Samaranch is one of seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Since 1894 there have only been nine presidents of the International Olympic Committee. On Thursday a 10th will be elected.

The winner Thursday formally takes office on June 23 — officially Olympic Day — as Bach reaches his maximum 12 years in ...

A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election on Thursday: Sebastian Coe. The ...

Seven candidates are vying for the top job in global sports. Thomas Bach's successor will be chosen on Thursday with no clear ...

Yorkshire Olympic great Alistair Brownlee has become the latest sporting heavyweight to throw his support behind Sebastian ...

Vote on next IOC president to take place on Thursday. Sebastian Coe will discover on Thursday whether his plans to reform the International Olympic Committee have convinced its members to vote him in ...

Following the news that IOC chair Thomas Bach plans to resign in June, will trans people be safe from exclusion at the LA ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president on Thursday in succession of Thomas Bach from seven ...

Kirsty Coventry, considered another frontrunner and believed to be Bach's preferred candidate, was similarly circumspect, ...