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
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We would need to have guarantees in terms of immigration, of all athletes and all countries, to avoid this issue that we have with Cuba. These are things we need to have.
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show us that sport unites by overriding national, political, religious and language barriers.
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Madrid had a very good bid and was only two votes short of reaching the final round of voting.
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I would really love to have a (U.S.) bid. There is a great tradition of games in the U.S. The States has organized by far the most Winter and Summer Games.
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Security worked extremely well, the athletes are happy. They were definitely games that pleased the athletes. The competitions were at a very high level.
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These were truly magnificent games. We say a heart-felt thank you to Italy, Piedmont and Italy.
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These were Games of heart, warmth and empathy and smiles. I must say the venues were perhaps the most remarkable in Winter Games history.
the start, but probably not the end of the big cleanup operation.
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We are assured the Top VII (sponsors program) will also be a great success.
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We are very pleased with the preparations. Like any Games, the final stretch of days is the most difficult one.
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The Olympic Truce will not be eternal. After the games, bad habits will return. But this village is a perfect example of what the truce exemplifies. Here, athletes of different religions, political systems, races and languages live peacefully together.
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The results that you achieved at the Athens Olympics last year have shown Chinese sports is really getting to the top.
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There was probably a little bit of lack of enthusiasm in some sports. The general public was a little bit absent in providing atmosphere. There are events where attendance has not been maximum.
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This is a sad day. There are cases among them that are just unacceptable, brutal corruption, when simply money was asked for.