Michael Mronz is to become a member of the IOC at the suggestion of the IOC Board. However, the sports manager would not be an official representative of Germany.
The 56-year-old is to join the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an “independent member”. Mronz and four other people are proposed based on the IOC Charter, which allows “up to seven members without nationality or position on a national Olympic committee may be elected in special cases”.
“These candidates bring added value to the work of the IOC due to their experience and diverse expertise in various areas of life.”, IOC President Thomas Bach was quoted as saying in a statement. The vote on Mronz and the other candidates took place at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai/India from October 15th to 17th.
Mronz would be the third IOC member from Germany alongside Bach and Heidemann
In addition to President Bach, there is currently another IOC member from Germany. Britta Heidemann has been an IOC member since 2016 as a member of the Athletes Commission. Heidemann said in a statement from the German Olympic Sports Confederation: “I wish him every success in this election and would be pleased to be able to represent the Olympic Movement in Germany together with him.”
Germany is currently discussing an Olympic bid for 2036. That these games would take place 100 years after the 1936 games in Germany, which were abused by the Nazi regime “no penalty”as Mronz said.
Mronz and DOSB: mutual finger pointing on failure for the 2032 Olympics
The application for 2032 in the Rhine-Ruhr area, which Mronz played a key role in, failed in 2021. At that time, the application process was changed. On this basis, Brisbane had already entered into crucial discussions with the IOC while planning was still taking place in Germany. At the time, the DOSB and Mronz blamed each other for the failed application.