In this May 24, 2012 file photo, International Olympic Committee IOC Executive Board member Richard Carrion speaks with the media in Quebec city, Canada. The 60-year-old Carrion, who chairs the IOC finance commission and negotiates lucrative television rights deals, formally declared his candidacy Wednesday, May 22 for the most powerful job in the Olympic movement. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Francis Vachon, File)

LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world’s troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games.

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