Tag: International Olympic Committee

  • IOC celebrates six winners at 2012 Women and Sport Awards

    Los Angeles-USA, Feb 17, 2012: 2012 Women Sport Awards, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday honoured five women and one organisation for their outstanding contributions to the development of women’s participation in sport and sports administration during a ceremony for the 2012 IOC Women and Sport Awards in Los Angeles. Presented on the opening…

  • Olympic Games 2020, Cities submit Application Files to IOC

    Cities submit Application Files, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is very pleased to announce that by the deadline of 15 February 2012, the cities of Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar) and Madrid (Spain)* submitted their Application Files to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020. Cities submit Application Files, The…

  • Jean-Claude Killy praises Sochi’s “spectacular downhill”

    The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games today wrapped up its seventh visit to Sochi, Russia, as local organisers begin the transition from the construction and planning phase of preparations to the operational readiness phase. Jean Claude Killy, The Coordination Commission began its three-day visit by taking in the first FIS Alpine…

  • Sir Philip Craven MBE, Awarded 2012 GSD Humanitarian Award

    LOS ANGELES-USA, Feb 14, 2012: The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) is honored to announce today that Sir Philip Craven, MBE, president of the International Paralympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee, has been named the recipient of the 2012 GSD Humanitarian Award. As 2012’s honoree, Sir Philip will receive a $100,000…

  • IOC awards broadcast rights in Japan for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games

    IOC awards broadcast rights, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Japan Consortium the broadcast rights in Japan for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Japan Consortium, which includes NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the National Association…

  • IOC, OCA representatives satisfied with smooth conduct of polls Incumbent president sweeps to victory in POA elections

    Lahore-Pakistan, Feb 04, 2012: POA elections, Incumbent Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan`s group won elections of the association on Saturday for the third consecutive term, defeating two rivals Major-General (retd) Akram Sahi and Qasim Zia. The sitting president got 48.5 votes and his closest rival Gen Sahi bagged 32.5 votes…

  • IOC’s fight against irregular and illegal betting in sport

    Lausanne (SUI), Feb 02, 2012: irregular illegal betting, The third meeting of the Working Group on Irregular and Illegal Betting in Sport concluded today in Lausanne with the approval of a list of measures aimed at raising awareness, improving monitoring, intelligence and analysis, and strengthening or encouraging the adoption of legislation and regulations to combat the…

  • How to follow the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck 2012

    International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jan 09, 2012: The Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012 will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from 13 to 22 January and you can follow them from wherever you are in the world. News, interviews and loads more exclusive content from Innsbruck 2012 can be viewed on olympic.org and Innsbruck2012.com, while daily highlights…