IOC presidential candidate Watanabe seeks to make Olympics "loved"

Japan's Morinari Watanabe said Tuesday he wants to make the International Olympic Committee and Olympic Games "loved by people" as he bids to become the organization's next president.The 65-year-old, one of seven candidates seeking to succeed Thomas Bach, would be the first Asian IOC president if elected at its 143rd session in March in Greece.Currently in his second term as the first Asian president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Watanabe has been an IOC member since 2018."I've traveled more than 160 countries over the past eight years, discussing with their sports personnel h…READ FULL ARTICLE