World Athletics president and two-time Olympic champion Lord Sebastian Coe is one of seven confirmed candidates in the race

World Athletics president Lord Coe is among seven candidates vying to replace Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic Committee .Bach announced at the Paris Olympics last month that he will step down after his second

All seven met a deadline of Sunday to send a letter of intent to Bach, who must leave the post next year after reaching the maximum 12 years in office. Bach declined at the Paris Olympics last month to seek to change IOC rules in order to stay in office longer.