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Thomas Bach re-elected unopposed as IOC president

Bach has been president since 2013
Bach has been president since 2013

Thomas Bach has been re-elected unopposed as president of the International Olympic Committee.

The German, who succeeded Jacques Rogge as IOC president in 2013, has now won a second term of office at a pivotal point in the history of the Olympic movement.

Confirmation of his re-election came at the 137th IOC Session, which was held as a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The global health crisis forced the IOC to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo until this summer, with many question marks still remaining about issues such as whether international - or indeed domestic - spectators will be able to attend.

There has also been criticism of the decision to afford preferred bidder status to Brisbane for the 2032 Games, despite other countries having also previously expressed an interesting in hosting.

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