What they said

"Even in my wildest dreams I would not have expected this. It showed the great determination of the members for these reforms. That it would go like this was a very, very positive surprise."

THOMAS BACH, IOC president, on the adoption of his Olympic Agenda 2020 program

"New rules are being created. Let's try to be the first to implement them. I have the feeling that the new agenda is in line with a possible Paris bid for 2024. We are speaking about reducing costs, using existing facilities and venues, offering other cities the possibility to take part in the bid. We should be optimistic."