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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The best athletes are not competing and the major athletes perform in an environment where doping controls are not what we have in the Olympic world.
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They will have to wait five more days until their blood parameters go down.
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According to tradition I proclaim the Games closed and I call on the youth of the world to assemble in four years in Vancouver to celebrate the 21st Winter Games.
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It's one of those unwritten rules you never want to talk about, but if holding the Games in a city would jeopardize the lives of athletes, there is always that remedy. I don't know that there is another remedy.
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Not all sports are indispensable for the Olympic program, we know that.
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It's what I would call a battle royal.
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The International Olympic Committee is absolutely clear that it wants full respect for human rights. I think we have proved that very clearly in the past.
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The International Olympic Committee has the honor of announcing that the Games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of London,
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The IOC position is there should only be disciplinary sanctions for the athletes. However, we are a private organization working in a sovereign country and we will respect the rules of the country.
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The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights. It is clear that the staging of the Olympic games in Beijing will do a lot for the improvement of human rights and social relations in China.
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The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights.
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The two countries have already had joint marches but it is still very different to have a joint team.
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They were caught out of competition. We tested them at private homes where they were staying. I'm a strong believer in unannounced, out-of-competition testing. This is the strongest deterrent and most effective way.
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The financial prospects are very good. The financial future of the Olympic movement is secured.