Thomas Bach — the most powerful man in global sports — returned to Guam Thursday for a second visit before his final term as president of the International Olympic Committee comes to an end.

International Olympics Committee boss Thomas Bach has thrown his weight behind the state government’s bold Olympic plan and urged the nation to “stay united” ahead of the historic event.

In an exclusive interview with The Courier-Mail during a whistlestop trip to Brisbane on Monday, Mr Bach also backed the state government’s plans to hold Olympic events outside of the southeast.

Incoming IOC president Kirsty Coventry, who was previously the coordination commission chair, is attending alongside outgoing president Thomas Bach. Ms Coventry is the IOC's first female and ...

New ICC Chair Jay Shah this week met with IOC President Thomas Bach and other senior officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and attended an LA 2028 International Federations ...

19 May 2025- In an emotional and very personal moment, the Oceanian National Olympic Committees (ONOC) honoured outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach during the XLV ONOC General Assembly in Guam. While ...

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese's column for Religion News Service, "Signs of the Times," appears regularly at National Catholic Reporter. In 2014, Reese was appointed by President Barack Obama to the U.S ...