Costa Navarino, Greece, March 20, 2025: Two of Asia’s leading sports personalities were among 10 IOC Members re-elected for eight-year terms during the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, on Thursday, March 20.
They were Mr. Ng Ser Miang of Singapore and Mrs. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand.
Mr. Ng, born in 1949, was first elected in 1998. He is an Independent Individual.
Mrs. Khunying Patama, born in 1965, is also an Independent Individual IOC Member, elected in 2017.
The 10 IOC Members had arrived at the end of their eight-year term, following their election or re-election in 2017, and were re-elected for another eight years. The age limit was taken into consideration for the end of their terms (80 for those elected before December 1999 and 70 for those elected after that date).
In other news, the IOC elected Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant (BEL) as a Vice-President and Mr Spyros Capralos (GRE) and Mr Octavian Morariu (ROU) as members of its Executive Board (EB).
The Session also re-elected Mrs Emma Terho (FIN) and Mrs Kristin Kloster (NOR) as EB members and elected Mr Tony Estanguet (FRA) as an IOC Member. A number of other membership elections were also held.
Mr. Yu Zaiqing (China), first elected in 2000, will become IOC Honour Member from January 1, 2026.