{"id":849,"date":"2021-11-26T03:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T03:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=849"},"modified":"2021-11-26T03:31:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T03:31:17","slug":"849","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2021\/11\/26\/849\/","title":{"rendered":"Bach is optimistic that Africa will host the Olympics by 2036"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, has expressed hope that Africa will bid to host the Olympics by 2036.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bach said this while responding to questions from young reporters from the International Sports Press Association (AIPS).<\/p>\n<p>Bach stated that it was his hope that Africa would host the games during his presidency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-70-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-70-1.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-70-1-300x167.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;At the start of my term (in 2013), I had a dream that the Olympic Games would be held in Africa during my tenure, but that is not going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope that by 2036 or 2040, when I leave office, an African country will enter into negotiations with the IOC to host the Olympic Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing the games in Africa is very important, but the ball is currently in the court of the African countries,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to NAN, 21 young reporters from various countries are in Lausanne for a media training organized by the AIPS, along with Ijeoma Okigbo of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, has expressed hope that Africa will bid to host the Olympics by 2036. 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