adminBANGKOK. — Olympics chief Thomas Bach urged delegates to seize the chance for change yesterday and approve a wide-ranging revamp of the Games likely to include a shake-up of the sports contested and a new TV channel.
Bach was addressing about 1 000 representatives at the Association of National Olympic Committees general assembly (ANOC) in Bangkok, ahead of the release of 40 proposals which will be voted on next month.
“The time for change is now. It is not the time to start the discussion again and again,” the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president said.
“We have been discussing for one year…now is the time for agreeing on something.”
IOC delegates will learn the full detail of the proposals in two days time and they will be published next week before being put to a vote at the IOC’s extraordinary session in Monaco on December 8.
“We have to take this opportunity now to drive these changes. Now we are sitting in the driver’s seat of the bus,” said Bach. — AFP
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