Tag: Jacques Rogge
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London 2012 – Olympic flame lit at Olympia
Lausanne-switzerland, May 10, 2012: With only 78 days until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was today lit at Olympia during a ceremony organized by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting symbolically marks the beginning of the Torch Relay that will bring the flame to the Olympic Stadium…
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IOC picks successor to replace outgoing Medical and Scientific Director
Lausanne (SUI), April 13, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to announce that it has chosen a successor to replace Dr Patrick Schamasch as IOC Medical and Scientific Director. Dr Richard Budgett will join the organisation on 1 October following the completion of his work as Chief Medical Officer at the London Organising…
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Zambia, the Playing Field for Further UN-Olympic Cooperation
Geneva, Feb 27, 2012: UN Olympic Cooperation, The International community and the world of sport came together on Saturday, 25 February 2012, in Zambia as a high-level delegation led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge conducted a visit to Lusaka, Zambia, where they visited two community projects that…
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5th World Conference on Women and Sport calls for more women in leadership roles
5th World Conference, Participants in the 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport called on sports leaders to take a more proactive role in advancing the cause of women in and through sport as the event came to a close in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday. The three-day conference, whose theme was “Together Stronger:…
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IOC awards broadcast rights in Japan for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games
IOC awards broadcast rights, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Japan Consortium the broadcast rights in Japan for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Japan Consortium, which includes NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the National Association…
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IOC Awards Broadcast Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the London 2012 Olympic Games
International Olympic Committee, Press Release, Dec 16, 2011: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the exclusive terrestrial television, and non-exclusive radio and mobile platform broadcast rights in Sub Saharan Africa for the London 2012 Olympic Games to Octagon, it was announced today. IOC President Jacques Rogge said, “We are delighted to have reached this agreement with…
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IOC chief sees ‘extraordinary’ progress in Sochi Olympic preparations (RIA NOVOSTI)
Sochi 2014 News: International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge on Thursday noted the “extraordinary changes” in Sochi as the city prepares to host the 2014 Winter Games. Rogge is in the Black Sea resort for the annual general assembly of the European Olympic Committee. His last visit was 18 months ago Sochi Olympic preparations. “Today…