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Jane Ann Figueiredo (born 18 December 1963) [1] is a Zimbabwean diving coach. She is best known for coaching 2020 Tokyo Olympics men's 10 m synchro champions Tom Daley and Matty Lee , and the 2000 Sydney Olympics women's 3 m springboard champions Vera Ilyina and Yulia Pakhalina . [ 2 ]
The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee.According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve".
Henri, Comte de Baillet-Latour was elected IOC president in 1925, after the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, Baron de Coubertin, stepped down from the post to become honorary president. The Belgian Comte led the IOC until his death in 1942, when he was succeeded by his vice-president Sigfrid Edström.
Chairs IOC panel overseeing the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Johan Eliasch, IOC member since August. President of International Ski and Snowboard Federation since 2021. Owner of Head sports equipment brand, CEO until 2021. Swedish-British citizen. David Lappartient, IOC member since 2022. President of International Cycling Union since 2017.
Wednesday 26 July marks one year until the opening ceremony of the Games and earlier this week, the Olympic torch was revealed and a special parade was held along the banks of the Seine River.
The IOC has had no female president and just nine men leading it in a 130-year history. Eight of those presidents were from Europe and one from the United States. Coventry, the 41-year-old sports minster of Zimbabawe, is just the second female candidate ever to run for the IOC leadership and is widely seen as Bach’s preferred choice to ...
FILE - IOC President Thomas Bach addresses the audience during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday which of its members in a most exclusive and discreet club have entered the race to be its next president. The winner will replace Thomas ...