24 January 2008 - The Presidents of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, and of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Hon. John Fahey, met today at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, to discuss cooperation between the two organisations and enhanced strategies in the fight against doping in sport. This was the first official […]
22 January 2008 - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, welcomed United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the IOC headquarters today, where the two leaders agreed on an expanded framework for IOC and UN cooperation. President Rogge told Mr Ban that the IOC is committed to using sport to […]
21 January 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unveiled the names of the cities from which a final winner to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 will be voted on by the IOC membership. Moscow and Singapore were chosen through a postal vote by the Executive Board last week, and […]
21 January 2008 - On his first official visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea will meet tomorrow with IOC President Jacques Rogge to discuss IOC and UN cooperation. The two leaders last met in October in New York City, when the UN […]
Just some of the latest headlines I want to share that talks about Olympic dreams, World Cup wins and athlete improvements.
Toby sets his sights on Olympics
Sail Melbourne: Finn Gold Cup last chance for Qingdao berth
Newly confident Friedman heads into LA World Cup
SLC’s Lund wins World Cup skeleton race
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Vancouver, BC - 17 January 2008 - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will hold a press conference today in Langley, British Columbia, to announce a new contract and an Official Supplier sponsorship.
What: […]
Madrid, January 15th 2008
- The Madrid 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games would bring an intense and powerful social regeneration process in the Spanish capital.
- The effects of this regeneration, as the Mayor said: “are going to be […]
15 January 2008 - The public consultation process of the virtual Olympic Congress was officially launched today on the Olympic Movement website. This is the first time in the history of Olympic Congresses that the general public can submit their views on the topics under consideration. An analysis of these contributions will be conducted, and […]
14 January 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that all seven cities applying to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 have returned their Application Files, which contain their responses to the IOC Candidature Acceptance Procedure questionnaire.
Chicago (USA), Prague (Czech Republic), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha […]
11 January 2008 — Representatives from the three government levels and Brazilian Olympic Committee deliver Rio 2016 Bid applicant files at IOC headquarters in Lausanne
Important authorities of the Federal, State and City governments and Brazilian Olympic Committee were this Friday at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hand-deliver the documentation […]
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