Tag: IOC
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The 3rd International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development
Geneva, June 06, 2013: New York (UNOSDP): Yesterday, at the UN Headquarters in New York, the third edition of the ‘International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development’ commenced. The two day biennial event is in attendance of high ranking personalities and key figures from the Sport for Development and Peace Movement. The forum will…
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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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World Squash Federation Welcomes IOC
St Petersburg – Russia May 29, 2013: The World Squash Federation today welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board to shortlist Squash as a potential sport to join the Olympic Programme for the 2020 Olympic Games. The IOC Executive Board, which comprises 15 IOC members including President Jacques Rogge, made its…
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Baseball, softball, squash, wrestling make cut
Buenos Aires, May 29, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today recommended that baseball/softball, squash and wrestling be proposed to the 125th IOC Session for possible inclusion as an additional sport on the Olympic programme for the 2020 Olympic Games. The EB selected the three sports by secret ballot from…
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The CAS dismisses the appeal of KOJI against IOC
Lausanne, May 22, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal filed by the Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the IOC Executive Board’s decision of 11 August 2012 to withdraw Mr Murofushi’s candidacy for the…
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Yelena Isinbaeva announced as YOG Ambassador
Lausanne, May 19, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva will be an official Ambassador of the Nanjing (China) 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games,…
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Nanjing Youth Olympic Games on track
Lausanne, May 16, 2013: The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) is well on track to deliver successful Games next summer, according to the IOC Coordination Commission, which concluded its fourth visit to the Chinese city today. With 15 months to go to the second edition of the summer Youth Olympic Games, the…
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IOC holds successful meetings with Minister
Lausanne, May 15, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today held fruitful meetings with a delegation from the Indian Sports Ministry, headed by Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, and representatives from the National Federations of India who are also members of the suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA). A representative of the Olympic Council of Asia…
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Founding Group on fight against irregular&illegal betting
Lausanne, May 14, 2013: The fourth meeting of the Founding Working Group (FWG) on the fight against irregular and illegal betting concluded today with the approval of a set of recommendations aimed at bolstering education on the issue, monitoring, exchange of information and intelligence, and legislation. The FWG called for the establishment of an Olympic…
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IOC awards 2014 broadcast rights in Australia
Lausanne, May 13, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the rights to Ten Network Holdings to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. Ten Network Holdings has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms in Australia. IOC President Jacques Rogge said: “Sochi 2014 will be the first Olympic Winter…