Less than a month before the IOC General Assembly, FrancsJeux surveyed five French-speaking journalists present at the World Athletics Championships on the outcome of the three votes planned for September in Buenos Aires. Five experts on Olympic issues who favor a return to wrestling. But there are disagreements over the host city of the 2020 Games and the name of Jacques Rogge's successor.

Philippe Vandeweyer (Le Soir – Belgium)

Host city for the 2020 Games. Madrid. Out of European solidarity, out of solidarity with a country, Spain, which would undoubtedly need it. And because I would find it shameful if all the site construction carried out in recent years was never used. »

New sport on the Olympic program. “ The fight. By tradition. But I would have preferred a sport like climbing. The choice would have better suited the IOC's desire to open up to young people. »

IOC Presidency. “ Thomas Bach. He seems to have the best card, due to his seniority and his networks. But I would happily bet on Ng Ser Miang. »

Alphonse Camara (Inter – Ivory Coast)

Host city for the 2020 Games. Tokyo. I had the opportunity to attend the Japanese presentation during the ANOCA General Assembly in Abidjan. The Tokyo record was the most impressive. »

New sport on the Olympic program. “ The fight. A natural discipline at the Olympic Games, and this since Antiquity. »

IOC Presidency. “ Sergei Bubka. For his past as an athlete. And for the role he played in the organization of the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. »

Alexandre Boyon (France Télévisions – France)

Host city for the 2020 Games. “In a very selfish way, I would say Tokyo, because an Asian victory would offer a window of opportunity for a possible candidacy of Paris for the 2024 Games. But I have the feeling that the IOC could send a strong message by choosing Istanbul, , the door to a new world. »

New sport on the Olympic program. “ The fight. A true sport, universal and always linked to the history of the Games. Removing it from the program could threaten its extinction. »

IOC Presidency. “ Thomas Bach. Point bar. He did everything for it. »

Gahoussou Ouattara (The Patriot – Ivory Coast)

Host city for the 2020 Games. Istanbul. Turkey is opening up to the world. Having the Olympic Games would allow the country to support this strategy. »

New sport on the Olympic program. “ The fight. It is one of the sports that have always been part of the history of the Games. She must stay there. »

IOC Presidency. “I’m all for diversification. I will therefore vote for one of the two Asian candidates, CK Wu or Ng Ser Miang"

Olivier Petitjean (Sport Information – Switzerland)

Host city for the 2020 Games. Tokyo. Madrid is too handicapped by the economic crisis, and Spain did not want to give the names in the Puerto affair. Istanbul, for its part, risks paying for having cheated with doping for so long. »

New sport on the Olympic program. “ The fight. Its International Federation was able to react by appointing a new president and modernizing its rules. »

IOC Presidency. “Thomas Bach is, I think, a little too favorite to win. And the doping affair in West Germany could handicap him. So, I see a surprise, which could be Ng Ser Miang"