IOC president Bach not to seek 3rd term


By Gao PengJi Ye
  • World
  • Sunday, 11 Aug 2024

PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach announced on Saturday that he will not seek to take charge of the organization for a third term.

"New times are calling for new leaders," Bach told IOC members at the closing of the 142nd IOC Session in the French capital.

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