Category: OLYMPIC
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IOC invites Olympic winter athletes to PyeongChang 2018 with just one year to go
Lausanne, Feb9, 2017: winter athletes, “One year from now, it will be your moment to make history. When the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 finally begin, it will be a moment for Korea to amaze the world. Hosting the Olympic Games is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and it opens a unique window of opportunity to write…
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“Made For Sharing”: Paris 2024 kicks off international campaign
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, Feb 3, 2017: international campaign, Paris 2024 presents its concept for a spectacular Games: a celebration of sport at the heart of a global city to be shared with everyone, everywhere. Games of Passion and Purpose. The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralymic Bid Organising Committee has today unveiled its strapline “Made…
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City of Paris signs major agreement to support refugees through sport with Taekwondo federations
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, France, Jan 31, 2017: Refugees Taekwondo, The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Organizing Committee has praised a new agreement signed by Dr. Chungwon Choue, President of World Taekwondo Federation and Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Denis Odjo, President of French Taekwondo Federation (FFTD) in the…
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Historic visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasizes strong ties with IOC
Lausanne, Jan18, 2017: IOC President Thomas Bach welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to The Olympic Museum today, in what is the first visit by a Chinese Head of State to the IOC. In a bilateral meeting, the two leaders highlighted the close cooperation between the IOC and China with regard to the organisation of the…
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World Para Athletics Grand Prix dates for 2017 announced
Munich, Jan 18, 2016: World Para Athletics has announced that Paris, France, will be a new addition to the Grand Prix calendar for 2017 with an event being held in the French capital in late May. In total there will be nine Grand Prix events in 12 weeks across four continents this year with all…
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Sign Landmark Charter on Environmental Responsibility
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Jan 12, 2017: Responsibility, The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has joined organisers of the 20 biggest international sporting events in France to pledge a shared commitment to delivering environmentally responsible and sustainable major sport events with the signing of a national Charter. The Charter, thought to be the…
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Dentsu into crisis Suicide and resignation plunge
Dec 30, 2016: Suicide, In Japan, the case made a great noise. It is important and its effects could be felt at various levels of the international sports movement. Dentsu, Japan’s number one advertising company, ranked 5th in the world, will soon change its position as president. Tadashi Ishii (photo above), its president and CEO,…
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Paris 2024 hails successful IF visits
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, Dec 19, 2016: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has today hailed the successful meetings and visits to Paris by International Federations (IFs) during 2016. As part of a new element to the campaign process brought about by the introduction of Olympic Agenda 2020, Paris 2024 officials have…
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IOC, USOC and NBC Universal Partnership
Lausanne, Dec 15, 2016: Channel Partnership, In a ground-breaking collaboration to connect fans to the Olympic Movement all year round, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and NBCUniversal have created a comprehensive Olympic Channel content and distribution partnership in the United States, all three parties announced today. During the second…
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Budapest 2024 unveils future Olympic Park
Budapest, Dec 14, 2016: Budapest 2024, At least two months of delivery to the IOC’s third and last part of the application, the team of Budapest in 2024 continues to campaign without changing speed or direction. She walks at their own pace, respecting its original strategy. The Hungarians rose Tuesday, December 13 a new glimpse…