Reform, host cities on agenda as IOC's Bach heads to Peru

Record ID: 909409

  • Title: Reform, host cities on agenda as IOC's Bach heads to Peru
  • Date: 8th September 2017
  • Summary: LIMA, PERU (SEPTEMBER 07, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PLANE CARRYING IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH BEING FLAGGED ONTO RUNWAY BACH WALKING DOWNSTAIRS FROM PLANE VARIOUS OF BACH GREETING OFFICIALS ON RUNWAY BACH WALKING TOWARDS MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) IOC PRESIDENT, THOMAS BACH, SAYING: "I think that we will have a very important IOC session with historic decisions maybe, and the double location of the Olympic Games and the presentation of our reform programme of the Olympic agenda. So, we are really looking forward to a great event." GENERAL VIEW OF BACH BEFORE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) IOC PRESIDENT, THOMAS BACH, SAYING: "We have to see there are no charges yet, there are inquiries and we will follow this very closely. (Reporter: Are you going to do your own investigation about that?) "Again, there are no charges yet, it is too early, we will watch closely. But now here we are concentrating on the future and you will see great presentations of two great cities of this world who are running for the Olympic Games." BACH GETTING INTO VEHICLE
  • Embargoed: 22nd September 2017 03:07
  • Keywords: IOC President Thomas Bach Lima IOC session 2024 Olympic Games
  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • City: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
  • Topics: Olympics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016XQHKJR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Lima on Thursday (September 07) ahead of the Olympic body's session in Peru, with the 2024 and 2028 host cities of the Games on the agenda.
    Paris and Los Angeles are vying for hosting rights for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics, with both cities set to lay out their cases for holding the Games. A report on preparations for Tokyo 2020 will also be tabled.
    But a corruption scandal surrounding Rio's 2016 bid is threatening to overshadow the meeting. Earlier this week Brazilian investigators raided properties as part of corruption investigations and the head of Brazil's Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman has had his passport seized.
    The IOC Session in Lima runs from the 13th to 16th September.
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