IOC casts seed of change as Bach says African bid for Olympic Games will get support

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends a news conference as part of the IOC Executive Board meeting in Monaco December 6, 2014. The IOC unveiled its timeline for candidates for the 2024 summer Games but Bach said an invitation phase would precede it if changes to the bidding process are approved next week. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT)

An African bid to stage the Olympic Games for the first time will get widespread sympathy in the IOC after its new reforms, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Tuesday.

With Durban in South Africa considering a run for the 2024 Games, Bach told AFP in an interview that it was up to Africa to make a “feasible” case.