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LONDON (AP) ― IOC vice president Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president.
Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hasn’t been made yet.
Rogge, who succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001, steps down Sept. 10 after 12 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee. The officials told the AP that Ng was in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday to notify Rogge of his decision.
German IOC vice president Thomas Bach announced his candidacy last Thursday in Frankfurt. Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico, C.K. Wu of Taiwan and Sergei Bubka of Ukraine are among other likely contenders.
Ng, who chaired the organizing committee of the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010, has been an IOC member since 1998.
He has served on the policymaking executive board since 2005 and as a vice president since 2009.
Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hasn’t been made yet.
Rogge, who succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001, steps down Sept. 10 after 12 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee. The officials told the AP that Ng was in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday to notify Rogge of his decision.
German IOC vice president Thomas Bach announced his candidacy last Thursday in Frankfurt. Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico, C.K. Wu of Taiwan and Sergei Bubka of Ukraine are among other likely contenders.
Ng, who chaired the organizing committee of the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010, has been an IOC member since 1998.
He has served on the policymaking executive board since 2005 and as a vice president since 2009.
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Articles by Korea Herald
