Tag: IOC
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Breakfast with Seb and Dima Coe, Chernyshenko Headline Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow
Atlanta-USA. April, 11, 2012: Looming deadlines–and perhaps a few memories–will be chief among the topics discussed when Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO of Sochi 2014, join Around the Rings editor Ed Hula for the Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast in Moscow next Monday April 16 (Breakfast Moscow). London…
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Annual “Sochi 2014 Teacher” Contest Launched
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, has announced the launch of the annual All-Russian “Sochi 2014 Teacher” Contest. Its main objective is to give the country’s teachers the opportunity to contribute to the development of Olympic education through the development and implementation of…
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London is ready to host the Olympic Games as excitement builds
LAUSANNE (SUI), March 30, 2012: Excitement Builds, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for London 2012 today concluded its 10th and final visit (28 and 29 March) to the 2012 host city with the message that London is ready to welcome the world’s best athletes and Olympic and Paralympic fans this summer. “With only…
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PyeongChang 2018 quick off the blocks following successful bid process
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 22, 2012: Building on the momentum of a comprehensive bid process run by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organisers of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games have got off to a strong start, embarking on preparations to deliver the Republic of Korea’s first Olympic Winter Games. The IOC Coordination Commission for PyeongChang…
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Call for Nominations for Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame
For the first time since its introduction six years ago, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is calling upon members of the public to nominate retired Paralympians and coaches to be inducted into the Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Launched in 2006, by founding partner Visa, the Paralympic Hall of…
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Sochi 2014 clothing and footwear range now available in Bosco shops
The official Sochi 2014 clothing and footwear collection has now gone on sale and will be available all over the Russia in BOSCO shops at affordable prices. The collection includes spring and summer wear encompassing windbreakers, sweatshirts, tracksuits, polo shirts and accessories, all available in blue and orange colors. The collection is inspired by the…
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Parapan American Games Mandatory for Pan American Hosts
Bonn, Germany, March 19, 2012: It will be mandatory for the hosts of the Pan American Games to also stage the Parapan American Games in future years, it has been announced. At the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) General Assembly in Mexico City, PASO President Mario Vasquez Raña confirmed that the host city of future Pan…
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Daily Telegraph’s Davies to Represent IPC on IOC Press Commission
Bonn-Germany, March 16, 2012: The Daily Telegraph’s award winning sports correspondent Gareth Davies has been appointed as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) representative on the IOC’s Press Commission. The IOC Press Commission, which is chaired by Kevan Gosper, is responsible for advising the IOC and Organizing Committees on the provision of the best possible working conditions…
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Death of IOC honorary member Henry Adefope
IOC-March 12, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was greatly saddened to learn of the death of former IOC honorary member from Nigeria Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope on Sunday at the age of 84. Major General Adefope served as an IOC member from 1985 to 2006, after which he was made an IOC honorary member.…
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Around the Rings Olympic Bid Power Index – 2020 Cities in Virtual Dead Heat
By: Sheila S. Hula, Atlanta – March 7, 2012: The first edition of the Around the Rings Olympic Bid Power Index for 2020 shows a tight race with only two points separating Tokyo from its nearest competitors. Five cities want to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey, and Madrid,…