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	International Olympic Committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD.
		The IOC President is responsible for representing the IOC as a whole, and there are members of the IOC which represent the IOC in their respective countries.
		Presidents and persons holding an executive or senior leadership position within NOCs, world or continental associations of NOCs, IFs or associations of IFs or other organisations recognised by the IOC cease to be a member upon ceasing to exercise the function he was exercising at the time of his election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Olympic_Committee (2208 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ORGANISATION - STRUCTURES
		The International Olympic Committee is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement
		Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch was born on 17 July 1920 in Barcelona.
		Elected to the presidency of the IOC in the first ballot on 16 July 1980, he succeeded Lord Killanin whose career terminated with the extinction of the Olympic flame on 3 August 1980.
	www.olympic.org /uk/organisation/ioc/presidents/samaranch_uk.asp (335 words)

	Presidents of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC )
		Avery Brundage was born on September 28, 1887 and was elected fifth President of the International Olympic Committee at its meeting in Helsinki in 1952.
		Lord Killanin was elected as President of the Olympic Council of Ireland in 1950.
		Juan Antonio Samaranch, elected as head of the International Olympic Committee in 1980 (the seventh to hold the post since the IOC was established in 1894), was one of the most influential Spaniards in the last two decades of the 20th century.
	www.olympic-museum.de /president/pres_ioc.html (3699 words)

	Olympic Games - MSN Encarta
		The other IOC presidents have been Count Henri de Baillet-Latour of Belgium (1925-1942), J. Sigfrid Edström of Sweden (1946-1952), Avery Brundage of the United States (1952-1972), Michael Morris, Lord Killanin, of Ireland (1972-1980), Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain (1980-2001), and Jacques Rogge (2001- ) of Belgium.
		Although the Olympic Charter, the official constitution of the Olympic movement, proclaims that the Olympics are contests among individuals and not among nations, the IOC assigns to the various NOCs the task of selecting national Olympic teams.
		Women’s Olympic sports have grown significantly since then, and currently women account for approximately half of the members of teams, except in teams from Islamic nations, where the level of female participation is generally lower.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761562380 (1354 words)

	MACEDONIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
		The Macedonian Olympic Committee became the 195th member of the International Olympic Committee at the Session in Lausanne held on September 21-24th, 1993, after the admission of the Republic of Macedonia to the UN.
		President of the Committee, as of its founding up to date is Dr Vasil Tupurkovski.
		Therefore, the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 was their first edition ever of the OG under the flag of the Republic of Macedonia.
	www.mok.org.mk /about.htm (580 words)

	112th IOC SESSION - Election of the President - The IOC Presidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In the international field, he was one of the organisers of the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, and also participated in the 1908, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Games as head of the Swedish delegation.
		(Belgium) President of the IOC 1925 - 1942
		(Greece) President of the IOC 1894 - 1896
	www.moscow2001.olympic.org /en/president/bilan (1775 words)

	International DanceSport Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Olympic Committee granted full IOC Recognition of DanceSport and of IDSF as sole representative body on September 5, 1997.
		As of 2006 IDSF has 84 national member federations, 57 of which are recognized by their National Olympic Committees.
		The International News (Tanzsportmagazin) was the official IDSF magazine, published by International DanceSport Media GmGH, Switzerland during 1998--2004.Since 2004 a colored PDF format downloadable magazine DanceSport Today is issued as the official IDSF magazine, with limited number of printed copies available upon ordering from the IDSF website.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_DanceSport_Federation (163 words)

	TTOC - Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
		The Olympic Games are the exclusive property of the IOC which owns all rights relating thereto, in particular and without limitation, the rights relating to their organization, exploitation, broadcasting and reproduction by any means whatsoever.
		National Olympic Committees are necessary for the furtherance of the Olympic Movement throughout the world, for it is only through a National Olympic Committee, recognized by the International Olympic Committee, that competitors could be entered in the Olympic Games.
		Other Federations are recognized by the International Olympic Committee, but their Sports have not yet been admitted to the Olympic programme, as they have not yet fulfilled the criteria as laid down in the Olympic Charter.
	www.ttoc.org /faq.asp (2830 words)

	International Olympic Committee
		The International Olympic Committee is an organization created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four year.
		The IOC receives its operating funds through advertising and merchandising Olympic memorabilia, as well as through sale of rights to the media who report on the occurrences at the Olympic games.
		The IOC President is an individual responsible for representing the IOC as a whole, and there are members of the IOC which represent the IOC in their respective countries.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/io/IOC.html (271 words)

	International Olympic Committee (IOC) - Athens Info Guide
		The International Olympic Committee was founded on 23 June 1894 by the French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin who was inspired to revive the Olympic Games of Greek antiquity.
		The IOC President is elected by the IOC members by secret ballot for an initial term of eight years, renewable once for four additional years.
		The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) propagate the fundamental principles of Olympism at a national level within the framework of sports activity.
	www.athensinfoguide.com /olympicioc.htm (560 words)

