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EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Meetings The Executive Board meets when convened by the President on the latter's initiative or at the request of the majority of its members members. The Executive Board, founded in 1921, consists of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, four Vice-Presidents and ten other members. All the members of the Executive Board are elected by the Session, by secret term. ballot, by a majority of votes cast, for a four-year term The Executive Board manages the affairs of the IOC. . It: assumes the general overall responsibility for the administration of the IOC; monitors the observance of the Olympic Charter; approves the IOC's internal organization, its organization chart and all internal regulations relating to its organization; is responsible for the management of the IOC's finances and prepares an annual report; presents a report to the Session on any proposed change of the Olympic Charter, one of its Rules or bye-laws; submits, on proposal of the Nomination Commission, to the IOC Session the names of the persons whom it recommends for election to the IOC; conducts the procedure for acceptance and selection of candidatures for the organization of the Olympic Games; establishes the agenda for the IOC Sessions; upon proposal from the President, it appoints the Director General; enacts, in the form it deems most appropriate, (codes, rulings, norms, guidelines, guides, instructions) all regulations necessary to ensure the proper implementation of the Olympic Charter and the organization of the Olympic Games; organizes periodic meetings with the IFs and with the NOCs at least once every two years; creates and allocates IOC honorary distinctions; performs all other duties assigned to it by the Session Session.
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Election All members of the IOC Executive Board are elected by the Session, in a secret ballot, by a majority of the votes cast.
Terms The duration of the terms of office of the Vice-Presidents and of the ten other Presidents members of the IOC Executive Board is four years. A member may serve for a maximum of two successive terms on the IOC Executive Board, regardless of the capacity in which he has been elected. In the case of a member having completed two successive terms of office pursuant to Rule 19.2.2 (of the Olympic Charter) above, he may be elected again as member of the IOC Executive Board after a minimum period of two years. This does not apply to the election for the office of President, for which there is no waiting period. In case of vacancy of any position other than the President's, the following Session elects a member to such position for a term of four years. All members of the IOC Executive Board begin their terms of office and renewals at the end of the Session which elected them Their terms of office them. cease at the end of the ordinary Session held during the year in which they expire.
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The current composition of the IOC Executive Board is the following: PRESIDENT Jacques Rogge (BELGIUM) VICE-PRESIDENTS Zaiqing Yu (CHINA) Mario Pescante (ITALY) Ser Miang NG (SINGAPORE) Thomas Bach (GERMANY) MEMBERS Denis Oswald (SWITZERLAND) Ren Fasel (SWITZERLAND) Mario Vzquez Raa (MEXICO) Frank Fredericks (NAMIBIA) Nawal El Moutawakel (MOROCCO) Richard L. Carrin (PUERTO RICO) Craig Reedie (GREAT BRITAIN) John Coates (AUSTRALIA) Sam Ramsamy (SOUTH AFRICA) Gunilla Lindberg (SWEDEN) ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR GENERAL Christophe De Kepper (BELGIUM) ADMINISTRATION GENERAL SECRETARY Randhir Sindgh
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The members are volunteers who represent the IOC and Olympic Movement in their country (they are not delegates of their country within the IOC). New members are elected by the IOC Session. Each candidature file is analyzed by the IOC Nominations Commission, then forwarded to the Executive Board. The latter submits its proposals to the Session, which elects new members by secret ballot. Since 12 December 1999, the number of members has been limited to 115, which includes a maximum of 70 individual members, 15 active athletes, 15 representatives of the IFs, and 15 representatives of the NOCs. The term of office of members is unlimited for members elected before 1966. An age limit has been set at 80 for the members elected between 1967 and 1999, and at 70 for those whose election took place after 1999.
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Jacques Rogge Count Rogge; born 2 May 1942, is a Belgian sports bureaucrat He is the eighth bureaucrat. and current President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Life and career Born in Ghent, Rogge is by profession an orthopedic surgeon and was educated at the University of Ghent. Rogge competed in yachting in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, and played on the Belgian national rugby union team. Rogge served as President of the Belgian Olympic Committee from 1989 to 1992, and as President of the European Olympic Committees from 1989 to 2001. He became a member of the IOC in 1991 and joined its Executive Board in 1998. He was knighted in 1992, and in 2002 elevated to the noble rank of Count by King Albert II of the Belgians In his free time, Count Belgians. Rogge is known to admire modern art and is an avid reader of historical and scientific literature. President of the IOC Count Rogge was elected as President of the IOC on 16 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow as the successor to the Marqus de Samaranch, who had previously led the IOC since 1980. Under his leadership, the IOC aims to create more possibilities for developing countries to bid for and be host of the Olympic Games Rogge believes that Games. this vision can be achieved in the not-too-distant future through government backing and new IOC policies that constrain the size, complexity and cost of hosting the Olympic Games. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Rogge became the first ever IOC President to stay in the Olympic village, thereby enjoying closer contact with the athletes. He is married to Anne; they have two grown-up children His son Philippe is the children. current delegation leader of the Belgian Olympic Committee Committee. In October 2009 he was re-elected for a new term as President of the IOC. In 2013 he will not be eligible for a new term.
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During the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Rogge delivered a commemoration of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, after his fatal accident while practicing at the Whistler Sliding Center on February 12, 2010. In 2011, a Forbes Magazine list of the 68 most powerful people in the world listed Rogge at #67. On 27 July 2011, one year prior to London 2012, Count Rogge attended a ceremony at Trafalgar Square where, in accordance with tradition as President of the IOC, he invited athletes worldwide to compete in the forthcoming Olympic Games. Former Olympian HRH The Princess Royal unveiled medals up for grabs, after both Prime Minister David Cameron and the Mayor of London had given speeches.
Controversies For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Rogge pronounced in mid July 2008 that there would be no internet censorship by Government authorities: "for the first time, foreign media will be able to report freely and publish their work freely in China". However, by 30 July 2008, IOC spokesman Kevan Gosper had to retract this optimistic statement, announcing that the internet would indeed be censored for journalists. Gosper, who said he had not heard about this, suggested that high IOC officials (probably including the Dutch Hein Verbruggen and IOC Director of the Olympic Games, Gilbert Felli, and most likely with Rogge's knowledge) had made a secret deal with Chinese officials to allow the censorship, without the knowledge of either the press or most members of the IOC. Rogge later denied that any such meeting had taken place, but failed to insist that China adhere to its prior assurances that the internet would not be censored. Rogge commented that Usain Bolt's gestures of jubilation and excitement after winning the 100 meters in Beijing are "not the way we perceive being a champion," and also said "that he should show more respect for his competitors."
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In response to his comments, Yahoo! Sports columnist, Dan Wetzel, who covered the Games described him as "...a classic stiff stiff-collared bureaucrat," and further contended that "[the IOC] has made billions off athletes such as Bolt for years, yet he has to find someone to pick on". In an interview with Irish Times' reporter Ian O'Riordan, Rogge clarified, "Maybe there was a little bit of a misunderstanding. [...] What he does before or after the race I have no problem with. I just thought that his gesticulation during the race was maybe a little disrespectful". During the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, there have been controversies surrounding Women's Ski jumping. Together with Boxing, ski jumping is the last remaining sport which still bars women from competing at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated that the exclusion of women isn't discrimination; and, many other sports, including cricket (even the Twenty20-format) are precluded from competing President Jacques competing. Rogge has insisted that the decision "was made strictly on a technical basis, and absolutely not on gender grounds," but only following much criticism, including campaigning on the grounds of gender discrimination discrimination.
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Sir Philip Craven MBE (born 4 July 1950 in Bolton, England) is a British sports official and former athlete. He is the second and current President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Education Craven obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography at University of Manchester in 1972. Prior to that he was at Bolton School Boys' Division. He speaks fluent English and French, as well as basic German German. Career as an athlete Craven represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at five editions of the Paralympic Games, from 1972 to 1988. He also competed in track and field athletics and swimming at the 1972 Games. He won gold at the wheelchair basketball World Championships in 1973, and bronze in 1975, as well two gold medals (1971, 1974 and a silver (1993) at the 1974) European Championships. He also won gold at the European Champions Cup in 1994, and gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1970 1970. Career in sports administration In 1980, alongside Horst Strohkendl and Stan Labanowich, Craven played a vital role in the development of a new classification system for wheelchair basketball athletes. Wheelchair basketball rejected its medically-based classification system consisting of 3 classes, a system that was founded upon principles that forced athletes to depend on medical examinations. This progress lead to a new 4-class functional system, which was democratically voted in 1982. Due to this, wheelchair basketball was increasingly associated with sport as opposed to medicine and rehabilitation, although both still play an important secondary role. In 1988, Craven was elected Chairperson of the Wheelchair Basketball Section of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), the first athlete to lead the sport worldwide.
