. IL President Fendt complimented Ivo Ferriani on election to IOC

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Rio de Janeiro (RWH) Germany’s Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation FIL, has complimented the President of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF), Ivo Ferriani from Italy, on his election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “I’m pleased with the new position of my colleague Ivo. Together we are able to strengthen the position of all our sliding sports”, Fendt said in Rio de Janeiro.

The 129th Session of the International Olympic Committee accepted Ivo Ferriani as one of eight new IOC members. The IOC currently has now 98 members and has been led by President Dr. Thomas Bach of Germany since 2013.