On 19 February, the IOC held its 139th Plenary Session in Beijing. Samaranch Jr., the son of former IOC President Samaranch, was elected Vice President of the IOC. This is also samaranch jr.'s second term as vice president of the International Olympic Committee, and his term of office will begin on May 20 this year.
Samaranch Jr
Samaranch Jr., born in 1959, is the son of juan antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee. Influenced by his father, samaranch jr. also enjoyed sports. After Samaranch stepped down as president of the IOC in 2001, Samaranch Jr. inherited his father's business and joined the IOC in 2001. From 2012 to 2016, Samaranch Jr. became a member of the IOC Executive Committee and vice-president of the IOC from 2016 to 2020.
Entrusted by the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch Jr. participated in the preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, resigned as vice president of the International Olympic Committee, and served as the chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games of the International Olympic Committee, doing a lot of work for the smooth holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Now, as the Winter Olympics draw to a close, Samaranch Jr. returns to the International Olympic Committee and is once again serving as vice president.
Samaranch presented Deng Yaping with an award
Samaranch Jr.'s father had deep feelings for China during his presidency of the International Olympic Committee. On July 13, 2001, it was Samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee, in Moscow that Beijing had won the right to host the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, President Samaranch also personally presented the award to table tennis women's singles champion Deng Yaping. Samaranch died on April 21, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
Samaranch announced that Beijing has won the right to host the Olympic Games
After returning to the IOC, Samaranch Jr., who has served as vice president for two consecutive times, is likely to succeed the current president Bach as the new president of the IOC in 2025, after the end of the Paris Olympic Games. Because according to the latest rules of the current International Olympic Committee, Bach, like his predecessor, Rogge, can only hold the presidency for a maximum of 12 years. Moreover, Bach, who was born in 1953, is 69 years old this year, and will be 72 years old by 2025, and he has also reached the age of resignation. If Samaranch Jr. is elected president by then, it will be a standard son inheriting his father's business, writing a miracle that both father and son have served as presidents of the international Olympic Games. Let's look forward to it!