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Craven's striving for self-determination and self-government pave the way for government the establishment of wheelchair basketball as an independent federation, when it gave up its previous identification as a basketball section of the ISMGF to become the independent, self-governing International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) in 1993. At the First IWBF Official World Congress 1994 in Edmonton, Alberta, Philip Craven was elected the first President of IWBF, holding the office until 1998. A productive and more formalized working relationship with FIBA, the worldwide governing body for the sport of basketball, was arranged under Craven's administration, to further legitimize wheelchair basketball itself. Craven was elected as the second President of the International Paralympic Committee in 2001, a position he continues to hold today today. Major contributions to paralympic sport President, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (since 2001) Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) (since 2003) Member, Executive Board, British Olympic Association (since 2003) Board Member, London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (since 2005) Administration Council Member, International Committee for Fair Play (since 2003) Foundation Board Member, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (since 2002) Board Member, Olympic Truce Foundation (since 2002 2002) Member, IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education (since 2005) Member, IOC 2008 Beijing Co-ordination Commission (since 2002) Member, IOC Sport & Environment Commission (2002 20022005) Member, IOC Congress 2009 Commission (since 2006 2006) President, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) (19982002) Chairman, Classification Committee, Basketball Section ISMWSF (19841988) Chairman, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (19771980, 1984 1987, 19891994)
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Professional career Performance Director, GBWBA Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team (1998 2002) Chief Executive Officer, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (1994 1998) Company Secretary, British Coal Corporation (19861991 1991) Commitment Sir Philip Craven is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport.
VICEPRESIDENTS
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Mr. Mario PESCANTE Entry in the IOC 1994 Country ITA (Italy) Born 07 July 1938, AVEZZANO Education Law degree from Rome University; Specialized studies in Public Relations at the Alcide De Gasperi Institute of European Studies in Rome Career Professor in financial sciences at the University of Rome (1968-1973); Professor at the Specialized School of Human Physiology, University of Rome; Professor at the State Institute of Physical Education in Rome (1985-1995); Professor of Sports Law at the Luiss University in Rome (1996-) member of the Board of ); Directors of the STET, (Socita Finanziaria Telefonica e Telecomunicazioni) (1976-1981); member of the Board of Directors of the BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro special credits section); member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Sports Credit (1973-1998); Deputy in the Italian Parliament and Under-Secretary of State in charge of Sport at the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (May 2001-2006); Deputy in the Italian Parliament (2006-); President of the European Union Commission of the Italian Parliament (2008-) Sports practiced Athletics, tennis, sailing, aviation, basketball Sports career Middle-distance runner; Italian University champion (UISP) in 1,500 m (1955) and national student champion in 1,000 m (1957)
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Sports administration President of the Sports University Centre of Rome (1959); Manager and Technical Assistant, Sports Department of the Italian Track and Field Federation; founder of the Bruno Zauli Memorial, an international track and field meeting (1964); Attach to the Italian Olympic Team in Mexico City in 1968; Chef de Mission of the Italian team at the Mediterranean Games in Algiers in 1975, Spalato in 1979, Casablanca in 1983, Damascus in 1987, Athens in 1991; Chef de Mission of the Italian Olympic Team at the Games of the Olympiad in Montreal in 1976, Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984, Seoul in 1988 and at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1976, Lake Placid in 1980, Sarajevo in 1984, Calgary in 1988; Secretary
General of the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) ( (1973-1993) then President (1993-1998); Secretary General of the European Olympic Committees (EOC, former Association of the European National Olympic Committees) (19892001), then President (2001-2006); President of the EOC European Union Commission; member of the Executive Board of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC); Vice-President of ANOC (2001-2006); President Member of the Technical and Financial Commissions of the ANOC; Member of the Executive of the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games; Italian Government Supervisor for the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games (2004-2006); Italian Government High Commissioner for the XVI Mediterranean Games (2007-2009) IOC History President Member of Executive Board (2006-2009); Vice-President (2009-); Chairman of the International Relations Commission (2007-); member of the following Commissions: Olympic Programme (1992-1993), Marketing (1995-2001), ), Women and Sport (1996-2001), Coordination for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens in 2004 (1998-2004), IOC 2000 (1999), Olympic Solidarity (2002-2006), International Relations (2002 2002-2007); IOC Permanent Observer at the United Nations (2010-)
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Mr. Ser Miang NG Entry in the IOC 1998 Country SIN (Singapore) Born 06 April 1949
Education Bachelor with honors in Business Administration, University of Singapore Career Singapore Ambassador to Hungary (2000-) and to Norway (2001-); nominated Member of Parliament (2002-2005); Chairman of TIBS International Pte Ltd (1975); President of the Automobile Association of Singapore (1988-1996); Member of the Singapore Insurance Ombudsman Bureau (1990-1996); Chairman of NTUC Choice Homes (1996-); Member of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council ( (2001-2008); Chairman of NTUC Fair Price (2005-); Justice of Peace (2005-); Director of Singapore Press Holdings (2007-) Sports practiced Sailing, scuba diving, golf, Alpine skiing, tennis, taichi, swimming Sports career Participated in various international, continental and regional yacht races Sports administration Chairman of the Singapore Sports Council (1991-2002 Vice-President of the 2002); NOC and Chairman of the Finance Commission (1990 Vice President of the 1990-); Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Finance Commission for the 17th South East Asian Games in Singapore (1993) Vice-President of the ); International Sailing Federation (1994-1998); Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Singapore Olympic Academy (1994 1994-);
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Vice-President of International Optimist Dinghy Association (1989-1994); President of Asian Yachting Federation (1995-1997); Chairman of the Advisory ; Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (2007-); President of the Organizing Committee of the 117th IOC Session in Singapore (2005); President of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee (2007-) and Chairman of the 1st Asian youth Games Steering committee (2009)
Awards and distinctions Outstanding Chief Executive Award (Singapore Business Awards) (1992); National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) May Day Award Medal of Commendation (1993); Singapore Schools Sports Councils Friends of the Councils Award (1994); IOC Centennial Olympic Games Trophy (1996); International Sailing Federation Gold Medal (1998); Public Service Star by the Singapore Government (1999); NTUC Friend of Labor Award (2001); NTUC Meritorious Service Award (2007); Olympic council of Asias Award of Merit (2009)
IOC History Member of the Executive Board (2005-2009); Vice-President (2009-); Member President of the following Commissions: Olympic Solidarity ( (2000-2001), Coordination for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (2002-2008), Evaluation for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 (2004-2005 Coordination for the 2005), Games of the XXX Olympiad in London in 2012 (2005 Finance (2006-), Audit 2005-), Committee (2006-); IOC Staff Pension Fund Board (2006-), member of the Editorial Committee of the 2009 Olympic Congress (2007-2009); Chairman of the 123rd IOC Session and 125th IOC Session Evaluation Commissions
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Mr. Thomas BACH Entry in the IOC 1991 Country GER (Germany) Born 29 December 1953, WRZBURG
Education Law and Politics, higher degree in Law, University of Wrzburg; Doctor iuris utriusque degree Career Chairman of the board of the Michael Weinig AG Company (Germany); Chairman or member of various companies boards President of the Ghorfa boards; Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry e. .V. Sports practised Fencing, tennis, football Sports career Olympic champion, fencing (foil) team at the Games of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal in 1976; 1976 and 1977 world champion fencing foil team; winner of the 1978 European Cup of Champions; numerous national championship titles Sports administration Elected spokesman of the German athletes; athletes spokesman at the XI Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden (1981); Supervisory Board member of the FIFA 2006 World Cup Organising Committee; Chairman of the Board of trustees of the FIFA Womens World Cup Germany 2011 Organising Committee; Founding President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Publications Various publications on law, economics, and sports.
