And three. After Thomas Bach and Ng Ser Miang, the Taiwanese CK Wu in turn launches into the battle for the succession of Jacques Rogge at the head of the IOC. The president of the International Boxing Federation (AIBA) has made no secret of his intentions for several weeks. He took the plunge after obtaining frank and massive support from his peers, the members of AIBA, and his desire to apply.

CK Wu put on the forms, to declare himself. He first hand-delivered a letter of intent to Jacques Rogge, where he expresses his intention and his ideas. He must still hold a press conference on Thursday to officially announce his candidacy.

At 66 years old, CK Wu presents himself as a solid, serious and credible candidate. He joined the IOC in 1988, before his two rivals in the race for the presidential chair. Last year, he joined the executive commission, the holy of holies of the Olympic institution. In 25 years spent within the IOC, the Taiwanese has learned to find his way and knock on the right doors.

In 2006, this former basketball player, graduate of an architecture school, was elected head of AIBA, to replace Pakistani Anwar Chowdhry. At the time, the International Boxing Federation was going through a difficult period, marked by a very controversial arbitration two years earlier at the Athens Games. She had even been deprived of subsidies by the IOC.

Under his influence, amateur boxing regained a certain credibility. CK Wu also managed to bring women's boxing into the Olympic program during the London Games in 2012. Her project to create a professional federation, where boxers would not lose their Olympic eligibility, is currently earning her the wrath of the WBC , one of the professional boxing organizations. Proof of the interest of this initiative.

Can CK Wu win? Hard to say. The Taiwanese has no shortage of assets. He has been a member of the IOC for a quarter of a century. He therefore knows the rules and mysteries by heart. He chairs an International Federation, a position that distinguishes him from Thomas Bach and Ng Ser Miang. And he scored points by leading the design and work of the Samaranch Museum, a memorial to the glory of the former IOC president, inaugurated last month by Jacques Rogge.

But CK Wu should not be the last to submit a candidacy to the IOC's shiny desks. Who will be the next one ?