Lausanne, Switzerland, December 22, 2024: The IOC President, Thomas Bach, had a meeting with World Sailing President Li Quanhai at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.
President Bach congratulated the Chinese sports leader on his recent re-election. The forthcoming Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 and the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 were also discussed.
Later, President Bach welcomed the members of the board of World Sailing, who were meeting at Olympic House.
Li Quanhai was re-elected World Sailing President for a new four-year term at the Annual General Meeting in Singapore on Saturday, November 9, continuing as the only Chinese president of an Olympic International Sports Federation.
World Sailing holds leadership elections every four years, and Li first assumed the presidency in November 2020.