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IOC History Member (1996-2000) of the IOC Executive Board then Vice-President (20002004) and re-elected as Vice-President (2006-); Chairman of the following Commissions: Evaluation for the XIX Olympic Winter Games (1994-1995), Evaluation for the Games of XXVIII Olympiad (1994 1994-1997), Juridical (2002-), Sport and Law (2002-); member of the following Commissions Athletes (1981Commissions: 1988), Press (1985-1988), Marketing (1992-), Juridical (1993-2001), Olympic Collectors (1994-1997), Olympic Movement (1996-1999 Sport and Law (as 1999), Athletes representative, 1995-2001), TV Rights and New Media (2002-), IOC 2000 Reform Follow-up (2002); Remuneration Working Group (2004); coordinator of the Working Group Role of the IOC of the IOC 2000 Commission (1999)
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Mr. Zaiqing YU Entry in the IOC 2000 Country CHN (People's Republic of China) Born 26 April 1951 Education Bachelor degree, Nankai University, China; Osaka Foreign Languages University, Japan; Doctor Honoris Causa , West Alabama University, USA Career Vice-Minister in charge of the General Administration of Sport (1999-); Assistant to Governor of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China (1995-1999); Director General of the General Office of the State Sports Commission (1993-1995); General Manager of the China Sports Development Co. Ltd. (1991-1993); Administrator, State Sports Commission (1975-1991) Sports practiced Skiing, tennis, golf Sports administration NOC Vice-President (1999-); Executive Vice-President of BOCOG (2002-2008); President Vice-President of All-China Sports Federation (1999 President of Chinese 1999-); Rowing Association (2006-2008); President of Chinese Automobile Association (2006-); President of Chinese Basketball Association (2007-); President of Chinese Sporting Goods Federation (2001-2005); President of Chinese Karate Association (2008-); President of International Wushu Federation (2003-); President of Wushu Federation of Asian (2006-); President of the Formula 1 World Championship Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai (2004-); Central Board member of FIBA (2006-2010); Executive Vice-President of Asian Cycling President Confederation (1989-1993); Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia (2003-); Chef de Mission of the Chinese Delegation to Games of the XXVI Olympiad in Sydney in 2000;
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Deputy Chef de mission of the Chinese Delegation of the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, of the XXVII Olympiad in Athens in 2004, of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games IOC History Elected as Vice-President of a National Olympic Committee member of the Committee; Executive Board (2004-2008); IOC Vice-President (2008-); member of the 2002-), following Commissions: International Relations (2002 Radio and Television (2005-), Coordination for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London in 2012 (2005-); Olympic Congress (2006-)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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Raja Randhir SINGH Entry in the IOC 2001 Country IND (India) Born 18 October 1946
Education Patiala; Senior Cambridge-Yadavindra Public School, Patiala B.A. in History from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi; D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) from . Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Government of India Sports practiced Shooting (trap and skeet), golf, swimming, squash, cricket Sports career Represented India in shooting (1963-1994) six times at the Olympic Games (Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984), four times at the Asian Games (Bangkok 1978, New Delhi 1982, Seoul 1986 and Hiroshima 1994) and at the Commonwealth Games (Edmonton 1978); won Gold Medal in Shooting at Bangkok Asian Games and Bronze (individual) and Silver (team) at the Asian Games, New Delhi, 1982 Sports administration Honorary Secretary General of the NOC (1987-); Secretary General of Olympic Council of Asia (1991-); Founder Secretary General of the Afro-Asian Games Council (1998-2007); member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (1987-); member of the ANOC Executive Council (2002-); member of the ANOC working group; member of the WADA Foundation Board (2003-2005); Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee, New Delhi 2010
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Awards and distinctions Arjuna Award, 1979 (Indias highest Sports Award) Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award); Award, 1979 (State Sports Award); Merit Award from OCA, 2005; Merit Award from ANOC, 2006 IOC History Member of the following commissions: Olympic Games Study (2002-2003), Sport for All (2004-), Women and Sport (2006-), Coordination for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010 (2008-2011); Olympic Truce Foundation (2007-)
MEMBERS
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The IOC members, natural persons, are representatives of the IOC in their respective countries, and not their country's delegate within the IOC. As stated in the Olympic Charter: "Members of the IOC represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organizations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve" (Olympic Charter 2004, page 28). There are currently 113 members, 28 honorary members and 1 honor member. Name Country Year of election 1963 1971 1976 1977 1978 1982 1982 1982 1982 1983 1984 Games participation 1936/52 1960/64/68/72/80 1956/60 ** 1960 1960/64/68 1952/56/60** 1968/72/76**
Mr. Joo HAVELANGE Mr. Vitaly SMIRNOV Mr. Peter TALLBERG Mr. Richard Kevan GOSPER AO Mr. Richard W. POUND Mr. Franco CARRARO Mr. Phillip Walter COLES, AM Mr. Ivn DIBS Mr. Chiharu IGAYA HE Mr. Pl SCHMITT HSH the Princess Nora of LIECHTENSTEIN Mr. Francisco J. ELIZALDE HSH the Sovereign Prince ALBERT II Mr. Lambis V. NIKOLAOU Ms. Anita L. DEFRANTZ HRH the Princess ROYAL Mr. Ching-Kuo WU Mr. Willi KALTSCHMITT LUJN Mr. Shun-ichiro OKANO
BRA RUS FIN AUS CAN ITA AUS PER JPN HUN LIE
PHI MON GRE USA GBR TPE GUA JPN
1985 1985 1986 1986 1988 1988 1988 1990
1988/92/94/98/02
1976 ** 1976
1968 **
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Name Mr. Richard L. CARRIN * Mr. Nat INDRAPANA Mr. Denis OSWALD * Count Jacques ROGGE * Mr. Mario VZQUEZ RAA * Mr. Thomas BACH * Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad AL-SABAH Mr. James L. EASTON Sir Craig REEDIE * Mr. Mario PESCANTE * Mr. Gerhard HEIBERG Professor Arne LJUNGQVIST Mr. Austin L. SEALY Dr Robin E. MITCHELL Mr. Alpha Ibrahim DIALLO Mr. Alex GILADY Mr. Shamil TARPISCHEV Mr. Valeriy BORZOV Mr. Ren FASEL * Mr. Jean-Claude KILLY Mr. Sam RAMSAMY * Mr. Reynaldo GONZLEZ LPEZ Mr. Olegario VZQUEZ RAA Mr. Antun VRDOLJAK Mr. Patrick Joseph HICKEY Mr. Toni KHOURY Syed Shahid ALI Mr. Ung CHANG
Country PUR THA SUI BEL MEX GER KUW USA GBR ITA NOR SWE BAR FIJ GUI ISR RUS UKR SUI FRA RSA CUB MEX CRO IRL LIB PAK PRK
Year of election 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996
Games participation
1968/72/76** 1968/72/76 1976 **
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1972/76 ** 1964/1968 **
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Name Ms. Gunilla LINDBERG * Mr. Julio Csar MAGLIONE Mr. Kun-Hee LEE Mr. Ottavio CINQUANTA Mr. Guy DRUT FRA Ms Irena SZEWINSKA HRH the Grand Duke of LUXEMBOURG General Mounir SABET Ms Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL * Mr. Melitn SNCHEZ RIVAS Mr. Leo WALLNER HRH the Prince of ORANGE Mr. Ser Miang NG * Mr. Samih MOUDALLAL Mr. Joseph S. BLATTER Mr. Lamine DIACK Mr. Gian-Franco KASPER Mr. Carlos Arthur NUZMAN Intendant General Lassana PALENFO Mr. Zaiqing YU * Mr. Timothy Tsun Ting FOK Raja Randhir SINGH Mr. John D. COATES, AC * Mr. Issa HAYATOU Mr. Juan Antonio SAMARANCH JR HRH Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd ABDULAZIZ
Country SWE URU KOR ITA 1996 POL LUX EGY MAR PAN AUT NED SIN SYR SUI SEN SUI BRA CIV CHN HKG IND AUS CMR ESP KSA
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Games participation
1996 1996 1996 1996 1972/76 ** 1998 1964/68/72/76/80 ** 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002
1984 **
1964
1964/68/72/76/80/84
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Name
Country
Year of election 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 DEN 2009 2009 2009 2009
Games participation
Mr. Patrick S. CHAMUNDA ZAM HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad QAT AL-THANI Sir Philip CRAVEN, MBE GBR Mr. Frank FREDERICKS * NAM Mr. Jan ZELEZNY CZE Mr. Hicham EL GUERROUJ MAR Dr Rania ELWANI EGY Mr. Francesco RICCI BITTI ITA HRH Prince Tunku IMRAN MAS Ms. Nicole HOEVERTSZ ARU Ms. Beatrice ALLEN GAM Ms. Rebecca SCOTT CAN Mr. Saku KOIVU FIN Mr. Andrs BOTERO COL PHILLIPSBOURNE Mr. Patrick BAUMANN SUI HRH Princess Haya AL HUSSEIN UAE Ms. Rita SUBOWO INA Mr. Sergey BUBKA UKR Dr Ugur ERDENER TUR Mr. Dae Sung MOON KOR Mr. Alexander POPOV RUS Ms. Claudia BOKEL GER Ms. Yumilka RUIZ LUACES CUB Mr. Richard PETERKIN LCA HRH Crown Prince Frederik of DENMARK Mr. Habu GUMEL NGR Mr. Habib MACKI OMA Ms. Lydia NSEKERA BDI Mr. Gran PETERSSON SWE
1992/96/04** 1988/92/96/00/04 ** 1996/00/04** 1992/96/00
1984 1998/02/06** 1994/98 **
2000 1988/92/96/00 ** 2004 ** 1992/96/00/04 ** 1996/00/04** 1996/00/04** 2009
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Name
Country
Year of election 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011
Games participation
HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN JOR Mr. Barry MAISTER NZL Mr. Pat MCQUAID IRL Ms Marisol CASADO ESP Ms Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE ETH Ms Yang YANG CHN 2010 Ms Angela RUGGIERO USA Mr. Adam L. PENGILLY GBR Mr. Jos PERURENA ESP Dr Gerardo WERTHEIN ARG Ms. Barbara KENDALL, MBE NZL * Executive board member ** Olympic medalist
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Name Honorary Members HRH the Grand Duke Jean of LUXEMBOURG HM King CONSTANTINE Mr. Gunnar ERICSSON Mr. James WORRALL Mr. Maurice HERZOG Mr. Berthold BEITZ Mr. Pedro RAMREZ VZQUEZ Mr. Ashwini KUMAR Mr. Niels HOLST-SRENSEN Mr. Gnther HEINZE Mr. Vladimir CERNUSAK Ms Flor ISAVA FONSECA Dame Mary Alison GLEN-HAIG DBE Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH Sir Tennant Edward (Tay) WILSON KNZM, OBE Mr. Borislav STANKOVIC HRH the Infanta Doa Pilar de BORBN Dame Mary Alison GLEN-HAIG DBE Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH Sir Tennant Edward (Tay) WILSON KNZM, OBE Mr. Borislav STANKOVIC HRH the Infanta Doa Pilar de BORBN
Country
Year of election
Games participation
LUX GRE SWE CAN FRA GER MEX IND DEN GER SVK VEN GBR MAS NZL SRB ESP GBR MAS NZL SRB ESP
1946 1963 1965 1967 1970 1972 1972 1973 1977 1981 1981 1981 1982 1978 1988 1988 1996 1982 1978 1988 1988 1996 1948/52/56/60 1960 ** 1936
1948
1948/52/56/60
MEMBERS
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Name Major General Henry Edmund Olufemi ADEFOPE Mr. Shagdarjav MAGVAN Mr. Fidel MENDOZA CARRASQUILLA Mr. Hein VERBRUGGEN Mr. Mustapha LARFAOUI Mr. Zhenliang HE Mr. Fernando F. Lima BELLO Mr. Tams AJN Mr. Walther TRGER Ms. Manuela DI CENTA Mr. Kipchoge KEINO Mr. Henry KISSINGER
Country NGR MGL COL NED ALG CHN POR HUN GER ITA KEN USA
Year of election 1985 1977 1988
Games participation
1996 1995 1981 1989 1968/72 2000 1989 1999 1984/88/92/94/98 ** 2000 1964/68/72** 2000
* Executive board member ** Olympic medalist
PARALYMPiC
Governing Board The Governing Board (GB) is the representative of the IPC Membership, elected at the General Assembly in accordance with nomination and election procedures adopted by the IPC Membership at the 2004 Extraordinary General Assembly. The GB is responsible for overseeing the affairs of the IPC in between meetings of the General Assembly (GA).
