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data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Great Britain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">IOC vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>49</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">28 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg/112px-DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg/169px-DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-DAVID_LAPPARTIENT_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1772" data-file-height="2362" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg/109px-Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="109" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg/163px-Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg/217px-Morinari_Watanabe_10.01.24_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colorado_ANG,_Jordan,_10_years_of_brotherhood_140514-F-GO396-047_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Colorado_ANG%2C_Jordan%2C_10_years_of_brotherhood_140514-F-GO396-047_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Colorado_ANG%2C_Jordan%2C_10_years_of_brotherhood_140514-F-GO396-047_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Colorado_ANG%2C_Jordan%2C_10_years_of_brotherhood_140514-F-GO396-047_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Colorado_ANG%2C_Jordan%2C_10_years_of_brotherhood_140514-F-GO396-047_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1469" data-file-height="1890" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/David_Lappartient" title="David Lappartient">David Lappartient</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Morinari_Watanabe" title="Morinari Watanabe">Morinari Watanabe</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prince_Faisal_bin_Hussein" title="Prince Faisal bin Hussein">Prince Faisal bin Hussein</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">IOC vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sre%C4%8Danje_s_predsednikom_Mednarodne_smu%C4%8Darske_zveze_-_21._2._2023_(52702685951)_(cropped_2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Sre%C4%8Danje_s_predsednikom_Mednarodne_smu%C4%8Darske_zveze_-_21._2._2023_%2852702685951%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/120px-Sre%C4%8Danje_s_predsednikom_Mednarodne_smu%C4%8Darske_zveze_-_21._2._2023_%2852702685951%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Sre%C4%8Danje_s_predsednikom_Mednarodne_smu%C4%8Darske_zveze_-_21._2._2023_%2852702685951%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/250px-Sre%C4%8Danje_s_predsednikom_Mednarodne_smu%C4%8Darske_zveze_-_21._2._2023_%2852702685951%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1057" data-file-height="1409" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Eliasch" title="Johan Eliasch">Johan Eliasch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Great Britain</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">IOC vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_International_Olympic_Committee" title="President of the International Olympic Committee">President</a> before election</b><br /> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bach" title="Thomas Bach">Thomas Bach</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected President</b> <br /> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe"><img alt="Zimbabwe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/40px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Kirsty Coventry</a><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>144th IOC Session</b> was held in Costa Navarino, <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, from 18 to 21 March 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this session, Zimbabwean former Olympic swimmer <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Kirsty Coventry</a> was elected as the tenth <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_International_Olympic_Committee" title="President of the International Olympic Committee">President of the International Olympic Committee</a>, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the position and succeeding the ninth President, German <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bach" title="Thomas Bach">Thomas Bach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greece was originally selected to host the 137th IOC Session that was due to take place in 2021, however, <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a> travel restrictions forced the session to be held virtually.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Session itself took place in the House of Events at the Costa Navarino resort in <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a>, while the Opening Ceremony performances took place in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Olympia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Olympia">Ancient Olympia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IOC_presidential_election">IOC presidential election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=144th_IOC_Session&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: IOC presidential election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas Bach, who is term-limited as President of the International Olympic Committee, concluded his tenure as President at this session. Bach was elected President at the <a href="/wiki/125th_IOC_Session" title="125th IOC Session">125th IOC Session</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tenth IOC President, <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Kirsty Coventry</a>, was elected at this session. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=144th_IOC_Session&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 16 September 2024, the IOC announced that the following candidates will run for the presidency:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan"><img alt="Jordan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Prince_Faisal_bin_Hussein" title="Prince Faisal bin Hussein">Prince Faisal bin Hussein</a> – IOC Member since 2010, brother of <a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_II" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdullah II">King Abdullah II</a>, and Member of the IOC Executive Board</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Coe" title="Sebastian Coe">Sebastian Coe</a> – IOC member since 2020, President of <a href="/wiki/World_Athletics" title="World Athletics">World Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Olympic_Organizing_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Olympic Organizing Committee">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/London_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games" title="London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games">London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games</a>, four-time Olympic medalist in middle-distance running (<a href="/wiki/Moscow_1980" class="mw-redirect" title="Moscow 1980">Moscow 1980</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_1984" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles 1984">Los Angeles 1984</a>)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe"><img alt="Zimbabwe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/40px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Kirsty Coventry</a> – IOC member since 2013, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth,_Sport,_Arts_and_Recreation_(Zimbabwe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation (Zimbabwe)">Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation</a> in <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>, Olympic champion in swimming (<a href="/wiki/Athens_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Athens 2004">Athens 2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beijing_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing 2008">Beijing 2008</a>), and Member of the IOC Executive Board</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johan_Eliasch" title="Johan Eliasch">Johan Eliasch</a> – IOC Member since 2024, President of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, and environmental activist</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_Lappartient" title="David Lappartient">David Lappartient</a> – IOC Member since 2022, President of The International Cycling Union, President of the <a href="/wiki/French_National_Olympic_and_Sports_Committee" title="French National Olympic and Sports Committee">French National Olympic and Sports Committee</a> and Chair of the IOC Esports Commission</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch_Salisachs" title="Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs">Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs</a> – IOC member since 2001, son of former IOC President <a href="/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch" title="Juan Antonio Samaranch">Juan Antonio Samaranch</a>, financial analyst, and IOC Vice President</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Morinari_Watanabe" title="Morinari Watanabe">Morinari Watanabe</a> – IOC member since 2018, Member of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo 2020</a> Organizing Committee, and President of the International Gymnastics Federation</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=144th_IOC_Session&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#efefef;"> <th colspan="6">Election of the 10th IOC President<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef;"> <td><b>Candidate</b> </td> <td style="background:silver;"><b>Round 1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe"><img alt="Zimbabwe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/40px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/60px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Kirsty Coventry</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>49</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Samaranch_Salisachs" title="Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs">Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Coe" title="Sebastian Coe">Sebastian Coe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_Lappartient" title="David Lappartient">David Lappartient</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Morinari_Watanabe" title="Morinari Watanabe">Morinari Watanabe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johan_Eliasch" title="Johan Eliasch">Johan Eliasch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan"><img alt="Jordan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Jordan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Jordan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Prince_Faisal_bin_Hussein" title="Prince Faisal bin Hussein">Prince Faisal bin Hussein</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>With 49 votes, Coventry became the first woman to hold the IOC Presidency, the youngest, and the first <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">African</a> to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boxing_inclusion_in_the_2028_Summer_Olympics">Boxing inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=144th_IOC_Session&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boxing inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the session, <a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Boxing at the Summer Olympics">boxing</a> was officially included in the sports program for the <a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, despite the IOC's suspension of the <a href="/wiki/International_Boxing_Association" title="International Boxing Association">International Boxing Association</a> (IBA) due to concerns over governance and financial management.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The events will now be sponsored by <a href="/wiki/World_Boxing" title="World Boxing">World Boxing</a>, a new governing body replacing the IBA.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Previously, President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach had announced that boxing's inclusion would be decided at some point in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=144th_IOC_Session&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_IOC_meetings" title="List of IOC meetings">List of IOC meetings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/125th_IOC_Session" title="125th IOC Session">125th IOC Session</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" title="2026 Winter Olympics">2026 Winter Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_at_the_Olympics" title="Zimbabwe at the Olympics">Zimbabwe at the Olympics</a></li></ul> <div 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