Tag: IOC Athletes’ Commission
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Statement from IOC Athletes’ Commission and members of WADA Athlete Committee
Lausanne, August 12, 2017: The International Olympic Committee IOC Athletes Commission and members of WADA Athlete Committee response to the recent WADA Athlete Committee’s Statement and comments made in the media. In regard to potential IOC actions related to the Russian anti-doping investigation and further subsequent actions ahead of the Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018:…
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Angela Ruggiero to head IOC Athletes’ Commission
Lausanne, August 1, 2016: Angela Ruggiero to head IOC Athletes’ Commission, American Ice Hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero was elected as the new Chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission, replacing outgoing Chair Claudia Bokel. IOC President Thomas Bach officially appointed Angela Ruggiero during today’s joint meeting between the IOC Athletes’ Commission and…
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Olympians elect Bjørndalen and Wickenheiser
Sochi, Feb 20, 2014: Ole Einar Bjørndalen from Norway (biathlon) and Hayley Wickenheiser from Canada (ice hockey) have been elected to the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by their peers at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for a term of approximately eight years. A new Olympic record was set by the…
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Athletes’ Commission of the IOC
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: Danka Bartekova from Slovakia (shooting), James Tomkins from Australia (rowing), Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe (aquatics) and Tony Estanguet from France (canoe-kayak) have been elected to the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by their peers at the London 2012 Olympic Games for a term of eight years.…