# Olympic Games: The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax today with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck. Any of those three would be an historic winner in the election in Greece. Samaranch would emulate his father of the same name and become the first father and son to be president, World Athletics president Coe would be the first Briton and Zimbabwean Coventry the youngest at 41, and both the first woman and African.
Olympic Games: History beckons for top three candidates for IOC presidency