	Olympic world turns with ever less American influence - The Boston Globe
		So both will be dropped from the Summer Games, with United States Olympic officials as powerless to save their signature sports as they were to spare New York City from early elimination last year in the high-stakes bidding for the 2012 Summer Games.
		US Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth maintains that American involvement is crucial for both the US and the Olympics.
		Of the 34 global federations that govern Olympic sports and wield enormous influence with the International Olympic Committee, only one is led by an American: Porter's softball federation.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2006/02/20/olympic_world_turns_with_ever_less_american_influence (1181 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), created by the Paris Congress on 23rd June 1894, is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement.
		The IOC president is elected by the IOC Members by secret ballot for an initial term of eight years.
		The administration of the IOC is placed under the responsibility of the Director General who, under the authority of the President, runs it with the assistance of the Secretary General and the Directors.
	www.olympics.org.uk /olympicmovement/ioc.asp (867 words)

	THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 20TH SESSION
		The Olympic Movement is not just a beautiful sport ideology; it represents one of the most noble aspects of world cultural tradition for it springs from the deeper meaning of Greek classical culture that incarnated for all civilized people, independent of race, religion or nationality, the most beautiful and eternal values of life.
		International monetary support was not forthcoming so, the Greek Government forwarded the work of the Academy, just as more than 2,500 years ago something had awakened in the minds and spirit of men that which was to so influence and genius molded the world of mind, body and spirit.
		This international centre, the Olympic Academy, where for twenty years now different facets of Olympism have been studied, discussed and propagated together with the deeper meaning of sport and culture for man's moral achievement, is respected all over the world for the positive contribution it has made to the spreading of the Olympic Idea.
	www.etext.leeds.ac.uk /olympics/olympics20.htm (17027 words)

	Pravda.RU Russia To Host Next International Olympic Committee Session (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The International Olympic Committee members to gather at the Moscow session will include twenty members of Royal families, one acting head of state, presidents and secretaries-general of international athletic federations, and delegates of cities applying to host the 2008 Olympics.
		Court president Viktor Kostin declined an appeal by Abdullah Hamzayev, lawyer of the victim's relations, to reject Sergei Nazarov, counsel for the prosecution, on the grounds of suspected bias, as the court does not share such suspicions.
		President Putin of Russia has submitted to the Lower House of Parliament a block of bills on the pension reform, said Alexander Kotenkov, the President's representative in the State Duma.
	newsfromrussia.com /society/2001/06/15/7782.html (1859 words)

	Olympic Games Badges 1932 Los Angeles
		Badges with the Olympic ribbon were issued to members of the International Olympic Committee and of the Organizing Committee, to officers and members of National Olympic Committees, officers of International Federations, and Attachès.
		None of the badges issued to the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, Organizing Committee, Juries, AttachÈs or Press were good for admittance at the gates of any of the stadiums, all persons to whom these badges were issued being also given regular tickets of admission.
		Badges for the Executive Staff of the Organizing Committee consisted of a piece of Olympic ribbon from which the medallion was suspended, the individualís name or the word ìManagerî appearing on the medallion.
	www.olympic-museum.de /badges/badges1932.htm (662 words)

	ABC News: Gunmen Seize Iraq Olympic Committee Chief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ahmed al-Hijiya, president of the Iraq Olympic committee, attends a press conference, in early June, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq.
		Those kidnapped included Ahmed al-Hijiya, chairman of the Olympic Committee, and the presidents of the taekwondo and boxing federations, according to police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud.
		The International Olympic Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, condemned "these acts against the sport community" and called for the immediate release of the hostages.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2196823&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (418 words)

	Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) - Athens Info Guide
		The history of the Hellenic Olympic Committee is tightly interwoven with that of the revival of the Olympic Games.
		With the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay, it was the first time the Olympic Flame visited all 22 host cities of the Olympic Gummer games from the birth of the modern Games in 1896 through Beijing 2008.
		In 1949, the IOC unanimously approved the institution of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) at Ancient Olympia under the supervision of the HOC which it also entrusted with the task of organizing and administering the newly-founded Academy.
	www.athensinfoguide.com /olyimpichoc.htm (427 words)

	CNN/SI - Olympics - Coles testifies before investigators - Wednesday June 02, 1999 07:44 PM
		Posted: Wednesday June 02, 1999 07:44 PM As a committee continues to hear his case, a confident Phil Coles says he has no intention of stepping down as an IOC memeber.
		Phil Coles, who has resisted pressure to resign in the scandal, said he was convinced he'd proven his innocence to the special panel investigating charges of ethical misconduct.
		International Olympic Committee vice presidents Anita DeFrantz and Keba M'baye, and executive committee member Marc Hodler will present their recommendations on Coles to the executive board at its next meeting June 14 in Seoul, South Korea.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/1999/06/02/ioc_coles (472 words)

