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The World Olympians Association is an independent association of Olympic Games competitors. Its stated objectives are to promote the Olympic ideals and fair play, advance environmental protection, edu
First World Olympians Forum, held by the World Olympians Association in Moscow, Russia, in 2015.
Thomas Bach
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Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, sports administrator, and former foil fencer. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee, from 2013 to 2025. He was the first Olympic champ
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…and his wife Princess Charlene of Monaco are Olympians. In 2015, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attended the World Olympians Forum in Moscow, Russia. In November 2017 at the 8th International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Athletes’ Forum…
Bach in 2024
Sign at the house of Thomas Bach, where he lived in 1953–1977, at the Sonnenplatz in Tauberbischofsheim
Like his predecessors Juan Antonio Samaranch and Jacques Rogge, Thomas Bach stayed at the Lausanne Palace when he was in Lausanne
Bach and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6 August 2016