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IOC presidential handover ceremony on June 23
The outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, will officially pass the presidency to Kirsty Coventry during a special handover ceremony on June 23 at the Olympic House in Lausanne.
Bach, who became the ninth IOC president following his election at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013, will conclude 12 years of service at the helm of the Olympic Movement. He served a first eight-year term and was re-elected unopposed for a second four-year term in March 2021. During the 144th IOC Session in Greece in March 2025, he was elected IOC honorary president for life.
Coventry, elected in March 2025, will become the 10th president of the IOC.
The handover ceremony will take place from 11 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. CEST (2:30-3:45pm IST). It will be livestreamed on the IOC Media YouTube channel.
