Tag: Jacques Rogge
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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…
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Women’s sports rights advocate from Qatar
Lausanne, July 01, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today honoured six women for their outstanding contributions to the development of women’s participation in sport and sports administration, during a ceremony for the 2013 IOC Women and Sport Awards in Lausanne. Qatari Ahlam Salem Mubarak Al Mana, a pioneer for women’s and girls’ sports rights…
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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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Lapasset and Rogge Excited About R7s YOG Debut
Dublin – Ireland, Feb 14, 2013: IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset is confident Rugby Sevens will be a hit with players and fans when it makes its Youth Olympic Games debut in Nanjing in 2014 ahead of its Olympic introduction at Rio 2016. The competition in China will bring together the finest up and coming Sevens…
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Athletes of the world officially invited to Sochi
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 07, 2013: At a ceremony today marking one year to go until the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge officially invited the world’s National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and their athletes to take part in the Games. During the event, President Rogge personally delivered…
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President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012
President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012 President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012 July 23, 2012: Count Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has given his support to the FEI Awards 2012 as London prepares to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Count Rogge, who was elected as the eighth…
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Important message for the media by IOC
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 20, 2012: Important message, IOC President’s press conference to take place at 8.00 p.m. on 21 July at the Main Press Centre (MPC). The press conference with IOC President Jacques Rogge originally scheduled at 2.00 p.m. on 22 July will now take place at 8.00 p.m. BST on 21 July at…
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IOC Athlete Career Programme agreement
Lausanne, July 05, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today underscored its firm commitment to the IOC Athlete Career Programme (IOC ACP) by agreeing to an eight-year extension of its cooperation agreement with the Adecco Group, one of the world’s leading provider of human resources solutions. The deal, signed by IOC President Jacques Rogge and…
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broadcast quality footage available of athletes qualified
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 16, 2012: The IOC has made available free broadcast quality footage of inspiring young London 2012 medal hopefuls for whom the Youth Olympic Games served as the springboard to their success. The IOC has followed their remarkable journeys from Singapore 2010 to London 2012 qualification, and we bring you their stories in two…