Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Seven International Olympic Committee members are running as candidates to be the next president in its first election since 2013. Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, IOC Executive Board member A 24-page document with much aspirational rhetoric though few details positions her having “deep insight into IOC policies.” Seen as Bach’s preferred candidate, she pushes for strengthening established IOC policies, like the scholarship program that directs money to athletes and the 206 national Olympic bodies, and empowering the IOC Commissions. “My mission to drive empowerment, strengthen engagement, and ensure we remain relevant, is guided by the Ubuntu philosophy: ‘I am because we are.’” Johan Eliasch, Britain-Sweden, International Ski and Snowboard Federation president An IOC member only since July, Eliasch cites his decades of leadership experience in sports, business — owning the tennis and ski brand Head — politics and philanthropy. Eliasch opposes the IOC paying prize money to athletes, wants it to shape gender policy “ensuring that only those who were born female can compete in women’s sport,” and promote more “star-powered entertainment” features throughout the Olympic Games not just at opening and closing ceremonies. The banker and son of long-time former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch cites his “proven experience in sport and business, both inside and outside the Olympic Movement.” An IOC member for 23 years, he wants more debate “not presentations with predetermined outcomes,” giving members choices again to pick Olympic host cities, and more flexibility to schedule the Summer Games.