Coventry, who was said to be departing Thomas Bach’s personal favorite, received 49 votes and won in the first round after getting the absolute majority. Eliasch was great at the time of the defeat in the Greek resort of Costa Navarino.
– It’s great fun that we got a woman. It should be the right person in the right place and we have that here. Whether she is a woman or not, we have got the right person, says Eliasch about the historical choice of a woman as IOC chairman for the first time since the formation of 1894.
– She has solid experience, great support in the membership. She already won in the first round and now it is for the whole movement to end up behind her and help her as much as we can and make the movement even more successful, says Eliasch.