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President Vice President Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Member at Large Athletes' Representative* Chief Executive Officer**
Sir Philip Craven MBE (GREAT BRITAIN) Mr. Greg Hartung (AUSTRALIA) Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin (MALAYSIA) Mr. Jose Luis Campo (ARGENTINA) Ms. Ann Cody (USA) Mr. Alan Dickson (GREAT BRITAIN) Ms. Rita van Driel (NETHERLANDS) Mr. Ali Harzallah (TUNISIA) Ms. Hyang Hyang-Sook Jang (KOREA) Mr. Patrick Jarvis (CANADA) Mr. Andrew Parsons Mr. Miguel Sagarra (SPAIN) Mr. Robert Balk (USA) Mr. Xavier Gonzalez (SPAIN)
* ex-officio member with voting right ** ex-officio member without voting right
PARALYMPiC
IPC Headquarters & Management Team The world Headquarters of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are located in Bonn, Germany. Due to the enormous growth and the increasing complexity of the various services offered by the IPC, the once fully volunteermanaged organization had to establish a professionally run office. With funding from the Federal Government of Germany as well as of the City of Bonn, relocation and expansion was made possible The building was possible. renovated and made wheelchair-accessible, and the IPC Headquarters were officially opened on 3 September 1999. The IPC Management Team consists of the professional staff working under the direction of the CEO. With the authority delegated by the Governing Board, the CEO represents the Board and the Organization in all day-to-day business affairs and in all proceedings and negotiations of all types against courts and authorities. The CEO is responsible for the management of the organization including the authority to directly employ, supervise, control, review the performance and terminate staff.
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Executive Officer
Mr. Xavier Gonzales (SPAIN)
PARALYMPiC
Regions' Council The IPC Regions Council provides feedback, advice and representation to the IPC Governing Board on behalf of and in the interests of their respective constituencies in all IPC matters.
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Chairperson and Representative Oceania Region Representative Americas Region Representative African Region Representative African Region Representative Asian Region Representative Asian Region Representative European Region Representative European Region Representative Oceania Region
Mr. Paul Bird Mr. Octavio Londoo Mr. Leonel Da Rocha Pinto Mr. Dominique Bizimana Mr. Zainal Abu Zarin Ms. Malini Rajasagaran Mr. John Petersson Ms. Petra Huber Ms. Fiona Pickering
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Honorary Board The main purpose of the IPC Honorary Board is to allow leaders of society an opportunity to support the vision of the Paralympic Movement and to strive to maintain the issue of sport for persons with a disability high on the agenda of the global community. Honorary Board Members assist the IPC in creating opportunities for raising awareness and funding, through the Members network of contacts and sphere of influence. Honorary Board Members: HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden HSH Prince Albert of Monaco Dr. James Wolfensohn Maria Guleghina HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Thrse Rein Member of the Royal Family of the Netherlands Spouse of the Sovereign of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Member of the Royal Family of Sweden Sovereign of Monaco Former President of the World Bank Opera Singer (Soprano) Member of the Royal Family of Jordan Managing Director, Ingeus and wife of the former Prime Minister of Australia Chairperson of the Shafallah Centre for Children with Special Needs Member of the Royal Family in Belgium, Archduchess of Habsburg-Este Habsburg
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Hassan Ali Bin Ali
HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium
ELECTION PRESIDENTS
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Demetrius Vikelas (GREECE) Pierre de Coubertin (FRANCE) Godefroy de Blonay (SWITZERLAND) Henri de Baillet-Latour (BELGIUM) Sigfrid Edstrm (SWEDEN) Avery Brundage (USA) Michael Morris (IRELAND) Juan Antonio Samaranch (SPAIN) Jacques Rogge (BELGIUM)
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Possible candidatures 7th of September 2013: Thomas Bach (GERMANY) Nawal El Moutawakel (MOROCCO) Mario Pescante (ITALY) Lawrence Probst (USA)
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NOC
National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games NOCs also promote Games. the development of athletes and training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. As of 2011, there are 204 NOCs, representing both sovereign nations and other geographical areas. 192 of the 193 United Nations member states have National Olympic Committees (the exception being South Sudan, which gained its independence on 9 July 2011, and does not have a National Olympic Committee), as do 12 other territories: Taiwan designated as Chinese Taipei by the IOC Palestinian Authority, designated as Palestine by the IOC Four territories of the United States: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands (designated just Virgin Islands by the IOC) Three British overseas territories: Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands One territory from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean: Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles lost its status in July 2011 as a result of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Cook Islands, an associated state of New Zealand
The NOCs are all members of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations:
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Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa President: Gen. Lassana Palenfo (Ivory Coast) Panamerican Sports Organization Mario Vasquez Rana (Mexico) Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad AL-SABAK (Kuwait) European Olympic Committees Mr. Patrick Joseph HICKEY (Ireland) Oceania National Olympic Committees Dr. Robin E. Mitchell (Fiji)
Below is a chronological list of the 204 NOCs recognized by the International Olympic Committee, since its foundation in 1894. Many of these committees were founded many years before their official recognition, while others were immediately accepted after being founded. Former states, nowadays nonexistent (e.g. Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, etc.), are not listed, only the ), current states derived from them.
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1894 1895 1900 1905 1906 1907 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1919 1922 1923 1924 1927 1929 1934 1935 1936 1937 1947 1948 1950 1951
France, United States Australia, Germany, Greece, Hungary Norway Denmark, Great Britain Belgium Canada, Finland Portugal Egypt Turkey Austria, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland Sweden Romania Italy New Zealand, Poland Ireland Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay Bulgaria, Haiti India Philippines Chile Brazil, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Venezuela Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Jamaica, Malta, Peru Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Guatemala, Iran, Myanmar (then Burma), Panama, South Korea (designated Korea by the IOC) Colombia, Guyana (then British Guiana), Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago Netherlands Antilles, Thailand Hong Kong, Nigeria
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1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1972 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Bahamas, Ghana (then Gold Coast), Indonesia, Israel Monaco Costa Rica, Cuba, Ethiopia, Malaysia (then Malaya) Barbados, Fiji, Kenya, Liberia Honduras, Uganda North Korea, Tunisia ), Benin (then Dahomey), Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mongolia Cameroon, Cte d'Ivoire (then Ivory Coast), Jordan, Libya, Mali, Nepal, Senegal Algeria, Chad, Madagascar, Niger, Congo, Sierra Leone, Zambia Central African Republic, Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Togo Kuwait Belize (then British Honduras), Virgin Islands Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Tanzania Paraguay Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta), Lesotho, Mauritius, Somalia, Swaziland Papua New Guinea Andorra Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Gambia Cyprus Bahrain, Laos, Mauritania, Mozambique, People's Republic of China (founded 1954), Seychelles, Vietnam Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe Yemen British Virgin Islands, Oman Bhutan, Samoa (then Western Samoa), Solomon Islands
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1984 1985 1986 1987 1959 1960 1991 1993
1994 1995 1997 1999 2003 2006 2008
Brunei, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Rwanda, Tonga Maldives Aruba, Cook Islands, Guam American Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu Albania, Ecuador, Morocco, Nicaragua, San Marino, Sudan, Suriname Chinese Taipei (then Republic of China founded 1922) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Namibia, South Africa Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Macedonia, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, So Tom and Prncipe, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Cambodia, Nauru Guinea-Bissau, Palestine Federated States of Micronesia Eritrea, Palau Kiribati,Timor-Leste Marshall Islands Montenegro, Tuvalu
Unrecognized National Olympic Committees Macau Sports and Olympic Committee: Founded in 1987, and has attempted to enroll to the IOC since its foundation, but still not officially recognized and thus no athlete has participated in the Olympic Games under the name "Macau, China". It has, however, participated in the Paralympic Games. The Faroe Islands have a recognized National Paralympic Committee. Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees: Catalonia, Gibraltar, French Polynesia, Niue, Kosovo, Somaliland, New Caledonia, Kurdistan, Northern Cyprus, Abkhazia, Faroe Islands, Native Americans, the Northern Mariana Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, and Turks & Caicos Islands.
