International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge is running for re-election on an anti-steroid and anti-fat people campaign. Rogge has been the president of the IOC since 2001 when he succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch (”Rogge targets doping and obesity,” October 31).

“My top priority will be the fight against doping. I will fight against doping as hard as I have ever done and you know my resolve in this matter which is the number one priority in the world of sport,” Rogge told Reuters in an interview.

“The second priority is to bring young people back into sport and I would like to launch an initiative with all the Olympic committees and international federations…to combat inactivity that is leading to a rise in obesity. We must combat obesity,” he said.

The presidency will be subject to a vote at the International Olympic Committee Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2009. Jacques Rogge’s re-election is considered a formality.