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Yu Zaiqing Named Member of IOC
Yu Zaiqing Named Member of IOC
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Chinese Olympic Committee vice-chairman Yu Zaiqing has been selected as one of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Yu and the 13 other new committee members were awarded Olympic commemorative medals by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch in Sydney September 13.
Yu said that he was chosen because the Chinese Olympic Committee recommended him, so it is not just an honor for him personally.
After Yu was selected, journalists interviewed Yuan Weiming, president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) and minister of the State Sports General Administration, who was at the Olympic village. Yuan said that he was very happy that Yu Zaiqing was selected and congratulated him.
The IOC ended its session by choosing new executives and expanding the body to meet the requirements of its reforms.
Thomas Bach, a former German Olympic champion, was elected as one of the IOC's four vice presidents.
The IOC filled out and added new posts to the ruling executive board and voted in 14 new members, including Yu, Bill Hybl, the U. S. Olympic Committee president, and former Kenyan distance runner Kip Keino.
The IOC also chose five "honor members", including former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Italian industrialist Giovanni Agnelli.
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