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APPLICANT CITIES NOCS
NOC
Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General
1992 1993 Dr Ilham ALIYEV (AZERBAIJAN) Professor Agadjan ABIYEV
Address
Olympic Street bl. 5 AZ 370072 Baku Azerbaijan
Phone Fax Email Website
+994 12 465 1323 +994 12 465 4225 noc-aze@noc-aze.org http://www.noc-aze.org
JAPAN
NOC
Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General
1911 1912 Mr. Tsunekazu TAKEDA (JAPAN) Mr. Noriyuki ICHIHARA
Address
Kishi Memorial Hall 1-1-1 Jinnan Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8050 Japan
+81 3 3481 2286 +81 3 3481 0977 jpn-noc@joc.or.jp http://www.joc.or.jp
TURKEY
NOC
Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General Address
1908 1911 Dr Ugur ERDENER (TURKEY) Ms. Nese GNDOGAN Olimpiyatevi / Olympic House Kisim Sonu 4 34158 Atakoy-Istanbul Turkey
+90 212 560 0707 +90 212 560 0055 info@olimpiyat.org.tr http://www.turkishnoc.org
ITALY
NOC
1908 1915 Mr. Gianni PETRUCCI(ITALY) Mr. Raffaele PAGNOZZI Foro Italico 00194 Roma Italy +39 06 3685 7241 +39 06 3685 7697 segretariogenerale@coni.it http://www.coni.it
SPAIN
NOC
1912 1912 Mr. Alejandro BLANCO BRAVO (SPAIN) Mr. Victor SNCHEZ NARANJO Calle Arequipa 13 Gran Via de Hortaleza 28043 Madrid Spain
+34 91 381 5500 +34 91 381 9639 correo@coe.es http://www.coe.es
QATAR
NOC
Creation date Recognition date President
1979 1980 HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL-THANI (QUATAR)
Secretary General Address
HE Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman AL-THANI P.O. Box 7494 Olympic Building Doha Qatar
+974 4494 4777 +974 4494 4788 qoc@olympic.qa http://www.qatarolympics.org
Economic and Geopolitical Considerations When evaluating the Olympic venues for2020, it is necessary to understand the economic and geopolitical conditions of the respective candidate hosting countries general regions, now and at the time of the event. Speaking in these terms, the candidates separate into four economic dependencies dependencies: (1) The Euro and Euro Dependent Zone: Rome, Madrid, Istanbul; (2) The Middle East: Doha; (3) Central Asia: Baku; and (4) Far East Asia: Tokyo.
THE SIX APPLICANT CITIES ANALYSIS
Motivation for Analysis and Forecast The global economies and geopolitical regions will be influenced over the next 10 years by several systemic, dogmatic-political and demographic challenges. These are described below. A forecast of these changes is useful in several ways. First, the final confirmation of candidate cities will occur in May of 2012. The submission of each city is due on February 15, 2012. The International Olympic Committee executive board determine, at this point, which cities are qualified. Understanding geopolitical forces at work will help to prepare material for the IOC questionnaire that demonstrates that Baku is qualified, by highlighting safety, ability, and strengths, and the same materials can help reinforce any doubts that the executive committee may have about other candidate cities. Second, final selection of a city is scheduled for September 7, 2013, with the bid books being due January 7, 2013. By these dates, economic and geopolitical changes will be further underway. Understanding these forces, and the likely future course of events, will help to shape the submissions and the Bakus interactions with the IOC during their visits and communications. Third, the IOC executive board does not analyze submissions in a vacuum they will, in 2012 and in 2013, be aware, at least on a subliminal level, that the same changes are occurring in the world. Their awareness of forces driving developing instabilities in other candidate hosting cities can, and should be, reinforced, and their awareness of Bakus fundamental stability and likely suitability, in 2020, should be reinforced.
Analysis and Forecast In 2011, national debt crisis and monetary policy frictions are changing intranational and international political systems. The current situation, as shown by Greece, Italy, Spain, and even France, is unsustainable By 2020, the unsustainable. full force of these frictions will have changed the globalized world in an unprecedented way. Of the four regions described above, the Euro Zone and Euro Dependent Zone, because of the sheer scale of their economic and debt structures, will have suffered the most. The Middle East, Central Asia, and Far East Asia will also have changed, and the forces creating these changes already exist.
Euro Zone Analysis Late 2012 very likely will mark the first real stress test of the Euro. Restrictive measures that are very likely to be imposed by Germany and other wealthy nations are not likely to be easily accepted, or to succeed, and the result could easily be sustained economic failure for at least six European economies Spain and Italy are among these, and will be the most prominent examples. These problems will not go away over the following two to three years, as is the case in a normal period recession. Because they are caused by failed monetary and economic fundamentals, the most likely outcome is long-term depression, with entire economies failing, as was seen in the 1930s. The creation of the European Union dampened, but did not eliminate, national frictions between the member states, and some member states, notably Italy (where popular dissent against reform measures has been extreme) and Germany (where rising public resentment over bailing out countries seen as overly Socialist), have already demonstrated an inability to make the necessary changes. Additional factors that will make the Euro Zone recovery even more problematic is the disastrous demographic situation which will intensify beginning 2015 and worsen extensively into the 2020 Europes birth rate has 2020s. been much too low for decades now, with currently 1.1 to 1.3 on average throughout Europe, which will mean that the average age of Europeans is over 53 by the time of the 2020 Olympics. Generally a average age of below 30 is required to sustain the needs and dynamics of a stable society. Economic recovery from the European debt-crisis of 2011-2012 will require a large population of workers who are young, productive, and consumption-willing. Europe, in 2020 simply will not have 2020, enough.
Not only will the Europe of 2020 be economically devastated, but also, given current demographics, it will lack a youthful population for the proper Olympic spirit. Turkey Analysis Turkey is demographically well prepared for the Olympics with an average age of just a little over 20 years of age. However, it made a long-term mistake by tying its long-term industrial production to the economic fortunes of Europe. This may have appeared to be a smart move by the Turks in the 80s, 90, and to a somewhat lesser degree in the first decade of the 2000s. However, it also means that as Europes economies falter, Turkey will also be dragged down.
Turkey, just like Qatar has the additional problem that it is in a geo-political Zone where popular presume for regime change (both from pro-democracy advocates and from religious fundamentalists) has been building for decades, and now will cause an increasing level of political instability that is not just explained as a Arabic Spring but is the beginning of a much more profound East. destabilization and restructuring of the Middle East The sentiments of all popular political factions have been to seek more political independence from both past-generation leaders and from western influences at the same time. This trend will not have settled by 2020, but perhaps entered its climactic stage. Regardless of its justifications or its merits, these pressures create not only an economic negative influence, but also raise severe security questions. Imagine, for example, holding the Olympics next summer in Syria. Qatar or Turkey could be likely under similar constrains by 2020 2020. In addition, Turkey has significant problems delivering potable drinking water for its population, and pressures of increasing population, deforestation, and pollution will exacerbate these problems in the coming years. The primary drivers for resolution of these problems have historically been European Union dependent, but EU support for Turkeys development has been fading as internal EU conflicts reduce available resources. Japan The economic and geo-political outlook for Japan is very near to that of Europe; even if for somewhat different reasons. After 2 decades of severe recession, japan has not shown any sign of recovery. To the contrary, devastating natural disasters and ongoing challenges from its own failed economic policies have not shown how Japan could return to more
prosperous conditions any time soon. Japans traditional trading partners, Europe and USA, are less and less inclined or even able to support Japans needs through active trade, and both of these regions have their own share of problems to solve. Forces in the USA, particularly a growing sentiment for isolationism and the continued banking crisis, mean that the USA is largely disinterested in working with Japan to find solutions This will lead Japan solutions. further into economic and geopolitical isolation, because the rest of Asia, which will prosper greatly by 2020, come around, is traditionally not on most supportive terms with Japan.
