From left: Japanese Olympic Committee head Yasuhiro Yamashita, International Tennis Federation (ITF) President David Haggerty, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach after they have been elected as IOC members during an Olympic session in Lausanne, on Jan 10, 2020. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)

LAUSANNE - The 135th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected presidents of JOC, ITF and FIFA as new IOC members here on Friday.

The newly-elected Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) since 2019, won a Judo gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

"The IOC can now count on the valuable advice of these experienced personalities," IOC President Thomas Bach was quoted as saying

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The other two new members were President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) David Haggerty, and Gianni Infantino, who are the president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

IOC said in a press release that the three new members were "linked to a function within a National Olympic Committee or an International Federation".

"The IOC can now count on the valuable advice of these experienced personalities," IOC President Thomas Bach was quoted as saying.

After this election, the total number of IOC members now stands at 101.

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