Thomas Bach
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IOC President Thomas Bach on Vinesh Phogat's appeal for silver medal: We will follow CAS' decision
Sports | Aug 10, 2024, 08:36 PM ISTSpeaking about Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and if two silver medals can be given in one weight category, President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, says, "If you ask generally about having two silver medals in one category, then my answer is no."Watch to know more!
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IOC President Thomas Bach vows to follow CAS' verdict in Vinesh Phogat's disqualification row
Other Sports | Aug 10, 2024, 12:50 PM ISTVinesh Phogat has won medals for the country at the World Championships, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games but her illustrious career is still devoid of an Olympic medal.
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IOC Session 2023: PM Narendra Modi confirms India's potential bid to host 2036 Olympics
Other Sports | Oct 14, 2023, 10:10 PM IST“India is also eager to host the Youth Olympics taking place in the year 2029, sports is not just for winning medals but is a medium to win hearts. Sports belongs to all for all. It not only prepares champions but also promotes peace, progress and wellness," Narendra Modi said.
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IOC approves recommendation to add cricket in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Other Sports | Oct 13, 2023, 05:23 PM ISTThe International Olympic Committee was recommended to include five sports disciplines softball, flag football, lacrosse, cricket, and squash by the LA Organising Committee ahead of IOC Session 2023 in Mumbai.
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Nita and Mukesh Ambani host IOC president Thomas Bach ahead of 141st Session in Mumbai
Other Sports | Oct 11, 2023, 06:42 PM ISTIndia will be hosting the International Olympic Committee Session 2023 after 40 years having previously hosted the 1983 session in New Delhi. IOC President Thomas Bach will be leading the session meeting of all the members of the executive board in Mumbai from October 15 to 17, 2023.
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Thomas Bach to return to Tokyo after creating controversy
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2021, 09:06 AM ISTThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach is set to return to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
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IOC's Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
Other Sports | Jul 08, 2021, 03:30 PM ISTBach largely avoided cameras at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and went to the International Olympic Committee's games headquarters in Tokyo. He is reported to need to self-isolate for three days.
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IOC President Thomas Bach to reach Tokyo on July 8; infections on rise again
Other Sports | Jun 30, 2021, 08:03 PM ISTOn Wednesday, Tokyo reported 714 new cases — the highest in five weeks and the 11th straight day in Tokyo that cases are higher than they were seven days previously.
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IOC's Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases
Other Sports | May 10, 2021, 03:25 PM ISTBach was to visit Hiroshima next Monday and meet the torch relay and then probably travel to Tokyo.
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Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025
Other Sports | Mar 10, 2021, 11:21 PM ISTBach, who won gold with the West German foil fencing team at the Olympic Games Montreal in 1976, was elected as IOC President at the IOC Session in 2013 in Buenos Aires for a first eight-year term.
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Tokyo Olympic participants encouraged to get COVID-19 vaccine, says IOC chief Thomas Bach
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2020, 05:38 PM ISTBach lauded new advances in rapid testing as a boost to hold the games.
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Don't expect Olympic pull outs due to COVID-19: IOC chief Thomas Bach
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2020, 07:53 PM ISTInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says he doesn't expect countries to pull out of next year's Tokyo Olympics due to Covid pandemic and that athletes too won't be barred if they test negative.
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Iran executes wrestler Navid Afkari, IOC expresses shock
Other Sports | Sep 12, 2020, 10:13 PM ISTAfraki execution has attracted international outcry as the wrestler earlier claimed innocence and said he was tortured into false confession
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COVID-19 vaccines not silver bullets but will help organise Olympics: Bach
Other Sports | Sep 10, 2020, 06:26 PM ISTBach stresses that athletes will have to be co-operative and adhere to all the safety guidelines to be in place for the Olympics
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Thomas Bach announces intention to run for second term as IOC President
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2020, 07:08 PM ISTBach was elected to the position on September 10, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session. He succeeded Jacques Rogge at the session that was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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No choice but to cancel Olympics if not held in 2021, says IOC President Thomas Bach
Other Sports | May 21, 2020, 11:00 AM ISTInternational Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach stated that the Tokyo Olympics would have to be cancelled if not held in 2021.
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IOC cannot be accused of hesitation in postponing Olympics: Thomas Bach
Other Sports | Apr 13, 2020, 06:52 PM ISTIOC President Thomas Bach insisted that the organisation was not reluctant in postponing the Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics, Winter Games 2022, Youth Olympics 2022 in a row huge challenge for IOC: Thomas Bach
Other Sports | Mar 25, 2020, 11:33 PM ISTThe IOC and the Tokyo 2020 organising committee announced in a joint statement that the Olympics has been postponed so as to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Too early to decide fate of Tokyo 2020, says IOC chief Thomas Bach
Other Sports | Mar 19, 2020, 09:30 AM ISTThe Tokyo 2020 organising committee is committed to host the Games as scheduled, which they believe will bring hope to people in difficult times, Thomas Bach told the athletes.
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IOC President announces action plan to tackle anti-doping
Other Sports | Nov 06, 2019, 08:18 AM ISTPresident Thomas Bach introduced a global long-term storage and re-analysis programme extended to samples collected during the pre-Games testing period.