Pozdnyakov said in a statement on the ROC website that a board meeting next month was expected to set a date to elect his replacement, who would likely take office shortly before the IOC too elects a new leader.
Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov to step down after six years
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Pozdnyakov has said Russia is preparing as if its athletes are going to Paris.
Ukrainian Olympic head on Russian rival: 'He is my enemy'
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