olympic charter

Doha 2019: IOC president Thomas Bach, IOC member and Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Sebastian Coe.

russia

Seb Coe and Thomas Bach: united in history, divided by history

While World Athletics president Sebastian Coe sides with democratic nations, the IOC President Thomas Bach rejects their statements on Russia's war of aggression as uninformed and a violation of sport’s autonomy.

beijing 2022

Wunderkinder are too valuable for the Olympic system to set age limits

Kamila Valieva' doping case raised questions about a minimum age for Olympic athletes. The Games thrive on high-performing children – some of them so young that they are not even allowed to compete in the Youth Olympic Games. Children are vulnerable to authoritarian states chasing medals and glory.