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Olympic president Thomas Bach urged by IOC members to extend term limit and seek 4 more years
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach arrives to attend the first day of the executive board meeting of the IOC ahead of the upcoming 141st IOC session in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
Russia and China have done it for their heads of state. Now some International Olympic Committee members want to change term-limit rules and norms to keep their long-time leader in office. IOC president Thomas Bach was urged by several members Sunday to change Olympic statutes on term limits and seek four more years as president through 2029.