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Olympic boxing medallist Servílio de Oliveira was among the latest
Brazilian former athletes who had the opportunity to immortalise their
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Hoevertsz claims dream has come true after elected IOC vice-president
By Liam Morgan at the Main Press Centre in Tokyo Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Nicole Hoevertsz said her dream had become a reality after she was elected as a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the organisation s Session here today.
insidethegames exclusively revealed earlier this week that Hoevertsz would take the place vacated by American Anita De Frantz, who has served the maximum of two four-year terms.
The 57-year-old from Aruba, who has only been a member of the IOC Executive Board for four years, received 72 votes with seven against.
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Thursday, 10 June 2021
Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen of Norway is set to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after being appointed to replace American Kikkan Randall on the Athletes Commission.
Jacobsen, who won gold as part of the Norwegian 4x5 kilometres relay squad at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, is likely to be sworn in as a full member of the IOC at the Session in Tokyo next month.
The Norwegian takes the place on the Athletes Commission - and the IOC membership that comes with it - vacated by Randall, who resigned this week for personal reasons.