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ALTRO - Ginnastica - 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Apparatus finals Day 2

President FIG WATANABE MORINARI during his speech during 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Apparatus finals Day 2, Gymnastics in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 25 2025

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[Breaking News]IOC presidential election

TOKYO, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Screenshot shows Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation and a member of the International Olympic Committee, speaking to the media online from Kyiv on March 3, 2025. Watanabe is one of the seven candidates who will run for the March 20 IOC presidential election in Greece. The term of the current president, Thomas Bach, expires in June 2025. (Kyodo)

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IOC presidential election

Screenshot shows Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation and a member of the International Olympic Committee, speaking to the media online from Kyiv on March 3, 2025. Watanabe is one of the seven candidates who will run for the March 20 IOC presidential election in Greece. The term of the current president, Thomas Bach, expires in June 2025.

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 Kyodo - International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. (Kyodo)

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

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IOC presidential candidate Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2024. Watanabe is one of seven candidates seeking to succeed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

(240801) -- PARIS, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (R) and International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Watanabe Morinari are pictured during the victory ceremony of the Women's All-around of artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup - Italy

Watanabe Morinari FIG President during the Rhythmic Gymnastics FIG World Cup 2021 Pesaro at Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro, Italy on May 29, 2021. Photo FCI/Fabrizio Carabelli/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup - Italy

Watanabe Morinari FIG President during the Rhythmic Gymnastics FIG World Cup 2021 Pesaro at Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro, Italy on May 29, 2021. Photo FCI/Fabrizio Carabelli/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup - Italy

Watanabe Morinari FIG President during the Rhythmic Gymnastics FIG World Cup 2021 Pesaro at Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro, Italy on May 29, 2021. Photo FCI/Fabrizio Carabelli/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympics: World gymnastics chief Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks to the media in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2018 following his visit to North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: World gymnastics chief Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe meets the press at Beijing international airport on July 14, 2018, after visiting North Korea. He is in line to become one of nine new International Olympic Committee members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo organizers, gymnastics' world governing body

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe (R) and members of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee hold talks in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2020. Japan hosted a four-nation gymnastics meet two days earlier amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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Olympics: Tokyo organizers, gymnastics' world governing body

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe (R) speaks, alongside Hidemasa Nakamura, games delivery officer of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2020. Japan hosted a four-nation gymnastics meet two days earlier amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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Olympics: Tokyo organizers, gymnastics' world governing body

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a meeting in Tokyo with the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Nov. 10, 2020. Japan hosted a four-nation gymnastics meet two days earlier amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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Olympics: Tokyo organizers, gymnastics' world governing body

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe speaks during a meeting in Tokyo with the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Nov. 10, 2020. Japan hosted a four-nation gymnastics meet two days earlier amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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World gymnastics chief in N. Korea

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe is pictured during talks with Kim Il Guk, North Korea's sports minister and head of the country's Olympic committee, in Pyongyang on Jan. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World gymnastics chief in N. Korea

Kim Il Guk (L), North Korea's sports minister and head of the country's Olympic committee, and International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe shake hands in Pyongyang on Jan. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World gymnastics chief Watanabe

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe speaks at an International Olympic Committee forum in Buenos Aires on Oct. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World gymnastics chief in N. Korea to discuss Tokyo Olympics

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe (L) and North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il Guk (front) who doubles as the president of his country's Olympic Committee hold talks in Pyongyang on July 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World gymnastics chief in N. Korea to discuss Tokyo Olympics

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe (far L) of Japan holds talks with North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il Guk (R) who doubles as the president of his country's Olympic Committee in Pyongyang on July 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World gymnastics chief in N. Korea to discuss Tokyo Olympics

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe (R) shakes hands with North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il Guk who doubles as the president of his country's Olympic Committee during Watanabe's visit to Pyongyang on July 13, 2018, to exchange views with North Korean officials about cooperation toward the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe elected as head of Int'l Gymnastics Federation

Morinari Watanabe (L), secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, shakes hands with Bruno Grandi, president of the International Gymnastics Federation, on being elected as new chief at the 81st Congress of the world governing body in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe elected as head of Int'l Gymnastics Federation

Morinari Watanabe (L), secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, reacts after being elected as the International Gymnastics Federation's president at the 81st Congress of the world governing body in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016, with Bruno Grandi, the incumbent president, applauding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe elected as head of Int'l Gymnastics Federation

Morinari Watanabe, secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, makes a speech at the 81st Congress of the International Gymnastics Federation in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016. Watanabe was elected as the world governing body's president the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo