LAUSANNE, March 7, 2025 – World Athletics President Sebastian Coe is currently running one of the greatest races of his life, which he is hoping will lead him to the most powerful position in world sport. The 68-year-old British Olympic legend is among the seven candidates competing to succeed Thomas Bach in the IOC presidential election scheduled for 20 March at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.“This is a role that I felt that I’ve been pretty much in training for most of my life, whether as an Olympic...

NAPLES, March 7, 2025 - Gianfranco Coppola, deputy editor-in-chief of the Rai Campania office, was re-elected as head of the Italian Sports Press Union (USSI) for a four-year period (2025-28) during the 47th Congress held from March 4 to 6 in the Aragonese-Catalan room of the Royal-Continental Hotel in Naples. The 63-year-old, Coppola had no opponents and the presidents and delegates of the regional groups gave him a sort of plebiscite: 76 preferences, with four blank ballots. The voting process also...

LAUSANNE, March 5, 2025 – As an 11-year-old, David Lappartient’s love for the Olympics was sparked by the outstanding performance of the legendary American athlete Carl Lewis at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Four decades later, the Frenchman is one seven candidates running to be the 10th IOC president, with the election scheduled for 20 March at the 144th IOC Session in Greece.On 5 March, the now 51-year-old president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) and president of the French National Olympic and...

LAUSANNE, March 4, 2025 – Twenty-four years after joining the International Olympic Committee and serving in various capacities under two leaders, Juan Antonio Samaranch, believes he has gathered enough experience to help the world’s most powerful sports organisation adapt to the rapidly changing society.“I’ve had the privilege of being part of the Olympic movement for a long time. I’ve been an IOC member for 24 years, and I have been able to participate in this extraordinary life experience, together with...