you can probably get whatever you want  

[heywoodu 16,431]

15 hours ago, Cinnamon Bun said:

and maybe we'll finally get 50m events fully at an Olympics which is something I assume she'll be looking at doing. 

But...please elaborate: why? Why on earth would it be good to have another medal chance for swimmers, who on average already have an insane amount? Or better: if the 50's are added, which swimming events would be taken out to make place for that?

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

Not so sure about this election outcome but:

1. I am glad that woman won

2. I am glad that someone from Africa won

3. I am glad that outsider for the position won

4. I hope that she will be sane enough to enrich the Games with good sport choices - to focus on athletes, not on DEI policy

5. Modernisation of Games is a must but it shouldn't be done the way Bach did it. Experiments with stupid mix relays, breakdancing are here to reminds us what NOT to do.

6. I hope that she will solve participation issue 

[Biathlonfan 822]

11 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said:

Not so sure about this election outcome but:

1. I am glad that woman won

2. I am glad that someone from Africa won

3. I am glad that outsider for the position won

4. I hope that she will be sane enough to enrich the Games with good sport choices - to focus on athletes, not on DEI policy

5. Modernisation of Games is a must but it shouldn't be done the way Bach did it. Experiments with stupid mix relays, breakdancing are here to reminds us what NOT to do.

6. I hope that she will solve participation issue 

not sure about the outsider part,since bach was silently endorsing her

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

5 minutes ago, Biathlonfan said:

not sure about the outsider part,since bach was silently endorsing her

Not that i followed the process consistently but from what i saw or heard, Coe and Samaranch Jr were obvious favorites. They were hyped, Kristy wasnt. At least i thought so.

Her being endorsed by Bach is completely new to me.