Olympics: Rogge wins IOC election

Belgian Jacques Rogge has won the race for the Presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after beating off the challenge of South Korea’s Kim Un-Yong to succeed the retiring Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Rogge, one of five candidates, easily topped the vote of IOC members in the Russian capital but it was a two-horse race between himself and Kim whose bid was overshadowed by allegations he offered financial incentives to support his campaign.