President Meloni received the newly elected IOC President Coventry and the outgoing President Bach
This afternoon, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received at Palazzo Chigi Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Kirsty Coventry, President-elect who will succeed him on 24 June.
The IOC leadership arrived in Rome today for the Jubilee of Athletes, which is being celebrated over the weekend.
Also in attendance were Giovanni Malagò, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), IOC member and President of Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, Andrea Varnier, CEO of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, and Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth(The meeting was photographed by Roberto Di Tondo CONI/IOC).
This is Coventry’s first visit to Italy since her election in March, while for Bach it is his final official visit to Rome as head of the Olympic movement. (agc)
Il Presidente Meloni ha ricevuto a Palazzo Chigi la neo Presidente CIO Coventry e il Presidente uscente Bach
