Tag: Jaques Rogge
IOC Receives “Strong” Reassurances from Russia following Anti-Gay Bill Debacle
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today received "strong" reassurances from the Russian Government that "everyone will be welcome" at Sochi 2014 regardless of...
Diack Confirms He Will Step Down as IAAF President, Leaves Coe in Pole Position
Lamine Diack today confirmed that he will step down as President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2015 and that he...
A Reflective Jacques Rogge
There are precisely two months to go in Jacques Rogge’s term as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is not, at least...
Who Runs the IOC?
When, against expectation, Buenos Aires was elected host of the third Summer Youth Games for 2018. The crucial element was a gaffe by Juan...
Overall Impressions from the ANOC General Assembly
There was a warm welcome feeling about the way the Extraordinary Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Lausanne was conducted, according...
