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International Olympic Committee says its President , Thomas Bach , will resign as member of the Olympic body after handing over to his presidential successor in June.
Bach, an Olympic fencing champion in 1976, steps down from his post this year after 12 years in charge.
He will hand over on June 23 to the new president to be elected on March 20.
Bach, 71, could have stayed on as a member until the age of 80, having joined the IOC in 1991.
There are seven candidates to succeed Bach at the March 20 vote at the IOC session in Greece.
