Jacques Rogge
Madrid mayor hails first day of IOC visit a success
Mar 18, 2013 15:42 EDT
Madrid mayor Ana Botella hailed the first day of the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission's four-day inspection of the city's candidacy for the 2020 Olympic Games a success.
Olympic wrestling 'battling for its life' - interim boss
Mar 12, 2013 14:37 EDT
Wrestling can regain its place as a core Olympic sport for the 2020 Games, the interim president of the sport's world governing body, Nenad Lalovic, told AFP in an interview on Tuesday.
Tokyo bid needs lobbying power: commentators
Mar 08, 2013 16:30 EST
Tokyo won praise from an IOC team scrutinising its bid for the 2020 Summer Games but commentators say it needs to boost its lobbying clout if is to impress Olympic chiefs.
Wrestling supremo pleased after Rogge talks
Mar 07, 2013 17:35 EST
Nenad Lalovic, acting president of the International Federation for Wrestling (FILA) said he had very helpful talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Thursday.
MCC call for T20 at 2024 Olympic Games
Feb 27, 2013 14:09 EST
MCC's world cricket committee has said it would like to see Twenty20 cricket included at the 2024 Olympic Games to boost take-up of the game around the world.
Medallists urged to lobby IOC for wrestling
Feb 20, 2013 03:06 EST
Japanese wrestling chiefs have urged Olympic medallists the world over to join forces to save their sport from the chop at the 2020 Games.
Hands off wrestling, say Greeks
Feb 14, 2013 14:20 EST
Greece threw its weight behind the campaign to keep wrestling, a sport which has survived from the ancient Olympics, on the Games programme on Thursday.
Wrestlers vow to fight Olympic removal
Feb 13, 2013 10:55 EST
Wrestlers around the world on Wednesday vowed to fight to save the ancient sport's Olympic status, after the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it for the 2020 Games.
Russia fetes one year to Sochi as official fired
Feb 07, 2013 13:26 EST
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed Russia would justify expectations when it hosts the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in one year, after ruthlessly firing an official blamed for delays in building infrastructure.
I've been privileged, says IOC president Rogge
Jan 24, 2013 23:51 EST
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge told AFP he had been privileged to be in charge of global sport's most powerful body for the past 12 years.
Armstrong doping disgrace sad: Rogge
Jan 24, 2013 20:00 EST
Lance Armstrong's doping scandal was both disappointing and sad, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge told AFP Thursday.
World cycling body braced for Armstrong revelations
Jan 17, 2013 07:56 EST
A televised confession to doping by shamed US rider Lance Armstrong looks likely to give fresh ammunition to critics of cycling's world governing body, heaping pressure on its embattled head and his predecessor.
Tokyo aims to follow London's Olympic lead
Jan 10, 2013 09:15 EST
Tokyo took its bid to stage the 2020 Olympics to London on Thursday, with Japanese officials saying they wanted to follow the "shining example" set by last year's summer Games in the British capital.
London sets bar high for 2020 Games bid trio
Dec 12, 2012 22:24 EST
The three candidates still standing to win the right to host the 2020 Olympics all acknowledge that they have a tough task to emulate the Games hosted so successfully by London this year.
IOC bides time with Armstrong Olympic medal
Dec 05, 2012 14:17 EST
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will be able to hold on to his Olympic bronze medal from the time-trial event at the 2000 Games in Sydney for at least a little longer, the International Olympic Committee has said.
Ainslie calls time on Olympic career
Nov 27, 2012 06:49 EST
The most successful Olympic sailor, Britain's Ben Ainslie, on Tuesday confirmed that he will not defend his title at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro to focus instead on a new challenge in the America's Cup.
British sailor Ainslie calls time on Olympic career
Nov 27, 2012 06:47 EST
The most successful Olympic sailor, Britain's Ben Ainslie, on Tuesday confirmed that he will not defend his title at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro to focus instead on a new challenge in the America's Cup.
India's IOC member backs out of election
Nov 25, 2012 16:32 EST
Elections to the faction-ridden Indian Olympic Association (IOA) took a dramatic turn on Sunday when a leading candidate for the president's post withdrew from the race.
World anti-doping agency says 'lacks funding'
Nov 12, 2012 12:02 EST
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday called for wider efforts to tackle the use of banned substances in sport, warning that lack of funding was hampering its fight against increasingly sophisticated cheating.
Brazil's Rousseff receives Olympic flag
Aug 14, 2012 16:17 EDT
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff received the Olympic flag on Tuesday as the competition's world governing body warned that the country had to "work harder" ahead of the Rio 2016 Summer Games.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Count Jacques Rogge | |
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8th President of the International Olympic Committee
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Antonio Samaranch |
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| Born | 2 May 1942 Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Spouse(s) | Anne |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Orthopedic surgeon |
| Profession | President of the IOC |
