Taiwan’s world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games.
IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany’s Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico’s Richard Carrion to decide to run for the post.
The election is set for Sept. 10 at the IOC session in Buenos Aires.
Jacques Rogge, who succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001, sees his two-term presidency come to a mandatory end in September.
“The thought and concept to develop the IOC and Olympic movement beyond the realisation of the Olympism is the core principle of my candidature,” he told reporters in Taipei.
“The IOC and the Olympic Games have much more power to positively impact society than any other organisation and project in this world,” said Wu.