The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has applauded the election of Thomas Bach of Germany as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
As many did, GNOC leadership pointed out that Bach has experience as an Olympian and Olympic champion in team fencing (1976 Montreal), as head of the German NOC, as a member of the IOC juridical commission and on the International Council of Arbitration for sport, and as a business leader who understands marketing and was involved with television rights negotiations in Europe.
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