International Olympic Committee

— August 1, 2013

Thomas Bach, the race in the lead

With Thomas Bach, the word favorite has rarely been used so well. The German lawyer, Olympic fencing champion in 1976 in Montreal, is leading the race to succeed Jacques... Read more "

— June 25, 2013

Perfect equality, or almost

We were waiting for him to see things more clearly. In vain. Published this Tuesday morning by the IOC, the report of the evaluation commission of the candidate cities for the 2020 Games... Read more "

— June 3, 2013

This woman is a pioneer

On the world football map, Burundi has never seemed much thicker than the head of a needle. His national team occupies 124th place in the FIFA rankings, between Cyprus... Read more "

— May 28, 2013

Bubka says yes, Nawal says no

The end of rumors? Certainly. After several weeks of doubts, Nawal El Moutawakel has finally decided: she will not enter the race for the presidency of the IOC.... Read more "

— May 24, 2013

Denis Oswald, the fifth man

Every day has its own candidate. After Thomas Bach, Ng Ser Miang, CK Wu and Richard Carrion, the Swiss Denis Oswald has added his name to the list of... Read more "

— May 9, 2013

Thomas Bach, a German in a hurry

It was an open secret: Thomas Bach, the German lawyer and former Olympic fencing champion, has been since Thursday, May 9, 2013, the first declared candidate to succeed Jacques... Read more "

— May 8, 2013

The wind is turning...

The game of predictions has never been easy in the race for the Olympic Games. But four months, just one day away, from the IOC vote for the city... Read more "