Nemo Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 As many of us know the current president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, is due to step down as IOC President next year. I was wondering what the process is for electing a new president. Who is considering running, who are the front runners? I know next to nothing about this process for any information would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thomas Bach (GER) is considered the front runner. Nawal (MAR) is also considering a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thomas Bach (GER) is considered the front runner. Nawal (MAR) is also considering a run. It's Nawal El Moutawakel. And I'd be surprised if she ran this early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 First woman to be IOC president, and from an african country, and muslim: yeah... if the election were (is it was or were in this case?) open to the public, I could see her getting it easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 One problem with that. Nawal has already been appointed as an IOC Vice-President back on last Thursday. I do not see her running for president, if she has already been chosen for the forementioned position. Link: http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2012/17905-reedie-and-moutawakel-elected-ioc-vice-presidents- Anyway, I would like to see the list (when it comes) of who really wants to be IOC President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Rumors also have Dick Pound running lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Rumors also have Dick Pound running lol Some people here may think he is just too 1980s and 1990s type of person for the job. He could have been IOC President, if Samaranch didn't stay as long as he had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 One problem with that. Nawal has already been appointed as an IOC Vice-President back on last Thursday. I do not see her running for president, if she has already been chosen for the forementioned position. Link: http://www.insidethe...ice-presidents- Anyway, I would like to see the list (when it comes) of who really wants to be IOC President. Exactly. El Moutawakel will be president, but not this soon. Btw, we don't generally write about "Jaques" so what's this preoccupation with "Nawal"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Some people here may think he is just too 1980s and 1990s type of person for the job. He could have been IOC President, if Samaranch didn't stay as long as he had. I was kidding lol. Anyways, what does a Bach win say about a Munich bid in 2022? Does it hint that Oslo could pull a surprise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menegazfelipe Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Would be interesting to have El Moutawakel as IOC president... How old is she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Would be interesting to have El Moutawakel as IOC president... How old is she? Shes 50! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Does anybody know about the process it takes to become president of the IOC? When do candidates have to declare by, do they campaign etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Would be interesting to have El Moutawakel as IOC president... How old is she? Not old enuf. Does anybody know about the process it takes to become president of the IOC? Tenure and being simpatico/a with your 114 other IOC'ers. Plus giving your whole life 24/7 for like, 12 years, to the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juso Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I have a feeling it could be either Dick Pound or maybe event Aussie John Coates (though I don't know what his french is like lol) - only reason I am even considering Coates is his presence in the official box in London's OC directly behind the Her Majesty and Roggue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I reckon Coates would be a great prez - he's done the hard yards, served on commissions and as a vice-president. And he's an extremely effective political operator. But he himself has ruld it out, saying it should be a European with links to the IFs. Pound missed his chance in 2001. Plus, as much as I like his blunt talking, it's exactly that blunt talk that makes him abrasive to many in the IOC. And he's getting on. He's a yesterday's man in many ways now. El Moutawakel's one for the future. I really can't see who could challenge and win against Bach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I've never been a great fan of Coates. I'd rather see El Moutawakel. I think it would do the image of the Olympics wonders if a woman was put in the top job. In addition to that, gender politics aside, she seems extremely capable and is slightly younger than the other candidates. I couldn't handle another grey-faced Samaranch-Rogge. At least Coates knows how to smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juso Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I reckon Coates would be a great prez - he's done the hard yards, served on commissions and as a vice-president. And he's an extremely effective political operator. But he himself has ruld it out, saying it should be a European with links to the IFs. Pound missed his chance in 2001. Plus, as much as I like his blunt talking, it's exactly that blunt talk that makes him abrasive to many in the IOC. And he's getting on. He's a yesterday's man in many ways now. El Moutawakel's one for the future. I really can't see who could challenge and win against Bach. Another reason to not count out Coates is I am pretty sure he was pretty instrumental in the creation of the YOGs based on AOYF and other similar NOC based youth olympic festivals (I remember reading this somewhere, please correct me if I am wrong). The other factor may stem back to Sydney 2000 where one has to remember Roggue was head of the IOC oversight and they both worked very closely. Though being close to the current boss is not a qualifier in itself, it suggests he may be part of the same political force within the IOC and has shown ingenuity and competence from not only a NOC - AOC sport management perspective and some degree of OCOG operational experience/knowledge.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 It was Rogges vision of the Youth Olympics that got it into existence and is partly contributing to Olympic fatigue (too many Olympic events !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Not old enuf. Tenure and being simpatico/a with your 114 other IOC'ers. Plus giving your whole life 24/7 for like, 12 years, to the cause. If the term is 12 years then how did Samaranch serve for 20 from 1981-2001?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 If the term is 12 years then how did Samaranch serve for 20 from 1981-2001?? It was Samaranch - what the Marquis wanted, he got! Or else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 What is the likelyhood of the YOGS being scrapped? While they are popular right now, I just can't help but feel they might go the way of an event like the Goodwill Games - they are already a redundant concept. When cities start to end up in debt because of them Rogge's house of cards might just collapse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 What is the likelyhood of the YOGS being scrapped? While they are popular right now, I just can't help but feel they might go the way of an event like the Goodwill Games - they are already a redundant concept. When cities start to end up in debt because of them Rogge's house of cards might just collapse! So long as there are middling to smaller cities that can't get the senior OGs, the YOGs will survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympiaki-agones Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Being elected Nawal El Moutawakel, the IOC would be doing what is called politically correct. I'm sure she'd open new frontiers for new cities and countries to host the Olympic Games, above all on African or muslim soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 So long as there are middling to smaller cities that can't get the senior OGs, the YOGs will survive. Well, that will always be the case. You really think the YOGs will go on forever? The issue is money -- not smaller cities that can't host grown-up Olympics. If the YOGs don't find an audience, if they consistently lose money, if the IOC gets tired of throwing good money after bad -- they'll dry up and die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Well, that will always be the case. You really think the YOGs will go on forever? The issue is money -- not smaller cities that can't host grown-up Olympics. If the YOGs don't find an audience, if they consistently lose money, if the IOC gets tired of throwing good money after bad -- they'll dry up and die. Almost every major sporting event loses money. If the Universiad, World Games etc can survive for decades, so can the YOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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