Tag: IOC

  • 10th IOC World Conference on Sport Environment

    Sochi, Oct 30, 2013: The 10th edition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s World Conference on Sport and the Environment officially got under way today in Sochi, Russia, host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in February 2014. Under the theme “Changing Today for a Better Tomorrow”, leading environmentalists, academics, government figures and sports experts…

  • IOC unveils Michelle Wie as YOG Ambassador

    Lausanne, Oct 21, 2013: With fewer than 300 days to go until golf makes its Youth Olympic Games (YOG) debut at Nanjing 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced Michelle Wie as a YOG Ambassador. The American golfer, who was the youngest ever player to qualify for a USGA (United States Golf Association) tournament,…

  • IOC appoints Head of Executive Office

    Lausanne, Oct 18, 2013: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has appointed Jochen Färber as Head of his Executive Office. A journalist by training and a communication and marketing expert, Färber has a long and extensive experience in the world of sport both from the media and management sides. Färber is currently Managing Director…

  • Parsons to serve Co-ordination Commission

    Germany, Oct 16, 2013: IPC Governing Board member and President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, has been appointed to serve on the IOC Co-ordination Commission for Tokyo 2020, the IOC announced on Wednesday (16 October). The IOC Co-ordination Commission serves as a link between athletes, National Olympic and Paralympic Committees, International Federations and…

  • IOC announces composition of Tokyo 2020

    Lausanne, Oct 16, 2013: Composition, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has appointed IOC Vice-President John Coates as Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad ¬- Tokyo 2020; and Frank Fredericks as Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires 2018. Coates…

  • IOC, OCA meets with Pakistan government

    Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct 8, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) together with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) held a meeting today (Friday) in Lausanne involving IOC member Syed Shahid Ali; Mr Faridullah Khan, Federal Secretary to the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination representing the Government of Pakistan; and a delegation of the IOC-recognised Pakistan…

  • Sochi 2014 springing to life with 134 days

    Lausanne, Sept 26, 2013: The host city of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games is abuzz with activity with a little over four months to go until the start of the Games on 7 February 2014. The organisers of the Sochi 2014 Games are busy with a number of initiatives aimed at bringing the event to…

  • Rio 2016 working to deliver lasting legacy

    Lausanne, Sept 3, 2013: Wrapping-up its fifth visit to Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission, underlined the strong progress being made to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2016 Games. With less than three years remaining until the Games begin, the Organising Committee and its Government partners were able to show…

  • Youth Olympic Games Medal Design Competition

    Lausanne, Sept 2, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launched a competition offering fans and young designers the opportunity to make Olympic history by designing the medal for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. People all over the world will be able to submit their entries via the website http://www.medaldesigncompetition.com/ until 30 November 2013.…

  • IOC EB meeting and 125th IOC Session

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS The IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting and annual general meeting (Session) of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 4 to 10 September 2013. The 125th IOC Session, to be held from 7 to 10 September, will make decisions on key policy issues…