IOC President Thomas Bach welcomed German sports officials and athletes to Olympic House, met with FIG President Morinari Watanabe, AIMS President Stephan Fox, and others to discuss Olympic topics and partnerships. The IOC mourns the death of Honorary Member Olegario Vázquez Raña. The IOC also announced a partnership with Deloitte for the Olympic Fan Data Platform. The Olympic Museum is hosting fashion and sport exhibits. World Athletics awarded the 2026 and 2028 World Athletics Relays to Gaborone and Nassau, respectively, and the 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to Brasília. World Rowing co-hosted a Virtual Sports Forum on esports. World Sailing launched a Coaches Scholarship Programme. FIB announced Athletes’ Committee election results. Czech Olympic Committee celebrated uniforms for Paris 2024. Dominican Republic NOC established a Safe Sport Office. Oman Olympic Committee elected its Athletes' Committee. Spanish NOC presented a refugee integration project. Uruguayan NOC signed a lease agreement for sports facilities. The Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee held a joint Olympic and Paralympic Chefs de Mission Seminar. ANOC will broadcast the Games of the Small States of Europe on ANOC.tv. ANOCA is holding a Continental Athletes’ Forum. WADA approved the creation of a Working Group on Contaminations and is expanding its intelligence-gathering capability.

IOC presidential candidates address the contentious issue of transgender athletes' participation in women's sports, ahead of the election on March 20, 2025. Candidates including Morinari Watanabe, Feisal Al Hussein, David Lappartient, Johan Eliasch, Sebastian Coe, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., and Kirsty Coventry express a consensus around the need to protect women's sports while differing on the approach. The debate is fueled by scientific studies indicating persistent physical advantages for transgender women, and high-profile cases such as Caster Semenya, Lia Thomas, and Imane Khelif. Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender women from women's sports in federally funded institutions adds further complexity, with potential implications for the IOC's policies and the participation of transgender athletes in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Seven candidates, including Sebastian Coe, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., David Lappartient, Kirsty Coventry, Prince Feisal Al-Hussein, Johan Eliasch, and Morinari Watanabe, are vying to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC President. The election in 2025 will determine the IOC's direction, focusing on inclusion, sustainability, and modernization amidst global challenges.

The International Olympic Committee will elect its 10th president on March 20, 2025, during the 144th IOC Session held in Costa Navarino and Olympia, Greece, from March 18-21. Seven candidates, including Prince Feisal Al Hussein, David Lappartient, Johan Eliasch, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Kirsty Coventry, Lord Sebastian Coe, and Morinari Watanabe, are vying to succeed Thomas Bach, who will resign on June 23, 2025. The IOC Session, preceded by an Executive Board meeting on March 17, will take place at the Romanos Resort in Costa Navarino.

As Thomas Bach's tenure concludes, seven candidates, including Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Kirsty Coventry, Sebastian Coe, David Lappartient, Morinari Watanabe, Prince Feisal Al Hussein, and Johan Eliasch, are vying for the IOC presidency at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, from March 19-21, 2025. The election, marked by secrecy, reflects geopolitical tensions, with candidates like Samaranch Jr. seen to have support from Russia and China, while Coe is favored by the "Anglosphere." The vote on March 20 will determine the IOC's direction amid global challenges.