Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge, KCMG; born 2 May 1942) is a Belgian sports administrator and physician who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 2001 to 2013. In 2013, the IOC announced that Rogge would become their Honorary President...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 May 1942
CityGhent, Belgium
definitely full law respect solutions
We are working on that, and definitely intelligent solutions with the full respect of the law will be found.
believes home success
You know how much the IOC believes in the success of the home team.
crucial
We are now halfway. This is always a crucial period,
charge
We are in charge, and only we are in charge of the doping controls.
course definitely elections federal government links renewed soon
We know of course that ... co-operation will have to be renewed with the federal government because of your elections. As soon as a new government is in place, the links will be made and improved, but definitely I think everything is okay.
meeting succeeded thank truly
Well done and thank you. You have succeeded brilliantly in meeting your challenge. These were truly magnificent Games.
heartfelt meeting succeeded thank truly
You have succeeded brilliantly in meeting your challenge. These were truly magnificent games. We say a heartfelt thank you to Italy, Piedmont and Turin.
code today widely
Today we have a WADA code which is widely accepted.
pace pleased progress
We are pleased by the pace of progress now,
accept family issues level olympic progress
We still have issues about doping. Progress has been made, but not to the level where the Olympic family would accept it.
committee concerns support
We are confident. We are vigilant. We support the (organizing) committee and we are happy, ... We have no concerns whatsoever.
against fight olympic priority remain remains tolerance zero
We remain with our zero tolerance policy, so that the fight against doping remains the very first priority of the International Olympic Committee.
unless
Unless something unforeseen happens, they are going to make it if they keep up this pace.
confident question soft solution somehow stance taking
We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping.