The election is set for the IOC Session in Greece from March 18 to 21. Candidates will not give presentations during the session. The new president will officially take office on June 23, Olympic Day, after a transitional period alongside Thomas Bach, who will step down after 12 years as IOC president.

Behind closed doors, seven candidates presented their case for why they should become the next president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday. In the private session with IOC members, the six men and one woman vying for the top job in sports used 15 minutes to present their vision for the global organization.

Candidates for president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have criticized the strict rules for the election campaign to succeed Thomas Bach. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, one of the favourites among the seven candidates,