COI is the new president: Samaranch, before his beautiful day

She is International Olympic Committee It faces a decisive day to mark the future of sport worldwide over the next decade, in a global motivated geopolitical situation. It is a challenge that the new president must face, which is now elected on the second day of the 144th IOC session, held in Costa Navarino, Greece. The current leading leader, the German Thomas Bachwill provide a relay on June 23 after his twelve -Year mandate is fulfilled in the office.

Seven candidates to be the tenth president of the Olympic organism, the highest figure of all elections held to this day. Among them, the Spanish Juan Antonio Samaranch Salischsson of former president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is in charge of the IOC between 1980 and 2001. Vice President since 2016and member of the IOC since 2001, Samaranch JR has been hoping to assert her experience both in the Olympic movement and the business world to be selected.

Ever since he arrived at the Olympic Committee, ‘Júnior’ asserted his leadership skills and gradually gained weight as an active member of various councils and commissions, as the presidency of the Coordination Commission for the 2022 Beijing Games and the presidency of the Olympic Channel Services Council, two of the best. Its manifesto outlines six top priorities (the IOC, the Olympic Games, the athletes, Olympic movement, society and Olympic movement and the business of the Olympic movement), and 40 points of action.

Samaranch featured the work done by Thomas Bach and emphasizes the need for games to be successful. In addition, he decently defends neutrality, freedom and university, which at these times may be a threat. Finally, trust your business management to increase income.

Prince Jordano also loves the presidency Feisal to HusseinThe French David LappartientThe Swedish-British Johan EliaschThe zimbabuense Kirsty CoventryThe British Sebastian COE and the afternoon Morinari Watanabe. An elder of excessively different candidates that makes it difficult to make forecasts about the final vote result. All of them showed their programs to IOC members at a conference behind the closed doors of fifteen minutes held in Lausana in January.

Coventry wins whole; Coe defeated them

For the first time in her 131 years of history, a woman can lead the International Olympic Committee. Kirsty Coventry41, is the youngest of all the candidates and with the support of Bach. In addition, his successful career as a swimmer, with seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silvers and a copper), performs in his favor. Women will play a very important role in the vote. His vote represents 40% of the total and Zimbabuense trusts his support.

It also has the past Olympics, the British exatlet Sebastian COEWinners of four medals, two gold and two silvers, in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. COECurrent President of World athleticsHe is the oldest candidate, with 68 years, and seems to have lost the bellows over the course of weeks. Currently, in IOC it manages a standard by which agency members must retire to 70 years. With the exception of Coventry, Lappartient and Hussein, the rest will need a four -year extension that the Executive Commission promotes to comply with the mandate.

Confidential vote and need for absolute majority

A total of 106 IOC members are responsible for choosing the new president. At first they should be 109, but China, Argentine Gerardo Werthein and the Japanese Yasuhiro Yamashita did not attend the session. Among them are the Spaniards Marisol CasadoPresident of the international triathlon, and the former basketball player Pau gasol. They will do it with closed door and By a secret voting system That is The process of the process is guaranteed. The candidate who gets absolutely most will choose. In the case of not achieving its first vote, the candidate will be removed with fewer supports, but voters will not be aware of the rest of the rest. They will then vote, and others until the winner is announced, which will start eight -Year Mandate in June. One choice never exceeded two voting twists, but this year, the number of candidates seemed to be possible.