Tag: IOC President
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Jean-Claude Killy resigns as IOC member
Lausanne, Mar 28, 2014: Three-time Olympic gold medallist Jean-Claude Killy has announced that he is stepping down as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two decades of service to the Olympic Movement. The 70-year-old Alpine ski legend joined the IOC in 1995. He was a member of a number of IOC commissions, most…
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Brazilian President shows strong support
Palácio do Planalto Brasilia, Brazil, Jan 22, 2014: The Brazilian Government underscored its strong commitment to the successful delivery of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during a meeting today between International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia. President Rousseff received an update on…
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Olympic Truce for Sochi Games 2014
New York – USA, Nov 6, 2013: Newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has outlined his vision of how sport and politics can work together to build a better and more peaceful world. He was speaking at the 68th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today, where a resolution was…
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Olympic Summit held at IOC Headquarters
Lausanne, Nov 03, 2013: Responding to an invitation from IOC President Thomas Bach, the senior representatives of the Olympic Movement’s key stakeholders met today at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne for the 2nd Olympic Movement Coordination Meeting. The meeting formed part of the on-going open dialogue and consultations that the IOC is looking to increase…
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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…
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Broadcast rights in NZ and Pacific Island Territories
Lausanne, Oct 15, 2013: Pacific Island, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded SKY Network Television Ltd the right 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. SKY has acquired the broadcast rights on all media platforms…
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Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay
Lausanne, Sept 29, 2013: With 132 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was lit today in Ancient Olympia, Greece, during a ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting marks the symbolic start of the Olympic Torch Relay, which will see the flame…
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IAAF / IOC Press Conference 9 August
Moscow – Russia, August 8, 2013: Friday 9 August, IAAF Council meets with the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (morning) IAAF / IOC Press Conference, Conference Hall, Radisson Royal Hotel at 1230hrs. WHO: IAAF President Lamine Diack and IOC President Jacques Rogge MEDIA ACCESS: Media who are accredited for the IAAF World Championships…
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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…