IOC President Tops Golden 25 for 2015 -- ATR Podcast

(ATR) Thomas Bach's challenge ahead for 2015--applying Olympic Agenda 2020 framework, ATR's Ed Hula says.

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IOC President Thomas Bach (R) and his wife Claudia pose on the red carpet upon arrival for Germany's Athlete of the Year 2014 award ceremony in Baden-Baden, southwestern Germany, on December 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE        (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images)
IOC President Thomas Bach (R) and his wife Claudia pose on the red carpet upon arrival for Germany's Athlete of the Year 2014 award ceremony in Baden-Baden, southwestern Germany, on December 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images)

(ATR) The IOC president tops the Around the Rings Golden 25 for 2015.

As has become a New Year’s Day tradition, the ATR Golden 25 concludes with the unveiling of number one following the countdown of personalities expected to have the most influence on the Olympic Movement in 2015.

The impact of a new generation--and the growth of women in leadership positions--is seen throughout this edition of the Golden 25.The ranking, now in its 19th year, is sponsored by EY.

ATReditor Ed Hula says Thomas Bach's biggest challenge ahead in 2015 is implementing the Olympic Agenda 2020 framework passed at the IOC's Extraordinary Session last month.

Ed discusses figures making their debut on the Golden 25 and what distinguishes this countdown from others of its kind.

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