Thomas Bach
President of the International Olympic Committee since 2013
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Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first-ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.
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Bach targeted by hoax Russian calls - IOCA Russian group pretended to be the African Union Commission in an attempt to dupe IOC president Thomas Bach, says the IOC.BBC Sport - Published | |
Governments not respecting sport's autonomy - BachInternational Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach calls criticism by European governments over the return of Russian athletes "deplorable".BBC Sport - Published | |
'What Bach told us was wrong' - athletes criticise IOC presidentA host of international athletes criticise IOC president Thomas Bach's claim that Russians and Belarusians competing as neutrals in their sport "works".BBC Sport - Published | |
IOC not on wrong side of history - president BachThomas Bach says the IOC is not on the wrong side of history after criticism over the potential inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Games.BBC Sport - Published | |
Allowing Russian athletes to compete 'doing more for peace', says Olympic chiefInternational Olympic chief Thomas Bach has insisted the organisation is "doing more for peace" in seeking to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at next year's Paris Games.Sky News - Published | |
Mariya Lasitskene: Olympic champion calls for IOC to lift sanctions on Russian athletesRussian Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene calls for IOC president Thomas Bach to end a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition.BBC Sport - Published | |
Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of 2022 Beijing GamesThe Beijing Games closed on Sunday, with IOC president Thomas Bach calling for political leaders to be inspired by the athletes' "examples of peace".BBC Sport - Published | |
'Chilling': Olympics boss attacks skater's team for failing to comfort her after she fell on the iceOlympics chief Thomas Bach has criticised Kamila Valieva's adult entourage after the young Russian skater crumbled under pressure during her event.Sky News - Published | |
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva treatment by entourage 'chilling' - IOCIt was "chilling" to the way a distraught Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach and raises concerns for the future, says IOC president Thomas Bach.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tokyo Olympics: Rescheduling Games 'caused sleepless nights', says IOC president Thomas BachRescheduling the Tokyo Olympics "caused sleepless nights" but must go ahead "to give hope" for the future, says IOC President Thomas Bach.BBC Sport - Published | |
2020 Olympics in Trouble, COVID Cases Surge, Tokyo in State of EmergencyWelp, this is bad ... The COVID pandemic is hitting Japan so hard, IOC president Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to the country ... leaving many wondering if the Olympic Games will actually happen in..TMZ.com - Published |