Tag: IOC President Jacques Rogge
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IOC awards broadcast rights for 7 countries
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 31, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Olympic broadcast rights for seven countries in South Asia to STAR India for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia; the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games…
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IOC awards broadcast rights in Central Asia
Lausanne, July 04, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to Dentsu Inc. for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Dentsu Inc. has acquired broadcast rights…
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon receives Olympic Order
New York – USA, June 05, 2013: The 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development opened today in New York with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) honouring United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the Olympic Order. The award was in recognition of the UN Secretary-General’s strong personal commitment to use sport as…
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HRH Prince Philippe and HRH Princess Mathilde pay tribute to IOC President Rogge
Lausanne, May 13, 2013: HRH Prince Philippe and HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium paid an official courtesy visit today to their compatriot and International Olympic Committee President, Jacques Rogge, at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. Their Royal Highnesses met President Rogge and a delegation from the Belgian National Olympic Committee, including President Pierre-Olivier Beckers and…
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IOC awards broadcast rights in Latin America
Lausanne, Mar 22, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the rights to América Móvil to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. América Móvil has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms across Latin America*.…
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Olympic Games Judo Gold for Brazil
London, July 28, 2012: MEN -60kg: Galstyan Steals the Day – With the exception of Georgi Zantaraia UKR -60kg, all of the top seeds, both men and women, made it to the quarter final stage. World No.1 Rishod Sobirov UZB looked most convincing early on in the men’s division with wins against Jacob Gnahoui BEN,…
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IOC and USOC sign important financial accord
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 24, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today announced the signing of a new revenue-sharing agreement that will govern the financial relationship between the two parties for two decades, beginning in 2020. “The USOC is an absolutely crucial pillar in the Olympic Movement”, said IOC President…