International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Bach asked representatives from Italy and five other national committees to join ...

Thomas Bach said Italy is ready to host next year's Winter Olympics as the one-year countdown to the sprawling Milan-Cortina ...

At the closed-doors gathering, the outgoing president, Thomas Bach ... a regular critique of the organization under Mr. Bach, a former German fencer. “The I.O.C. is an autonomous body but ...

Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Thomas Bach said Italy is ready to host next ... with a gaggle of contenders vying to replace the German former Olympic fencing champion in a vote on March 20 in Costa ...

Behind closed doors, seven candidates hoping to lead the International Olympic Committee made key pitches on Thursday to about 100 voters in perhaps the most elusive and ...

The members, who on Jan 30 were not allowed to ask any questions, will elect a new Olympic leader – to replace outgoing president Thomas ... support from Bach, a former Olympic fencing champion ...

It is a quirky process set by the IOC to decide its first contested presidential election since 2013, and to find a successor for Thomas Bach who has ... gold medalist in fencing whose ...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach expects consequences after ... be appropriate or accepted," said the former fencer, who won Olympic gold in 1976.