PARIS: Johan Eliasch says he was as surprised as anyone that he threw his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president but he told AFP he is the right person to meet the disparate ...

Paris (AFP) – Johan Eliasch says he was as surprised as anyone that he threw his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president but he told AFP he is the right person to meet the ...

Johan Eliasch, a key figure in global sports governance, has shared his vision for the future of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as he runs to replace Thomas Bach as president.

Johan Eliasch says he was as surprised as anyone that he threw his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, but said that he is the right person to ...

The other British candidate is much less publicly known, but Johan Eliasch packs a punch with his CV. A billionaire businessman who specialises in turning company fortunes around, the most well ...

Eliasch, though, believes it was right to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics last year. "This goes to the very core of the Olympic movement, our ...

Prince Feisal Al Hussein will speak first, followed by David Lappartient, Johan Eliasch, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Kirsty Coventry, Sebastian Coe and Morinari Watanabe. Outside the meeting room ...