Jacques Rogge
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Denis Oswald of Switzerland looks on during a press conference after he announced his candidacy to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president on June 3, 2013 in Lausanne. Germany's Thomas Bach, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore, Wu Ching-kuo of Taiwan, Puerto Rican Richard Carrion and legendary pole vaulter Sergei Bubka of Ukraine are the other candidates to date for the post of the IOC chief, one of the most important jobs in world sport. The vote to decide who will replace Rogge will take place at the IOC's general session in Buenos Aires in September.
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There's a lot of politically loaded decisions that will have occurred in the last six months of my mandate
I think they (wrestling) had the good answer and the good reaction ... They obviously were taken a bit by a surprise by the fact they could leave the core group.
You don’t go for a new one for the sake of a new one ... Novelty is not the issue, quality is the issue. ... The purpose is to have the best possible Olympic program.More quotes »
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AP source: Bach to announce IOC presidential bid
-- Germany's Thomas Bach is set to become the first member to declare he is a candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International Olympic Committee .An official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Bach Read more »
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Bubka prepared to raise the bar
Sergey Bubka is setting his sights on the most political role in sport. Bubka is the star of the six-man shortlist to replace Jacques Rogge as the president of the International Olympic Committee in September. He quotes John Galsworthy, the English novelist, from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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EU, IOC pledge to build annual dialogue in sport
the EU's culture and sport commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said here on Monday in a meeting with IOC president Jacques Rogge. Apart from agreeing to continue exchanges on an annual basis, the two discussed about organizing European week of sport, scheduled from SINA English Read more »
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How to fix Greece's jobless crisis
Games in 2004. Addressing the world at the opening ceremony of Athens 2004, Angelopoulos is accompanied by IOC President Jacques Rogge. Olympic rings at Athens 2004 opening ceremony, the culmination of four years' of work for Angelopoulos and her team. Angelopoulos from CNN Read more »
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Presidential race just one hot IOC issue
Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to succeed Rogge as International Olympic Committee president were sitting around the same conference table. The from SCMP Read more »
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How about a full-time Olympic TV channel?
in the 15-page platform he sent to IOC members on Wednesday. Bach, an IOC vice president, is one of six candidates to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International Olympic Committee. Rogge will step down in September after 12 years in office. Bach from Sports Illustrated Read more »
