International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said he has no problems to wait until after the Paris Olympics with an announcement whether he wants to run again in 2025 for the top job or not.
The decision follows a recommendation by the IOC ethics commission which raised concern that an announcement before Paris could overshadow the July 26-August 11 Games and the election process.
The decision was unanimously approved by the IOC executive board, with Bach saying on Wednesday "there wasn't even a discussion.
"It goes without saying that I always respect recommendations from the ethics commission and even more so when this supported by my board members," Bach told reporters.
He added: "Any conclusions you may draw are premature."
Germany's Bach has presided over the IOC since 2013 and under the Olympic Charter can not run for a third term in 2025.
But at the last IOC Session in October in Mumbai a number of IOC members asked Bach to seek another term which would require a change of the charter. The IOC has said this could be done via a postal vote.
Bach has not ruled out staying on but has also said he is loyal to the Olympic Charter.
The ethics commission statement said: "It is clear that the time of such a decision bears a high risk to overshadow the course of the Olympic Games as well as the election campaign itself.
"Therefore, in order to protect this election process it is recommended to the IOC president to postpone any such decision until the end of the Olympic Games."
Term and age limits were introduced at the IOC in the aftermath of the bribes for votes scandal around the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. The president is elected for eight years and can seek a second term of four years.
