144th IOC Session

2025 IOC presidential election
20 March 2025
 
Candidate Kirsty Coventry Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Sebastian Coe
Home state Zimbabwe Spain Great Britain
IOC vote 49 28 8
 
Candidate David Lappartient Morinari Watanabe Prince Faisal bin Hussein
Home state France Japan Jordan
IOC vote 4 4 2
 
Candidate Johan Eliasch
Home state Great Britain
IOC vote 2
President before election

Thomas Bach

 Elected President

Kirsty Coventry

The 144th IOC Session was held in Costa Navarino, Pylos, Greece, from 18 to 21 March 2025. At this session, Zimbabwean former Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry was elected as the tenth President of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the position and succeeding the ninth President, German Thomas Bach.

Greece was originally selected to host the 137th IOC Session that was due to take place in 2021, however, COVID-19 travel restrictions forced the session to be held virtually.

The Session itself took place in the House of Events at the Costa Navarino resort in Pylos, while the Opening Ceremony performances took place in Ancient Olympia.

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