The IOC Executive Board (EB) today agreed to propose eight new IOC Members for election to the 142nd IOC Session, which will meet in Paris, France, on 23 and 24 July, and 10 August 2024. In doing so, the EB followed the recommendations of the IOC Members Election Commission.
The IOC EB also proposed the re-election of 15 IOC Members within the age limit, together with the extension of the term of office of one Member and the election of two Honorary Members.
Eight new IOC Members proposed for election
The EB approved the nomination of eight candidates – four women and four men – for election as IOC Members by the upcoming Session.
Four candidates, three women and one man, are being proposed as Independent Individuals:
* Nominations possible in accordance with Rule 16.1.1. of the Olympic Charter. This rule allows for up to seven IOC Members to be elected in special cases without a nationality or National Olympic Committee (NOC) requirement.
Three candidates have been proposed linked to their function within an NOC:
One candidate has been proposed linked to his function within an International Federation (IF):
The candidates have been subject to integrity checks conducted by the IOC Ethics Commission.
IOC Members to be re-elected in 2024 with the age limit taken into consideration
Fifteen IOC Members arriving at the end of their eight-year term, following their election or re-election in 2016, will be proposed for re-election for another eight years, with the age limit being taken into consideration for the end of the terms (80 for those elected before December 1999 and 70 for those elected after that date):
Extension of term of office for one IOC Member
The IOC EB agreed to submit to the Session for approval the extension for four years of the term of office of one IOC Member.
Mr Mustapha Berraf (Algeria, Membership linked to his function as President of the Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), year of birth: 1954, elected in 2019, whose age limit, 70, will be reached at the end of 2024), starting from 1 January 2025 and running until the end of 2028. This is due to his position as President of ANOCA and his pioneering role in promoting the Olympic Movement and its values by means of National Olympic Committees in Africa.
Two IOC Members proposed as Honorary Members
The EB also agreed to put forward to the Session for election as Honorary Members, as of 1 January 2025, two Members whose terms of office are coming to an end.
Re-election of a member of the IOC Ethics Commission
Finally, pursuant to Rule 22.2 of the Olympic Charter and Article 2 of the IOC Ethics Commission’s statutes, the IOC EB also proposed that the IOC Session re-elect to the IOC Ethics Commission Mrs Amina Mohamed (year of birth: 1961, Kenya) for a four-year term in her capacity as an independent member. Mrs Mohamed was first elected to the IOC Ethics Commission in 2020.
The IOC membership elections will be held during the 142nd IOC Session that will take place in Paris, France, on 23 and 24 July, and 10 August 2024.
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