	American Samoa Olympic Commitee
		The American Samoa National Olympic Committee is tasked to ensure that American Samoa is represented in sports competition in the Oceania region, in World sports competition and in the Olympic Games.
		The Executive Committee comprises 20 members; the three elected officers, 17 representatives each representing a sport that is a member of the ASNOC.
		The office of the American Samoa National Olympic Committee is located at the Tafuna ASG Housing.
	www.oceaniasport.com /amsam/index.cgi?sID=11 (377 words)

	CNN - International Olympic Committee bans visits to bid cities - December 12, 1999
		The practice was a key issue in a bribery and corruption scandal that erupted a year ago.
		The vote capped the IOC's two-day 110th Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, in which it enacted 50 reforms intended to restore its credibility in the wake of the scandal.
		The IOC executive board will increase in number from 11 to 15, with the president elected to an eight-year term, renewable for a four-year term by election.
	archives.cnn.com /1999/WORLD/europe/12/12/ioc.reforms/index.html (479 words)

	International Committee of Sports for the Deaf/CISS/Deaflympics - News
		English adopted as sole language of correspondence, although the title, Comité International des Sports des Sourds, was retained in remembrance of the organization's origin.
		CISS awarded the Olympic Cup by the International Olympic Committee for its services to sports.
		International Silent Games held outside of Europe for the first time, in Washington DC, the United States.
	www.deaflympics.com /news/index.asp?ID=254 (240 words)

	Olympic Recognition: Bodybuilding's Long Road To Glory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Although we had asked for and received a permit from the AAU to organize the contest, on the night of the contest, their Canadian representatives, Charlie Walker and Harvey Hill, arrived and threatened the bodybuilders that they would be expelled from the AAU if they participated.
		Traveling to those countries and convincing their Olympic officials to accept bodybuilding as an Olympic sport was a very difficult task, besides being highly sensitive politically; but, with time, I successes.
		Certainly, President Samaranch was influenced when he attended the first bodybuilding contest of his career at the 1997 World Games in Lahti, Finland.
	www.getbig.com /articles/olym-rec.htm (1544 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
		The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
		The VIOC may submit proposals to the International Olympic Committee with regard to the “Olympic Charter”, the Movement in general as well as the organization and conduct of the Olympic Games.
		Furthermore, the VIOC shall conduct its activities in accordance with the Olympic Rules and Regulations and the high ideals of the Olympic Movement.
	www.virginislandsolympics.com /constitutionvioc.html (3128 words)

	2004 International Olympic Committee Trophy “Sport and Media” [MaltaMedia.com]
		The selection of the recipient and the awarding of the trophy are entrusted to the National Olympic Committee.
		In 1988 he was awarded his first International Olympic Committee prize for promoting the Olympic ideals through writing and broadcasting, which was followed by the “Midalja ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika” which was awarded to him in 1993 by the Maltese Government for his contribution to Sport.
		He was a member for 11 years of the Malta Olympic Committee as Director of Media and PR and was a member of the national sports board 1962-1971.
	www.maltamedia.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=1&num=4338 (519 words)

	2004.com - Olympic history - Modern history - IOC
		The former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch is Honorary President for life.
		The IOC exists to serve as an umbrella organisation of the Olympic Federation in the member countries and supervise the organizers of the different summer and winter Olympic Games.
		The Executive Board were founded first in 1921, consists of the IOC President, four Vice-Presidents and ten other members.
	www.2004.com /ohistory_modern_ioc.asp (175 words)

	International Committee of Sports for the Deaf/CISS/Deaflympics - News
		Le Comité International des Sports Silencieux, CISS (The International Committee of Silent Sports), later renamed Le Comité International des Sports des Sourds (The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf) was formed to hold the games every four years.
		The games were known as International Silent Games before they became the World Games for the Deaf.
		CISS was admitted into the International Olympic Committee, IOC, as an International Federation with Olympic standing in 1955.
	www.deaflympics.com /news/index.asp?ID=241 (287 words)

	Pravda.RU International Olympic Committee Opens Its 112th Session In Moscow
		The ceremony is being held in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
		After that the athletes gave the floor for greetings to Vitaly Smirnov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee.
		Presidential aide and former Russian defence minister Igor Sergeyev today told RIA Novosti that the USA had "undoubtedly taken the decision to withdraw from the 1972 ABM treaty" and under the smoke-screen of consultations with Russia and its NATO allies was preparing the world for this.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2001/07/12/9958.html (1867 words)

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