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125th IOC Session

Thomas Bach elected new IOC President
Thomas Bach elected new IOC President Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following two rounds of votes at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bach was chosen over fellow presidential candidates Sergey Bubka (Ukraine), Richard Carrion (Puerto Rico), Ser Miang Ng (Singapore), Denis Oswald (Switzerland) and Ching-kuo Wu (Chinese Taipei).
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125th IOC Session

Wrestling added to Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024 Games
Wrestling added to Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024 Games In the latest step in the process of evaluating and refining the Olympic Programme, the sport of wrestling was elected as an additional sport for the Summer Olympic Games of 2020 and 2024. The decision was made at the 125th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the full membership of the IOC agreed on the 25 sports that will form the core for the 2020 Games, awarded to the city of Tokyo.
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125th IOC Session

IOC Session elects nine new members
IOC Session elects nine new members The final day of the 125th IOC Session taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kicked off with the election of the following nine new IOC members: Octavian Morariu, Bernard Rajzman; Mikaela Maria Antonia Cojuangco-Jaworski, Alexander Zhukov, Paul Kibii Tergat, Lawrence Probst III, Dagmawit Girmay Berhane, Camiel Eurlings of the Netherlands and Stefan Holm of Sweden.
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125th IOC Session

125th IOC Session
Watch the videos from the 125th Session The 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, took place from 7 to 10 September. You can watch here the whole Session as video on demand.