Thomas Bach believes Kirsty Coventry's election as IOC president is a move in the right direction.
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00:00I think it was a very important signal yesterday to demonstrate that we are a truly global organization
00:10And I was the, no I still am, the ninth president of the IOC
00:20And eight of them have been from Europe and one from United States of America
00:29And this is not really reflecting the reality of a global organization like the IOC
00:37With 206 National Olympic Committees on all five continents
00:43And therefore this election is more than anything else
00:48This commitment to globalization and to be a global organization