| 11th World Sport for All Congress calls for urgent and concrete actions |
| HAVANNA, CUBA-(3-11-2006) 11th World Sport for All Congress |
| Havanna, Cuba - The 11th World Sport for All Congress this morning concluded its work in Havana after two and a half days of productive discussions on the challenges of physical activity. |
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| Sport for all |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(3-11-2006) IOC Sport For All Commission |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - Walther Tröger, Chairman of the Sport For All Commission of the IOC, reveals its goals and challenges. |
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| Rogge calls for a greater focus on Youth |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(22-10-2006) Olympic Movement |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - “The Olympic Movement is above all an educational movement” stated International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the opening ceremony of the 5th World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture today in Beijing. He added “Sports events such as the upcoming Games of the XXIX Olympiad are ideal platforms for information and education. |
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| Official speech of President Rogge 117th IOC Session |
| SINGAPORE-(5-7-2005) Olympic Games 2012 |
| Singapore - On behalf of the IOC, I should like to thank our Singaporean hosts very warmly for their wonderful hospitality. |
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| Wrap up of the Executive Board meetings in Singapore |
| SINGAPORE-(4-7-2005) IOC Executive Board meetings in Singapore |
| Singapore - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today concluded its second day of meetings in Singapore, where the full IOC membership will convene from 6 to 9 July for the 117th IOC Session. |
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| SINGAPORE 2005: IOC Executive Board Begins Meetings In Singapore |
| SINGAPORE-(3-7-2005) IOC Executive Board Meeting |
| Singapore - The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board (EB) held its first round of meetings this morning, in Singapore, in a week that will see the 117th IOC Session elect the Host City for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. |
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| Procedures for the vote on the Olympic programme for the 2012 Olympic Games |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(20-4-2005) 2012 Olympic Games |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - Since 1936, sports have been regularly added to the Olympic programme. At its extraordinary Session in Mexico in 2002, the IOC decided to: cap the numbers for the Games of the Olympiad to 28 sports, 301 events and 10,500 athletes and to systematically review the composition of the sports programme after each edition of the Olympic Games to ensure that its composition continues to be relevant and meet new expectations. |
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| Barbara Kendall joins IOC Athletes' Commission |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(20-1-2005) IOC Athletes' Commission |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today in Lausanne announced the appointment of Barbara Kendall, Olympic medallist in sailing from New Zealand, to replace Susie O'Neill on the IOC Athletes’ Commission. |
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| IOC Sets Up Disciplinary Commission |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(7-12-2004) The Victor Conte case |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, today announced that he has set up a Disciplinary Commission in order to investigate the nature and circumstances of recent allegations made by Mr Victor Conte to the media regarding aspects of his activities as head of the Balco laboratory. |
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| Olympic Cup goes to Alinghi |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(3-12-2004) Olympic Cup |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - 'This is not my trophy', declared Ernesto Bertarelli holding aloft the Olympic Cup which the IOC President had just presented to him, `it is Team Alinghi`s trophy.` `This Olympic Cup is important not just to us, but to our sport`, he added. |
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| Candidature Procedure 2012 - All five Candidate Cities return their Files to the IOC |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(15-11-2004) Olympic Games 2012 |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has received the Candidature Files of the five Candidate Cities bidding to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012. Paris (FRA), New York (USA), Moscow (RUS), London (GBR) and Madrid (ESP)1 all delivered their files before the deadline of midnight tonight. |
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| 'Sport For All' Congress in Rome |
| ROME, ITALY-(12-11-2004) Olympic Movement |
| Rome, Italy - Last night the World Congress “Sport for All” opened in Rome. This Congress, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, brings together experts from all over the world to deal with the theme “Sport For All as a Tool for Education and Development”. |
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