Tag: United States Olympic Committee

  • Olympic Summit gives full support

    Olympic Summit gives full support

    Lausanne, July 19, 2014: Olympic agenda 2020, Leading representatives of the Olympic Movement met in Lausanne today, with the Olympic Agenda 2020 process central to their discussions. Sports leaders heard updates on the proposals that have so far been generated on Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, which…

  • Ban Ki-Moon praises IPC at United Nations forum

    Ban Ki-Moon praises IPC at United Nations forum

    New York – USA, June 07, 2013: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) efforts to inspire the world and change attitudes toward people with an impairment during a speech on Wednesday (5 June) at the International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development at the UN’s headquarters in New York,…

  • IOC and USOC sign important financial accord

    IOC and USOC sign important financial accord

    Lausanne-Switzerland, May 24, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today announced the signing of a new revenue-sharing agreement that will govern the financial relationship between the two parties for two decades, beginning in 2020. “The USOC is an absolutely crucial pillar in the Olympic Movement”, said IOC President…