Paris, the last Games under the presidency of Thomas Bach?

The Olympic Games in Paris They should be the last ones arranged Thomas Bach as president of International Olympic Committee (IOC). He mandate of the German lawyer expires in 2025 however, no one would be surprised if, moreover, the rules were changed to allow its continuation.

The Session of IOC which will meet from this Tuesday at Paris will not take on principle no decision in this regard, since the organization’s own Ethics Commission has recommended that the matter be dealt with once the Olympic Games, but there are more and more voices asking questions Bach to extend his presidency.

The latter, the sa Alejandro Blanco, who are not members of IOC but, as president of Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), has weight in the position of the European national committees, one of the main legs of Olympic Movement.

“He sports passes through a very complicated situation. International federations no longer have the preponderance they once had. The basis that holds the sports movement is the IOC and has a recognized leader at the sports and political level. They know it very well U.N as in G-20. In all those forums Thomas Bach He has a voice and his words are heard,” Blanco told EFE.

“My opinion,” he said, “is that so Bach must continue so that he The Olympic Movement was strengthenedand above all it is consolidated, in these moments of difficulty”.

“If he decides do not continuethere will be a series of candidates that no doubt they might try to get the IOC continue to maintain the level. But I think at this point,” he argued, “begging the question Thomas Bach’s continuation is the best option to have the same level of understanding in political organizations. And, at the same time, to maintain the independence of the sport from international organizations.”

Bach’s tenure began on 2013. After completing the first stage of eight yearswas re-elected in one second in four, the maximum allowed by Olympic Charter.

It is on Session since last year in Bombay when some members of IOC They demanded a change in the rules so that the Bavarian leader could get a new mandate.

The emergence of new professional sports circuits outside the federations and the intervention of governments in sport, beginning with Russiaare some of the reasons used by those who want to lead the IOC an experienced hand. They also remember how Bach lead to Olympic Movement throughout the pandemic, making the unprecedented decision to postpone the Games of 2020 and leading global distribution of vaccines to athletes and other groups.

Although Bach cannot refer to its possible continuation, probably the IOC session move forward without anyone reasserting the matter. The president welcomed demonstrations of support a year ago and never made a clear statement about him tomorrow. In recent statements he hid behind the commission’s mandate Ethics for shut up, but he remembered that, in case the assembly had to decide on the change of Olympic Chartera postal vote can be called without much difficulty and with full guarantee, after the Games in Paris.

Bach, Olympic fencing champion in 1976counts among his greatest achievements the creation of a Olympic Refugee Team, that in Paris he will participate in his third Game. The initiative has received many awards, including the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.