Rogge in the firing line over human rights

A year from now, Jacques Rogge is likely to be spluttering in the polluted air of Beijing's Olympic Stadium. But his thoughts also will be on whether he should stand for a further term as International Olympic Committee president, a decision he says he will make at the end ofthe Games. As yet, no logical successor has emerged, and much will depend on what sort of year the Belgian surgeon endures on the road to Beijing.

Inevitably it will be a rocky one, with human-rights groups preparing to fire as many bullets as China's prolific executioners.

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