Kenyan Legend Athlete Tergat Re-elected IOC Member
Kenya’s athletics legend, Paul Tergat, has been re-elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Wednesday’s congress in Tokyo, Japan.
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The former world marathon record holder and two-time Olympics silver medalist will serve another eight years in the role for which he was first elected in 2013.
The 52-year-old enjoyed an iconic rivalry on the track with Ethiopian great Haile Gebreselassie who was one of 5 members re-elected to the post.
Octavian Morariu of Romania, Brazil’s Bernard Rajzman, Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski of the Philippines, and Ethiopia’s Dagmawit Girmay Berhane are the other four.
Tergat has also been appointed by the IOC President, Thomas Bach as a Member of the IOC Tokyo Games Disciplinary Commission.
Thanking the IOC President for the appointment, Tergat expressed his profound delight for the opportunity to provide his services and passion for the Olympic Family, especially athletes during the extraordinary Games of the XXXII Olympiad edition in Tokyo.
“I give my assurance of willingness and readiness to discharge the assigned responsibility with diligence, integrity, without fear or favor for the benefit of the desired goals and objectives of the Disciplinary Committee”, said Mr. Tergat.
“It is a great honor for me, but most importantly, for my country Kenya, represented here by our gallant Team Kenya”, he added.
Tergat sits with Dr. Kipchoge Keino, an Honorary Member of IOC and his immediate predecessor at the helm of the National Olympic Committee-Kenya (NOC-K).
