Here's who's running for president of the IOC

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As presidential elections go, it doesn't exactly have the juice of Harris vs. Trump. But seven candidates have officially entered the race to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee next year when the German executive reaches the maximum 12 years in office.

Two Olympic gold medallists, the son of a former IOC president and the prince of a Middle East kingdom are among those running for the job, which comes with an eight-year term and the chance to renew for four more years after that.

The successful candidate will shepherd the Olympic "movement" through the 2026 and 2030 Winter Games (in northern Italy and the French Alps, respectively) and the 2028 and 2032 Summer Games (Los Angeles and Brisbane, Australia). The 2034 Winter Olympics have already been awarded to Salt Lake City, but the next IOC president will oversee the selection process for the 2036 Summer Games, which India and Qatar have expressed interest in hosting.

Another big task will be renewing the IOC's vital U.S. broadcast rights contract, which expires in 2032. That deal accounts for about half of all the money the IOC earns from broadcast rights worldwide and is the organization's largest single source of revenue. The current 12-year agreement with NBC is worth a total of $7.65 billion US.

The presidential vote will take place by secret ballot during an IOC meeting this March in Greece, near the site of the ancient Olympic Games. There are 111 active IOC members, but probably less than 100 will be allowed to vote because candidates and other members from their country are not