Sir Rols Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Playing coy… Coventry will not confirm whether or not will stand for IOC President as backs Bach on Russia stance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 the more i read about her the more i dislike her. so naturally i'm completely expecting her to become the heir apparent unless an even worse candidate emerges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 what about nicole hoevertsz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Looks like ITG have picked their preferred candidate: Alan Hubbard: It’s now or never if Coe is to become Lord of the Olympic Rings And, yes, if you read it, it is a bit of a glowing endorsement. And, yes, I know Coe does polarise a lot of people here (but who in the IOC or world sports doesn’t?), but I’ve long thought he would make an incredibly well-credentialed IOC prez. Has there ever been anybody better experienced - athlete, politician, OCOG chairman, president of the IAAF. And he has made a number of moves on the right side of history - defying Thatcher’s boycott, tough on Russia etc. My only doubt is whether he’s got the support numbers within the IOC - but as a political operator for decades, you could probably assume he’s been working on that - and that he’s a white (well, he does have some Indian in him I believe) western male. While I can see the gesture value of installing Coventry or Hoevertsz, I think at this stage that’s all they’d bring. Coventry’ s record isn’t great (especially after seeing Krow’s link to her bio) and she seems like a Bach creature. And while Hoevertsz has done co-com duty, I don’t see that she’s had much else in the way of administrative experience (not to mention her softness on Russia). I have strong doubts about them. And as for JAS Jr? Aiyaiyai! I’m sure he ruthlessly wants the job, but how could they even think of going there? The ultimate Oly nepo baby. What great optics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 5 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: And while Hoevertsz has done co-com duty, I don’t see that she’s had much else in the way of administrative experience (not to mention her softness on Russia). I have strong doubts about them. she's also one of the IOC VPs and has been in other IOC committees and groups, doing admin work with PASO, and has been legal advisor and done secretary work with the government of Aruba, it's just that she's been a relatively low profile IOC member (which i suppose could be used against her when Seb Coe has been more public about his work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 16 hours ago, Sir Rols said: Looks like ITG have picked their preferred candidate: Alan Hubbard: It’s now or never if Coe is to become Lord of the Olympic Rings And, yes, if you read it, it is a bit of a glowing endorsement. And, yes, I know Coe does polarise a lot of people here (but who in the IOC or world sports doesn’t?), but I’ve long thought he would make an incredibly well-credentialed IOC prez. Has there ever been anybody better experienced - athlete, politician, OCOG chairman, president of the IAAF. And he has made a number of moves on the right side of history - defying Thatcher’s boycott, tough on Russia etc. i don't know, isn't sucking up to autocrats a prerequisite of the job? at least he has a few corruption scandals under his belt, which should help his chances. if i were an average IOC member, i couldn't bear the thought of voting in anyone less corrupt than i was, and that's an extremely high bar. who will preserve the slush fund? and what about the gold-plated trips to norway where you get to tell them to hide all the pepsi in the country? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 NZ'ers are tipping Jacinda Ardern to become the next IOC President Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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