IOC Session extends terms of office for two IOC Members and elects an Honorary Member
The 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has extended the terms of office of Lord Sebastian Coe and Mrs Tricia Smith until the end of their current terms as President of World Athletics and President of the Canadian Olympic Committee respectively. The IOC Session also elected Mr Ivo Ferriani as an IOC Honorary Member.
Key facts
- The IOC Session approved the extension of terms of office for IOC Members Lord Sebastian Coe (Great Britain) and Mrs Tricia Smith (Canada).
- The extensions align their IOC membership with the remaining duration of their current presidencies of World Athletics and the Canadian Olympic Committee, respectively.
- The Session also elected Ivo Ferriani as an IOC Honorary Member, as of 25 June 2026.
Lord Sebastian Coe (Great Britain, membership linked to his function as President of World Athletics, born 1956, elected in 2020) will reach the age limit, 70, in 2026. A member of the first Athletes’ Commission in 1981, Coe chaired the London 2012 Organising Committee, served on multiple IOC commissions and remains a member of the Olympism365 Commission. His membership has been extended in the same capacity, namely as President of World Athletics, until he will leave this position in September 2027.
Mrs Tricia Smith (Canada, membership linked to her function as President of the Canadian Olympic Committee, born 1957, elected in 2016) will also reach the age limit, 70, in 2027. Smith was a member of the Milano Cortina 2026 Coordination Commission and of multiple IOC commissions, and is a current member of the Legal Affairs Commission. Her term has been extended in the same capacity as the President of the NOC of Canada, until she leaves this position in 2028.
Ivo Ferriani elected as IOC Honorary Member
The IOC Session also elected Mr Ivo Ferriani (Italy) as an IOC Honorary Member.
Mr Ferriani stepped down from his function at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) on 11 June 2026, and his term as an IOC Member came to an end at the same time.
Mr Ferriani will become an IOC Honorary Member on 25 June 2026.
During the IOC Session, Mr Ferriani and International Ice Hockey Federation President Mr Luc Tardif were presented with the Olympic Order by IOC President Kirsty Coventry.