Azerbaijan By contrast, Azerbaijan is in a very fortunate situation Given current trends and situation. economic realities, food commodities, energy products, and (increasingly) fresh water supplies will be the lead economic influences by 2020. Neither Japan, Spain, or Italy is a significant exporter of energy (Spain is net negative on both petroleum and natural gas import/exports, and as are Italy and Turkey. Japans net exports are similarly negative.). Baku is well positioned to guaranty an economically stable base for the 2020 Olympics. From a Geopolitical perspective, of all the likely candidate cities in the beginning of the tumultuous 2020s, Baku will be most stable. This is a critical point for lobbying the IOC executive committee The Central Asian committee. region appears to have been disrupted only rarely by occasional regional small quarrels, and even these are likely to decrease over the next decade. Azerbaijan has additionally the welcome feature that it is a Muslim country in which a very large Jewish and Christian population lives side by side in peace for many generations. Even Iran has endorsed a Azerbaijan Olympic event, which lets us speculate, that there is little or no security risk to the event in terms of current geopolitical problems. Conclusion Unquestionably, from an economic and geopolitical perspective, the 2020 Baku event seems to be the most logical and most promising of the candidate cities to become a great success. The next step is to integrate these facts, and this conclusion, into Bakus bid to demonstrate, convincingly, that the Baku Olympics are the correct, and only logical, choice.
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan Region: Asia & Pacific Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV Head of Government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE Assembly: Azerbaijan has a unicameral National Assembly (Milli Majlis) with 125 seats. Description of electoral system: The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly (Milli Majlis) 125 members are elected by plurality
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vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. year Population: Population: 8,238,672 (July 2010 est.) Future elections Parliamentary - November 2015 Presidential - October 2013 Past elections Parliamentary - November 7, 2010 Referendum - March 18, 2009 Presidential - October 15, 2008 Parliamentary - May 13, 2006 Parliamentary - November 6, 2005 Presidential - October 15, 2003 Referendum - August 24, 2002 Parliamentary - November 5, 2000 Presidential - October 11, 1998 Last Updated on 09/28/2010
Upcoming Elections
Presidential - October 2013 Parliamentary - November 2015
Japan
Japan Region: Asia & Pacific Description of government structure: Chief of State: Emperor AKIHITO Head of Government: Prime MinisterYoshihiko NODA Assembly: Japan has a bicameral Diet (Kokkai) consisting of the House of Councilors (Sangiin) with 242 seats and the House of Representatives (Shugiin) with 480 seats. Description of electoral system: The Emperor is hereditary. The Prime Minister is appointed by parliament.
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In the House of Councilors (Sangiin), 96 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms and 146 members are elected by single nontransferable vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the House of Representatives (Shugiin), 300 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 180members year are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.** * Terms are staggered with one half of each tier elected every election. In the ordinal tier, there is one nationwide district. In the nominal tier, constituencies correspond to prefectural or metropolitan boundaries There are 47 boundaries. constituencies with magnitudes ranging from 2 and 10 seats. Because half of all members are up for reelection every cycle, 29 members run in single-seat districts (their fellow district representative is not running) and 44 members run in 18 multi-member districts consisting of anywhere between 2 and 5 seats. In order to secure a seat, a candidate must obtain enough votes that are equal to or greater than one-sixth of the total number of valid votes divided by the number of contested seats in the district. ** In the proportional representation tier, there are 11 multi-member districts consisting of anywhere between 6 and 29 seats. Candidacy in both tiers is permitted, however, candidates are only allowed to run in the proportional representation block in which their single-seat constituency is located. Candidates running in single-member districts must secure one-sixth of all votes to win a seat.
Population: Population: 126,804,433 (July 2010 est.) Future elections Parliamentary - 2013 Past elections Legislative - July 11, 2010 Legislative - August 30, 2009 Parliamentary - July 29, 2007 Parliamentary - September 11, 2005 Parliamentary - July 11, 2004 Parliamentary - November 9, 2003 Parliamentary - July 29, 2001 Parliamentary - June 25, 2000 Parliamentary - July 12, 1998 Last Updated on 08/29/2011 POLITICAL EVENTS
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary 2013
Turkey
Republic of Turkey Region: Europe Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Abdullah GUL Head of Government: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN Assembly: Turkey has a unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) with 550 seats. Description of electoral system: The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.* The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. In the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) 550 POLITICAL EVENTS
members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.*** * Candidates must be members of the Grand National Assembly supported by 20 of its members, or nominees by political parties that have attained more than 10 percent of votes in the last legislative election Candidates must be 40 election. years of age and have completed higher education. *** There are 79 MMD corresponding to the provinces Each party must clear provinces. a national threshold of 10 percent and at least one D'Hondt quotient in the district from which it is elected. Additionally, a candidate may be seated only if his party is organized in one-third of districts within each of half of the provinces, and has nominated two candidates for each seat in at least half of provinces. Population: Population: 76,805,524 (July 2009 est.) Future elections Presidential - 2012 Past elections Parliamentary - June 12, 2011 Referendum - September 12, 2010 Parliamentary - July 22, 2007 Parliamentary - November 3, 2002 Parliamentary - April 18, 1999 Last Updated on 07 07/19/2010
Upcoming Elections
Presidential 2012
Italy
Italian Republic Region: Europe Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Giorgio NAPOLITANO Head of Government: Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSCONI Assembly: Italy has a bicameral Parliament (Parlamento) consisting of the Senate (Senato della Repubblica) with 322 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) with 630 seats. Description of electoral system: The President is elected by an electoral college to serve a 7-year term. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament. In the Senate (Senato della Repubblica), 315 members are elected POLITICAL EVENTS
through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms, 5 members are elected by the President and 2 members are filled ex officio*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) 630 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5year terms.** * Thresholds apply at the regional level, and seats are allocated regionally. The thresholds are: 20% for any pre-election coalition, 3% for any party within a coalition, and 8% for any party not in coalition. Within a coalition, seats are allocated to parties in proportion to their vote shares shares. ** Lists are closed. Once national thresholds are met, seats are allocated to parties on a regional basis. The thresholds are: 10% for any pre-election coalition, 2% for any party within a pre-election coalition, and 4% for any party not in coalition. The pre-election coalition winning a plurality of votes is guaranteed 340 seats. Within a coalition, seats are allocated to parties in proportion to their vote shares. Population: Population: 61,016,804 (July 2011 est.) Future elections Presidential - May 2013 Parliamentary - April 2013 Past elections Referendum - June 12, 2011 Referendum - June 21, 2009 Parliamentary - April 13, 2008 Referendum - June 25, 2006 , Presidential - May 8, 2006 Parliamentary - April 10, 2006
Parliamentary - April 9, 2006 Referendum June 15, 2003 Referendum - October 7, 2001 Parliamentary - May 13, 2001 Referendum - April 18, 1999 Last Updated on 05/23/2011
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary April 2013 Presidential May 2013 Referendum - May 21, 2000
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Spain
Kingdom of Spain Region: Europe Description of government structure: Chief of State: King JUAN CARLOS I Head of Government: President of the Government Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO Assembly: Spain has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 259 seats and the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) with 350 seats. Description of electoral system: The King is hereditary N/A. In the Senate (Senado), 208 members are elected by direct popular vote to POLITICAL EVENTS
serve 4-year terms and 51 members are appointed by regional legislatures to serve 4-year terms. In the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados), 248 members are elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms and 102 members are filled to serve 4year terms. Population: Population: 40,448,191 (July 2008 est.) Future elections Presidential - March 2012 Parliamentary - November 20, 2011 Past elections Parliamentary - March 9, 2008 Referendum - February 20, 2005 Parliamentary - March 14, 2004 Parliamentary - March 12, 2000 Last Updated on 02/04/2010
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary November 20, 2011 Presidential March 2012
Qatar
State of Qatar Region: Middle East Description of government structure: Chief of State: Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-Thani Head of Government: Prime Minister HAMAD bin Jasim bin Jabir Al-Thani Assembly: Qatar has a unicameral Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) with 35 seats. Description of electoral system: The Amir is hereditary. The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
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In the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) 35 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 3-year terms. Population: Population: 833,285 (July 2010 est.) Future elections Parliamentary - June 2013 Past elections Subnational - Legislative - April 2011 Parliamentary - 2007 Referendum - April 29, 2003 Last Updated on 01/09/2011
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary (Tentative) June 2013
United States
United States of America Region: Americas
Upcoming Elections
Presidential November 6, 2012 Legislative November 2012
India
Republic of India Region: Middle East
Upcoming Elections
Presidential July 2012 POLITICAL EVENTS
Russia
Russian Federation Region: Europe
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary December 4, 2011 Presidential March 4, 2012
South Korea
Republic of Korea Region: Asia & Pacific
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary April 2012 Presidential December 2012
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Region: Middle East
Upcoming Elections
Parliamentary March 29, 2012 Presidential June 2013
France
French Republic Region: Europe Upcoming Elections Presidential April-May 2012 Legislative - First Round - June 2012
Czech Republic
Region: Europe Upcoming Elections Legislative - October 2012 Presidential - February 2013 POLITICAL EVENTS
Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark Region: Europe Upcoming Elections Referendum (Tentative) 2012
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany Region: Europe Upcoming Elections Parliamentary 2013
Chile
Republic of Chile Region: Americas Upcoming Elections Presidential December 2013 Parliamentary 2013
Mexico
United Mexican States Region: Americas Upcoming Elections Presidential & legislative July 1, 2012
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in 1989. Triathlon made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. Triathlon made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games after it was awarded full medal status six years earlier. The international popularity of triathlon began to grow after its inclusion on the Olympic programme. It now has over 120 affiliated national federations around the world.
