1.   Rogge, the Belgian surgeon, and Dick Pound, the Montreal attorney, are the favored candidates to become the next president.

2.   Belgian surgeon Jacques Rogge is considered a narrow favorite over Kim Un-yong of South Korea and Dick Pound of Canada.

3.   Jacques Rogge, a Belgian surgeon with a pristine reputation and consensus-building style, was elected president of the International Olympic Committee in a landslide victory Monday.

4.   Jacques Rogge, a Belgian surgeon with a pristine reputation and consensus-building style, was elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

5.   Jacques Rogge, a Belgian surgeon, is considered the front-runner, but it was two other contenders who were embroiled in a debate six days before the balloting.

6.   Jacques Rogge, a Belgian surgeon and Olympic sailor with a squeaky-clean reputation, was elected Monday to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as president of the International Olympic Committee.

7.   Rogge, a Belgian orthopedic surgeon, urged more investment in research to develop tests for substances that cannot be detected by current methods.

8.   Salt Lake Organizing Committee President Mitt Romney also endorsed the new IOC president, who is a Belgian surgeon.

9.   Rogge, a Belgian surgeon, succeeded longtime IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch.

10.   The IOC members later elected Rogge, a Belgian surgeon, to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as their president.