WAKO congratulates Mr. Thomas Bach as the newly elected IOC President for the next 8 years. We look forward to the cooperation both directly and through Sportaccord. We wish good luck in the development of the future Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games. The importance of sport at all level of society is increasing all over the world, and the focus on fair play is more important that ever and I am sure his attention towards anti-doping, illegal betting and match fixing problems will be clear and precise.

Mr. Bach, we wish you all kind of success.

Espen Lund

WAKO Acting President