Thomas Bach Is Still Strong On The Chair Of The International Olympic Committee President

JAKARTA - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach won his second term that will keep him in office until 2025 following a vote on the first day of the IOC virtual session.

Bach received 93 out of a total of 94 valid votes in the elections which took place online. "Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for this great vote of confidence," he told the IOC members after the vote.

"I want to continue to achieve ambitious goals with you in a post-corona virus world," he continued as quoted by Reuters on Thursday, March 11.

Bach began chairing the IOC in 2013 as president of the ninth organization formed in 1894 that succeeded then-president Jacques Rogge after defeating five candidates.

The president of the IOC may serve two terms of office. The first term of office lasts eight years, while the second term after re-election is four years.

The lawyer from Germany, who won a gold medal in fencing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, has been a member of the IOC since 1991.

After becoming president of the IOC in 2013 he undertook a series of reforms over the years to reduce the burden and scale of the Olympics after prospective Olympic cities became concerned about the financial impact of the Olympics.