Former IOC President Names His Greatest Achievement in Office.

Former International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach expressed satisfaction with his work in office and named the 2024 Olympics in Paris as a major achievement, emphasizing that participants from around the world created an atmosphere of peace and mutual respect.

«At the Olympic Games in Paris, athletes from all 206 national Olympic committees and the IOC refugee Olympic team competed with each other. They lived together in the Olympic Village, demonstrating mutual respect and peaceful coexistence», Bach underlined.

The handover ceremony to the new IOC President, Kirsty Coventry, took place in Lausanne. She is a two-Time Olympic champion from Zimbabwe.

Reaction of Russian Champion Svitlana Zhurova to the New IOC Leadership

Duma Deputy Svitlana Zhurova hopes that the new head of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, will allow Russian athletes to participate in international competitions. She emphasized the importance of dialogue and openness on this issue.

Top Russian champion Mira Andreeva expressed her support for the pro-Russian organization «People's Front», which has been sanctioned.

During the handover ceremony to the new IOC President, Thomas Bach emphasized the importance of promoting sports dialogue and cooperation between countries and athletes to maintain an atmosphere of peace and cooperation.

The news reports that former International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach expressed satisfaction with his work in office and named the 2024 Olympics in Paris as a major achievement. The handover ceremony to the new president Kirsty Coventry, who supports the participation of Russian athletes in international competitions, also took place. Such events promote sports dialogue and cooperation between countries and athletes to support an atmosphere of peace and collaboration.