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Phone Fax Email Website TRIATHLON
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Cup European Championship PRESIDENT Ms. Marisol Casado (SPAIN) President African Confederation Ms. Liesbeth Stoltz (SOUTH AFRICA) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Carlos Froes (BRAZIL) President Asian Confederation Mr. David Hoong (SINGAPORE) President European Confederation Mr. Philip Schaedler (LICHTENSTEIN) President Oceania Confederation Ms. Jenny Mann (AUSTRALIA)
The Fdration Internationale des Socits d'Aviron (FISA) was founded in 1892. Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. FISA was the first international sports federation to join the Olympic movement. It has been on the Olympic program since the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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ROWING
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Cup World Rowing Championships PRESIDENT Mr. Denis Oswald (SWITZERLAND)
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) was founded in 1907 as the International Shooting Union, changing its name in 1998. Shooting has been contested since the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896 1896.
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SHOOTING
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Shooting Championships World Cup European Championships PRESIDENT Mr. Olegario Vazquez Rana, (MEXICO) PRESIDENT AFRICAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION Maj. Gen. Mounir Sabet (EGYPT) PRESIDENT AMERICAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION Mr. Carlos Silva Monterroso (GUATEMALA) NOMINEE ASIAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION Mr. Ali Mohammad Al Kuwari (QATAR) NOMINEE EUROPEAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION Mr. Yair Davidovich (ISRAEL) PRESIDENT OCEANIAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATION Mr. Nick Sullivan (AUSTRALIA)
THE INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION (ISAF) was founded in 1907 as the International Yacht Racing Union, changing its name in 1996. Sailing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games.
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Ariadne House Town Quay Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2AQ Great Britain +44 2380 63 51 11 +44 2380 63 57 89 secretariat@isaf.co.uk http://www.sailing.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website SALING
Types of competitions Olympic Games Youth World Championships World Championship Nations Cup World Sailing Games Sailing World Cup PRESIDENT Mr. Gran Petersson (SWEDEN)
The Fdration Internationale de Tir a LArc (FITA) formed in 1931. Archery made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games.
Address
Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 614 30 50 +41 21 614 30 55 info@archery.org http://www.archery.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website ARCHERY
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Para-Archery PRESIDENT Prof. Dr. Ugur ERDENER (TURKEY)
The International Judo Federation was founded in 1951. Judos Olympic debut came at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
Address
Budapest Jozsef Attila utca 1 1051 Hungary +36 1 302 72 70 +36 1 302 72 71 president@ijf.org http://www.ijf.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website JUDO
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Masters Championship World Judo Championship World University Judo Championship PRESIDENT Mr. Marius L. Vitzer (AUSTRIA) African Judo Union President Mr. Lassana Palenfo (IVORY COAST) Panamerican Judo President Mr. Paulo Wanderley (BRAZIL) European Judo Union President Mr. Sergey Soloveychik (RUSSIA) Oceania Judo Union President Ms. Clare Hargrave (NEW ZEALAND) Asian Judo Union President Mr. Obaid Al Anzi (KUWAIT)
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) was founded in 1948. The events Olympic debut came at the 1912 Stockholm Games.
Address
13 Avenue des Castelans Stade Louis II - Entrance E 98000 Monaco Monaco +377 97 77 85 55 +377 97 77 85 50 uipm@pentathlon.org http://www.pentathlon.org SPORT EVENTS
MODERN PENTATHLON
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Series European Championships PRESIDENT Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann (GERMANY) President African Confederation Mr. Sameh Guemeih (EGYPT) President Asia Confederation Mr. Ji Song-Lee (KOREA) President European Confederation Mr. Dimitry Svatkovsky (RUSSIA) President Oceania Confederation Mr. John G. Pennell (AUSTRIA) President NORCECA Confederation Mr. John F. Holland (USA) President South American Confederation Mr. Jorge O.J. Salas (ARGENTINA)
The first federation was the Internationale Reprsentantschaft fr Kanusport, formed before World War II. The International Canoe Federation (ICF) was founded in 1946. Canoeing became a full medal sport at the 1936 Berlin Games.
Address
Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 612 02 90 +41 21 612 02 91 simon.toulson@canoeicf.com http://www.canoeicf.com SPORT EVENTS
CANOE/KAYAK
Types of competitions Olympic Games ICF World Championships World Cups ICF Continental Championships PRESIDENT Mr. Jos Perurena Lpez (SPAIN) President African Confederation Mr. Joao Manuel Da Costa Alegre (SAO TOME) President Asia Confederation Mr. Shoken Narita (JAPAN) President European Confederation Mr. Albert Woods (GREAT BRITAIN) President Oceania Confederation Ms. Helen Brownlee (AUSTRIA) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Charles H. Yatman (USA)
The Fdration Internationale de Natation (FINA) was founded in 1908. Swimming has been contested since the inaugural Modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Avenue de l'Avant-Poste 4 1005 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 310 47 10 +41 213 12 66 10 sportsdep@fina.org http://www.fina.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website AQUATICS
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World Series World Trophy PRESIDENT Dr. Julio C. Maglione (URUGUAY)
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was founded in 1912. Athletics has been contested in some format at every edition of the Olympic Games, ancient and modern.
Address
17, rue Princesse Florestine B.P. 359 98007 Monte-Carlo Cdex Monaco +377 93 10 88 88 +377 93 15 95 15 headquarters@iaaf.org http://www.iaaf.org SPORT EVENTS
ATHLETICS
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Series World Tour World Challenge PRESIDENT Mr. Lamine Diack (SENEGAL) President NACAC Confederation Mr. Neville McCook (JAMAICA) President South America Confederation Mr. Roberto Gesta de Melo (BRAZIL) President European Confederation Mr. Hansjorg Wirz (SWITZERLAND) President African Confederation Mr. Hamad Kalkaba Malboum (CAMEROON) President Asia Confederation Mr. Suresh Kalmadi (INDIA) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Geoff Gardner (AUSTRALIA)
The Fdration questre Internationale (FEI) was founded in 1921. Today, the FEI is the governing body for eight equestrian disciplines Jumping, Dressage, disciplines: Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting, Reining and Para Para-Equestrian
Address
HM King Hussein I Building Chemin des Dlices 9 1006 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 310 47 47 +41 21 310 47 60 fei@fei.org http://www.fei.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website EQUESTRIAN
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Equestrian Games World Championships Continental Championships PRESIDENT HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein (JORDAN)
The Fdration Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) was founded in 1881, making it the worlds oldest international sport organisation Gymnastics has organisation. been contested since the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Avenue de la Gare 12 CP 630 1001 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 321 55 10 +41 21 321 55 19 info@fig-gymnastics.org http://www.fig-gymnastics.com gymnastics.com SPORT EVENTS
GYMNASTICS
Types of competitions Olympic Games Gymnaestrada World Gymnastics Championship PRESIDENT Mr. Bruno Grandi (ITALY)
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded in 1973. Taekwondo made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Address
4th Fl., JoYang Building 113 Samseong-dong Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-090 Republic of Korea +82 2 566 25 05 +82 2 553 47 28 wtf@wtf.org http://www.wtf.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website TAEKWONDO
Types of competitions Olympic Games Continental Championship World Championship World Cup PRESIDENT Dr. Chungwon Chue (KOREA) President Panmerica Confederation Mr. Ji Ho Choi (USA) President European Confederation Mr. Athanasios Pragalos (GREECE) President African Confederation Gen. Ahmed El-Fouly (EGYPT) President Asia Confederation Mr. Dai Soon Lee (KOREA) President Oceania Confederation Phillip Walter Coles (AUSTRALIA)
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) was founded in 1924 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), changing its name in 1977. Tennis made its debut at the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Bank Lane Roehampton London SW15 5XZ Great Britain +44 20 8878 6464 +44 20 8878 7799 itf@itftennis.com http://www.itftennis.com SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website TENNIS
Types of competitions Olympic Games Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup Australian Open Roland Garos Wimbledon US Open PRESIDENT Mr. Francesco Ricci Bitti (ITALIA)
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926. Table tennis made its Olympic debut at the 1988 Seoul Games.
