From Inside the Games
France’s Jean-Christophe Rolland and Belgium’s Ingmar de Vos are each set to be proposed for membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this year as representatives for International Federations (IFs), insidethegames understands.
Rolland is President of the World Rowing Federation (FISA) while de Vos holds the same position at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).
This means that Sebastian Coe and Gianni Infantino, the respective heads of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and football body FIFA, are expected to be overlooked once again.
Candidates for membership are drawn up by the IOC Programme Commission before being formally proposed by the ruling Executive Board.
They are then rubber-stamped at an IOC Session.
This final stage is due to take place in Lima between September 13 and 16.
It is possible that the Executive Board could delay their announcement until their meeting scheduled for between September 10 and 12, or it could be formally announced in August.
