VIDEO: Keir Radnedge Assesses the 125th IOC Session

September 6, 2013

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have begun gathering in Buenos Aires ahead of the 125th Session. During the Session the IOC will elect a host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, a sport to be added to the programme and a new President.

iSportconnect’s Editor-at-Large Jay Stuart caught up with internationally renowned journalist Keir Radnedge to discuss the ins-and-outs of the Session.

Keir has over 40 years’ experience as a journalist, including 20 years at The Daily Mail. He has been covering the 2020 bidding process from the start and has visited the three cities, Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo during the IOC Evaluation Committee’s visits.

Many expect Tokyo to be named the host city, Wrestling to be reinstated into the programme and Thomas Bach to be elected as President.

However, Keir told iSportconnect to expect a surprise. “In any sort of gambling mix, there is usually a surprise somewhere along the way,” he said. “It might be in the city vote?

“I don’t think all those three are going to be the winners that people expect at the end.”

Keir Radnedge has been covering football worldwide for more than 40 years, writing 33 books, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages.

His journalism career included The Daily Mail for 20 years as well as The Guardian and other national newspapers and magazines in the UK and around the world. He is a former editor, and remains a lead columnist, with World Soccer, generally recognised as the premier English language magazine on global football.

In addition to his writing, Keir has been a regular analyst for BBC radio and television, Sky Sports, Sky News, Aljazeera and CNN.

Keir Radnedge’s Twitter: @KeirRadnedge

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