Tag: Richard Carrión
Bach, Tokyo 2020 and Wrestling Bookmakers Favorites for Buenos Aires
London bookmakers William Hill have installed Germany's long-serving International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Thomas Bach as clear favorite to succeed Jacques Rogge as the...
President Obama: We Won’t Tolerate Gays Being Treated Differently at Sochi 2014
United States President Barack Obama has added his voice to the chorus of disapproval over 2014 Winter Olympic host Russia's contentious new anti-gay law...
Bubka to Present New Proposals to Deal with Athletes Attendants Involved in Doping Cases
Sergey Bubka revealed yesteday that he expects the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve new tough sanctions for coaches and officials involved in helping...
A Reflective Jacques Rogge
There are precisely two months to go in Jacques Rogge’s term as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is not, at least...
Who Runs the IOC?
When, against expectation, Buenos Aires was elected host of the third Summer Youth Games for 2018. The crucial element was a gaffe by Juan...
What Does the Sheikh Want?
Marius Vizer was recently elected president of SportAccord, the umbrella organization of international sports federations. Ordinarily, this development would be consigned to the sports...
IOC Presidential Candidates to Present to Session in Lausanne this July
The candidates vying to replace Jacques Rogge as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will all be allowed to present their manifestos...
IOC Presidential Candidate C.K. Wu’s Vision is Education
C.K. Wu of Chinese Taipei, the president of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy-making...
Puerto Rican Richard Carrión Enters Race for IOC President
Richard Carrión today gave official confirmation he is entering the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, bringing to three...
Bach Officially Confirms He Will Run for IOC President
Germany's Thomas Bach today officially announced that he will be a candidate to replace Jacques Rogge as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The...
