Kirsty Coventry was elected in March 2025 and will become the tenth President of the IOC.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will mark a historic moment on June 23, when IOC President Thomas Bach will officially pass the presidency to President-elect Kirsty Coventry during a special handover ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Kirsty Coventry was elected in March 2025, and will become the 10th President of the IOC.

President Bach, who became the ninth IOC President when elected at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in 2013, will conclude 12 years of service at the helm of the Olympic movement. He served a first eight-year term and was re-elected unopposed for a second four-year term in March 2021. During the 144th IOC Session in Greece in March 2025, he was elected IOC Honorary President for life.

Kirsty Coventry was elected in March 2025, and will become the tenth President of the IOC.

The handover ceremony will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CEST at Olympic House on Monday, June 23. It will be livestreamed on the IOC Media YouTube channel.

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