Thomas Bach has been president of the IOC for eight years.
A period marked by the Russian doping scandal and the first Olympic Games postponed in peacetime.
But despite that, there was never any talk about the matter when it would be voted if he would be allowed to continue for another four years.
93 for and one against with four abstaining.
- Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for this overwhelming confidence, he says after the vote.
Now there will be full focus on the Olympics in Tokyo and being able to complete the games this summer.
- The question is not about but how these Olympic Games will be conducted.