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State of the IOC Union in the "Mecca of sport" Saudi Arabia

In a blatant shameful session without any democratic intervention, Saudi Arabia was praised as a savior and model country – by a princess and a prince and by IOC members. There were no dissenting voices when the Olympic Esport Games were awarded. Those who remain silent and nod off are also guilty.

,   and  Jens Weinreich
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(Photo: IOC / Greg Martin)

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE. Honestly, I'm not sure whether a translation of this article, let's call it a rant, would work in English. Let's see. Without further ado, what did we learn on the first day of the 142nd IOC session?

Above all this: The only thing that really interests the IOC at the moment is Saudi Arabia. But not the question of when MBS will once again have a disliked compatriot sawn to pieces. Nor the question of whether Saudi Arabia will actually host the 2029 Asian Winter Games (in Trojena, part of NEOM, which is not really progressing) and could then perhaps also be available for the Winter Olympics, which may be awarded on Wednesday to a French project that has never really been fully developed, for which there is no real financial plan – and no state guarantees either. (More on that tomorrow.) Human rights and stuff like that didn't interest the IOC members anyway.

So here is the answer, the IOC is interested in ten things about Saudi Arabia:

  1. The petro-dollars
  2. The petro-dollars
  3. The petro-dollars
  4. The petro-dollars
  5. The petro-dollars
  6. The Petro-Dollars
  7. The Petro-Dollars
  8. The Petro-Dollars
  9. The Petro Dollars
  10. The Olympic Esport Games

The latter have now been officially awarded, without a dissenting vote of course. The IOC Executive Board had already made this decision a few weeks ago. And we all know that the Session is only allowed to nod off what Bach's little clique has cooked up. This is perhaps the most important part of the alleged Agenda 2020 + something reform: all power to the president and the EB, which is in thrall to the president.

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I have been a regular at IOC events since 1991. I am currently reporting on my 47th IOC session, I have been on site 32 times, 15 times I have written my articles from my desk and (since this has been possible) followed the broadcasts for days (only a few dozen people worldwide do this, today there were usually around 200 people on YouTube, which was a sensational amount by IOC standards). So let me tell you:

  • Under Opus Dei member Juan Antonio Samaranch, there was more democracy in the IOC.
  • Under Samaranch there were debates, or rather, he sometimes had to endure debates.
  • Under Samaranch, there were various interest groups that knew how to articulate themselves and fight.

None of that exists under the IOC Sun King.

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Everything is scripted, as you could see again today in a number of speeches. Everything is noted and tracked and counted and observed. Since 2020 in particular, we have witnessed several sessions that were characterized by nothing but personality cults, disgustingly obsequious speeches, seemingly spontaneous appearances by lickspittles, lackeys, vassals and court jesters.

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We need to talk about this further when we discuss the question of whether Bach will have the Olympic Charter amended and add a term of office, or perhaps an eternity. So that will take time, because it's not going to be decided in Paris. I will postpone that until Wednesday for the time being.
Now back to Saudi Arabia quickly:

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