Tag: Summer Olympic
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IOC awards broadcast rights in 17 Asian countries
Lausanne – Switzerland, Aug 12, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced it that has reached an agreement with Dentsu Inc. for the Olympic broadcast rights in 17 countries across Asia for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and…
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IOC Executive Board recommends 25 core sports
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 12, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today agreed on the 25 sports it will propose to the 125th IOC Session for approval as the core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The 25 sports are: athletics, rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing,…
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2020 Candidate Cities submit their Files
Lausanne – Switzerland, Jan 07, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that it has received the Candidature Files of the three Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games: Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain). [1] The IOC Evaluation Commission, chaired by IOC Vice-President Sir Craig Reedie, will now analyse the…
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Rio celebrates the Paralympic Flag handover
London, UK: Sept 9, 2012: During this evening’s London 2012 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony, Rio 2016™ celebrated the handover of the Paralympic Flag from London to Rio de Janeiro with an eight minute presentation that focussed on the concept of ‘joy’ – promoting the themes of cultural diversity, harmony and contagious energy. Rio 2016’s™ Paralympic…
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2014, 2016 Olympic broadcast rights in Canada
IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada London, August 2, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced…
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Gerardo Werthein, President of the ArgentineOC
London, UK; 27 July 2012: Gerardo Werthein, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee and an IOC Member, presented a report to 124th IOC Session in London this week on Buenos Aires’ preparations to host the next IOC Session in September 2013. The 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires will be a milestone moment for the…
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IOC selects three cities as Candidates for the 2020 Olympic Games
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 24, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain)* have made it on to the shortlist of cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The Candidate Cities were accepted from among five Applicant Cities, which also included Baku (Azerbaijan) and Doha (Qatar). Please click…