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IOC President Rogge to run for second term

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-24 23:49

GENEVA -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has confirmed that he will run for a second term as the head of the Olympic Movement.

The 66-year-old Belgian made the announcement in a letter to IOC members, the IOC said.

Rogge succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch as the IOC's eighth president in July 2001 in Moscow. His eight-year term expires in 2009, and he is eligible for a second term of four years during the election to be held next year in Copenhagen, Denmark.