Tony Estanguet Nominated to Rejoin IOC as Independent Member

The Paris 2024 Olympics organizer is set to be formally elected at the IOC's March session in Greece.

Tony Estanguet, a three-time Olympic canoeing champion and head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, has been nominated to return as an independent member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The IOC executive board approved Estanguet's nomination, with the formal election scheduled during its 144th session from March 18-21, 2025, in Greece.
As an independent individual member, Estanguet could serve until the IOC's statutory age limit of 70, with reelections required every eight years.
Estanguet previously served as an IOC athlete member from 2013 to 2021 and played a key role in the successful delivery of the Paris 2024 Summer and Paralympic Games.
The March session will also include the election of a new IOC president to succeed Thomas Bach, with seven candidates vying for the position.