Tag: Olympic

  • Almaty and Beijing submit Candidature Files for 2022 Olympic Winter Games – both cities adapt their bids to reflect Olympic Agenda 2020 “reforms”

    Almaty and Beijing submit Candidature Files for 2022 Olympic Winter Games – both cities adapt their bids to reflect Olympic Agenda 2020 “reforms”

    Lausanne, Jan 6, 2015: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today welcomed the Candidature Files of Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China)*, the two cities bidding to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Both cities are being encouraged to reflect the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020 following the unanimous approval of the 40 recommendations at the 127th…

  • Olympic Agenda 2020 – From Decision to Implementation

    Olympic Agenda 2020 – From Decision to Implementation

    Lausanne, Dec 12, 2014: Following the unanimous approval of the 40 recommendations that make up Olympic Agenda 2020 by the IOC Session on 8 and 9 December, the focus has now turned from decision to implementation. On Thursday 11 December, IOC President Thomas Bach chaired meetings at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne to begin the…

  • IOC Executive Board Meeting and 127th IOC Session in Monaco – Information for the media

    IOC Executive Board Meeting and 127th IOC Session in Monaco – Information for the media

    Lausanne, Oct 9, 2014: The IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting and the 127th IOC Session will be held in Monaco, Principality of Monaco, from 5 to 9 December 2014 (EB from 5 to 7 December/Session on 8 and 9 December). The 127th IOC Session will take decisions on key policy issues following the consultation process…

  • IOC Coordination Commission leaves Rio satisfied with progress

    IOC Coordination Commission leaves Rio satisfied with progress

    Lausanne, Oct 1, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission brought to a close its seventh visit (29 September to 1 October) to the South American host city today: it follows a successful winter here for Brazil and for the country’s preparations for the Olympic Games, which included the FIFA World Cup, Rio 2016’s…

  • Composition of Working Groups by IOC

    Lausanne, May 22, 2014: In another key milestone in the process of building Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, IOC President Thomas Bach today released the membership of the 14 Working Groups which will help frame some of the key recommendations. Each group will be made up of…

  • IOC, UN Secretariat agree historic deal

    New York, Apr 28, 2014: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signed a historic agreement today at the UN Headquarters in New York aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations at the highest level. The agreement underlined that the IOC and the UN “share the same values…

  • IOC Executive Board lifts suspension of NOC of India

    IOC Executive Board lifts suspension of NOC of India

    Sochi, Feb 11, 2014: The IOC Executive Board (EB) reinstated the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of India, the Indian Olympic Association, during an ad-hoc meeting in Sochi today. The EB took this decision following a report about the IOA’s General Assembly and elections for a new Board, which were successfully held on 9 February 2014…

  • IOC awards 2014-2016 broadcast rights

    Lausanne, Jan 16, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa* to SuperSport International for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SuperSport has acquired broadcast rights on pay satellite…

  • EB meets to discuss Olympic Agenda 2020

    Montreux, Dec 14, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded a four-day brainstorming seminar today in Montreux, Switzerland, where discussions were led by IOC President Thomas Bach and centred on key issues pertinent to the future of the Olympic Movement. The ideas generated at the meeting will form the basis of…

  • First IOC EB meeting under President Bach

    Lausanne, Dec 11, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) convened today in Lausanne for its final meeting of 2013 and the first led by President Thomas Bach since his election in September. 59 days to go to Sochi 2014 With just 59 days to go until the start of the…