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IOC President Thomas Bach to step down in 2025
The German Thomas Bach wants to step down as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2025 after the end of his second term of office.
At the IOC General Assembly in Paris, the 70-year-old said that he would not seek re-election. To do so, the term limits in the Olympic Charter would first have had to be changed. "New times call for new leaders," said Bach, who has been President of the IOC since 2013.
"Change of leadership helps"
The lawyer said in Paris that he had been asked to stay on. However, he would not seek to extend his mandate and change the Olympic Charter, which currently grants presidents a maximum term of office of twelve years. "A change of leadership will help our organization the most," explained Bach. At his age, he is no longer the "best captain".
The new IOC President will be elected in March 2025 at a meeting in ancient Olympia. So far, no member has openly applied to succeed Bach.
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