Khaleej Times
On fairness in women's sport: “The playing field must be level."
Johan Eliasch: Championing Fairness in Women’s Olympic Sports - KHALEEJ NEWS TIMES
The National
On upcoming Games: Saudi Arabia 'well suited to hoast Asian Winter Olympics Games'.
SportsPro
On leadership: “I have something unique to contribute.”
Inside the Games
(5/02/2025)
On preventing accidents in sport: "With the introduction of new technologies, greater cooperation with the industry and a more focused approach, we can achieve significant improvements."
Eliasch on reducing speed skiing injuries
Barron's
(3/02/2025)
On the power of sport: "Sport has a magic ability to unite people in peace, working together, doing things together."
Eliasch Offers 'Hope' And Big Revenue Growth For IOC's 'Phenomenal Brand' - Barron's
France 24
(28/01/2025)
On his IOC candidacy: "The bottom line is if they are looking for somebody with a lot of experience and expertise I am your man."
Eliasch promises climate for change if elected IOC president
Radio-France International
(28/01/2025)
On the climate crisis: "We can't afford to take our eye off the ball for even just a second, as far as climate change is concerned."
Eliasch promises climate for change if elected IOC president
EuroNews Green
(25/01/2025)
On how the Olympic Movement should respond to the climate crisis: “The best way is there's no sort of magic wand here that's going to fix everything, it will be lots of small actions.”
Inside the Games
(24/01/2025)
On the need for flexibility to enable hottest cities to host Olympic Games: "It will take preparation. We need to give this the right amount of lead time to prepare. The same with the Middle East. Why not India? Yeah, why not."
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1151483/climate-change-johan-eliaschs-sp
The Guardian (UK)
(25/01/2025)
"The biggest outsider of all, meanwhile, is the Swedish-Briton Johan Eliasch, the president of the international ski and snowboard federation and former CEO of the sports brand Head. But his slick manifesto, which stresses his business and environmental interests, has been well received."
Sky News (UK)
(23/01/2025)
On climate emergencies and the Olympics: "We need to make sure the Olympics organisers have the capacity and the capabilities to deal with extreme weather events, because it's not going to be less of it, it's going to be more."
https://x.com/RobHarris/status/1882488621326127485
Riz Khan on Al-Arabiya (UAE)
(22/01/2025)
On an Olympic response to our changing climate: "We look at ways to minimise the carbon footprint everywhere we go. We already have great programmes... and what's important is that wherever we go, we leave a legacy behind."
https://english.alarabiya.net/webtv/programs/riz-khan
CNN (London)
(16/01/2025)
On the fires in California: "It's a terrible tragedy for all the people that have lost their lives and their homes, and our hearts go out to them. And it's a reminder that we're all in this very much together, and we have to find solutions."
https://video.snapstream.net/Play/5iwpis0OSKMtrWlzm8b90f?accessToken=7bf5eimx1eua