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I’m Bach: Olympics boss re-elected in boost for Brisbane’s Games bid
Thursday March 11, 2021
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has won an unopposed second term that will keep him in the post until 2025, following a vote on the first day of a virtual IOC session.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2019. Photo: IOC.
Bach received 93 of the 94 eligible votes cast in an online process on Wednesday.
“Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for this overwhelming vote of confidence and trust,” he told members.
“I want to continue to…
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