Bach officially resigned yesterday after being elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and has been replaced on an interim basis by Hans-Peter Kraemer.

But Kraemer, former chairman of the Cologne District Savings Bank, who was Bach's deputy, is not interested in the role on a permanent basis.

He wants a replacement to complete the remaining year of Bach's four-year term to be elected at the DOSB's General Assembly on December 7. 

Kraemer has already started the search for a replacement, who he said should be an "all-rounder" and "rooted in society, sports, and the industry".

DOSB general director Michael Vesper is not interested in stepping up to replace Thomas Bach as President, he has claimed

The highly-regarded Michael Vesper, the DOSB's general director, has also claimed that he is not interested in replacing Bach. 

Among the early favourites are Rainer Brechken, President of the German Gymnastics Federation, and Volker Bouffier, Prime Minister in the state of Hesse, although his availability will depend on whether he retains his position in the State election on Sunday (September 22). 

Bach had led the DOSB since it was founded in 2006 following a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund (DSB), and the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland (NOK).

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