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Ghana: Felix wins athlete election to join IOC as member

Ghana: Felix wins athlete election to join IOC as member

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Ghanaian Times
Published on 2024-08-09 08:13:43

Seven-time Olympic gold medalist, Allyson Felix, won an election on Thursday to represent athletes at the IOC for the next eight years.

“Felix, the retired United States sprinting great, got the most votes — 2,880 of the 6,576 ballots cast by athletes at the Paris Olympics — of four ath­letes elected by their peers,’’ the International Olympic Commit­tee said.

The other winners from a slate of 32 candidates were Germany gymnast, Kim Bui, Australia canoeist Jessica…

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