Address
Chemin de la Roche 11 1020 Renens/Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 340 70 90 +41 21 340 70 99 ittf@ittf.com http://www.ittf.com SPORT EVENTS
TABLE TENNIS
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Champinship World Cup Tournament of Championship China Vs. World Challenge Volkswagen Cup ITTF Continental Events PRESIDENT Mr. Adham Sharara (CANADA)
The International Rugby Board (IRB) was founded in 1886 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the International Federation responsible for the sport of rugby, the IRB currently has 117 affiliated countries and territories.
Address
Huguenot House 35-38 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Ireland +353 1 240 92 00 +353 1 240 92 01 david.carrigy@irb.com http://www.irb.com SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website RUGBY
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Cup World Championship Nations Cup PRESIDENT Bernard Lapasset (FRANCE) President NARCA Confederation Mr. Bob Latham (USA) President South American Confederation Mr. Ricardo Paganini (ARGENTINA) President European Confederation Mr. Jean-Claude Baqu (FRANCE) President African Confederation Mr. Abdelaziz Bougja (FRMR) President Asian Confederation Mr. Adisak Hemyoo (THAILAND) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Harry Schuster (SAMOA)
The International Handball Federation (IHF) was founded in July 1946 in Basel, Switzerland. Handball made its Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Games.
Address
P.O. Box Peter Merian-Strasse 23 4002 Basel Switzerland +41 61 228 90 40 +41 61 228 90 55 ihf.office@ihf.info http://www.ihf.info SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website HANDBALL
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Games Super Globe Beach Handball Challenge Trophy PRESIDENT Dr. Hassan Moustafa (EGYPT) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Manuel Luiz Oliveira (BRAZIL) President European Confederation Mr. Tor Lian (NORWAY) President African Confederation Dr. Aremou Mansourou (BENIN) President Asian Confederation Sheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Sabah (KUWAIT)
The International Handball Federation (IHF) was founded in July 1946 in Basel, Switzerland. Handball made its Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Games.
Address
Rue du Valentin 61 1004 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 641 06 06 +41 21 641 06 07 info@fih.ch http://www.fih.ch SPORT EVENTS
HOKEY
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy PRESIDENT Mr. Leandro Negre (SPAIN) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Antonio von Ondarza (VENEZUELA) President European Confederation Mr. Martin Gotheridge (NORWAY) President African Confederation Mr. Seif Ahmed (EGYPT) President Asian Confederation H.R.H. Sultan Azlan Shah (MALAYSIA)
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was founded in 1905. Weightlifting has been contested since the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Budapest House of Hungarian Sports Istvanmezei ut 1-3 1146 Hungary +36 1 353 0530 +36 1 353 0199 iwf@iwfnet.net http://www.iwf.ne SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website WEIGHTLIFTING
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship Summer Universidade PRESIDENT Mr. Tomas Ajan (HUNGARY) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Ozuna William Felix President European Confederation Mr. Urso Antonio (ITALY) President African Confederation Mr. Mhalhel Khaled President Asian Confederation Mr. Mohamed Yousef Al Mana (QUATAR) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Stephen Marcus (NAURUAN)
The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1934 and has since changed its name to the Badminton World Federation The sport made its Federation. Olympic debut at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Address
Unit 17.05, Level 17 Amoda Building 22 Jalan Imbi 55100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia +603 2141 7155 +603 2143 7155 bwf@bwfbadminton.org http://www.bwfbadminton.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website BADMINTON
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship European Championship Continental Championship Para-badminton World Championship PRESIDENT Dr. Kang Young Joong (KOREA)
The Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in 1904. Football made its full medal debut at the 1908 London Games.
Address
FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland +41 43 222 77 77 +41 43 222 78 78 contact@fifa.org http://www.fifa.com SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website FOOTBALL
Types of competitions Olympic Football Tournament Youth Olympic Football Tournament World Cup Confederations Cup PRESIDENT Mr. Joseph S. Blatter (SWITZERLAND) President Southamerican Confederation Mr. Leoz Nicolas (PARAGUAY) President European Confederation Mr. Platini Michel (FRANCE) President African Confederation Mr. Hayatou Issa (CAMEROON) President Asian Confederation Mr. Zhang Jilong (CHINA) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Chung David (MALAYSIA) President NCACA Confederation Mr. Hawit Banegas Alfredo (HONDURAS)
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) was founded in 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland. Basketball became a full medal sport at the 1936 Berlin Games for men and at the 1976 Montreal Games for women.
Address
53 Avenue Louis-Casa P.O. Box 110 1216 Cointrin/Genve Switzerland +41 22 545 00 00 +41 22 545 00 99 info@fiba.com http://www.fiba.com SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website BASKETBALL
Types of competitions Olympic Football Tournament World Championship PRESIDENT Mr Yvan Mainini (FRANCE) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Horacio Muratore (ARGENTINA) President European Confederation Mr. Olafur Rafnsson (ICELAND) President African Confederation REPUBLIC CONGO) Mr. Mabusa Eseka Dieudonne (REPUBLIC OF CONGO President Asian Confederation Mr. Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al-Thani (QATAR) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Bob Elphinston (AUSTRALIA)
The Fdration Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded in 1946. Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
Address
Chteau Les Tourelles Ch Edouard Sandoz 2-4 1006 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 345 35 35 +41 21 345 35 45 info@fivb.org http://www.fivb.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website VOLLEYBALL
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League World Grand Prix PRESIDENT Mr Jizhong Wei (CHINA) President South American Confederation Dr. Ary S. GRAA (BRAZIL) President NORCECA Confederation Mr. Cristbal MARTE HOFFIZ (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) President European Confederation Mr. Andr MEYER (LUXEMBOURG) President African Confederation Dr. Amr M. ELWANI (EGYPT) President Asian Confederation Dr. Saleh Bin NASSER (SAUDI ARABIA)
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) was founded in 1900. Cycling has been contested since the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
1860 Aigle Switzerland +41 24 468 58 11 +41 24 468 58 12 Admin@UCI.CH http://www.uci.ch SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website CYCLING
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World Cycling Tour PRESIDENT Mr. Pat McQuaid (IRELAND) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Jos Manuel PELAEZ (CUBA) President European Confederation Mr. Wojciech WALKIEWICZ (POLAND) President African Confederation Mr. Dr. Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGYPT) President Asian Confederation Mr. Hee Wook Cho (KOREA) President Oceania Confederation Mr. Mike TURTUR (AUSTRALIA)
The Fdration Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) was founded in 1913. Fencing has been contested since the inaugural Modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Phone Fax Email Website FENCING
Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 320 31 15 +41 21 320 31 16 info@fie.ch http://www.fie.ch SPORT EVENTS
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship World Cup Team World Cup Grand Prix PRESIDENT Mr. Alisher Usmanov (RUSSIA) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Jorge Castro Rea (MEXICO) President European Confederation Mr. Janda Frantisek (CZECH REPUBLIC) President African Confederation Mr. Ndaye Mbagnick (SENEGAL) President Asian Confederation Mr. Celso Dayrit (PHILIPPINES) President Oceania Confederation Ms. Helen Smith (AUSTRALIA)
The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 to encourage the international development of the game and to employ golf as a vehicle to foster friendship and sportsmanship. Recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the official international federation for golf, the IGF is comprises 125 federations from 118 countries. The IGF created the IGF Olympic Golf Committee in 2008 to drive its effort for the sports inclusion in the 2016 Games.
Address
Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 623 12 12 +41 21 601 64 77 info@igfmail.org http://www.internationalgolffederation.org SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website GOLF
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship Continental Championship PRESIDENT Mr. Peter Dawson (ENGLAND)
The Fdration Internationale des Luttes Associes (FILA) was founded in 1905, and initially governed both wrestling and weightlifting. It became independent as the International Ring Verband in 1912 then changed its name 1912, to FILA in 1953. Wrestling has been contested since the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Address
Rue du Chteau 6 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland +41 21 312 84 26 +41 21 323 60 73 fila@fila-wrestling.com http://www.fila-wrestling.com SPORT EVENTS
Phone Fax Email Website WRESTLING
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship PRESIDENT Mr. Raphael Martinetti (SWITZERLAND) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Francisco Eduardo Lee Lopez (GUATEMALA) President European Confederation Mr. Tzeno Tzenov (BULGARIA) President African Confederation Mr. Mohammed Ibnou Zahir (MOROCCO) President Asian Confederation Mr. Chang-Kew Kim (KOREA) President Oceania Confederation Mr. John Jr. Tarkong (PALAU)
The Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) was founded in 1920. Boxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 St Louis Games Games.
Address
Phone Fax Email Website BOXING
Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 321 27 77 +41 21 321 27 72 info@aiba.org http://www.aiba.org SPORT EVENTS
Types of competitions Olympic Games World Championship PRESIDENT Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu (CHINA) President Panamerican Confederation Mr. Domingo Solano (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) President European Confederation Mr. Humbert Furgoni (FRANCE) President African Confederation Dr. Abdellah Bessalem (ALGERIA) President Asian Confederation Mr. Gofur A. Rakhimov (UZBEKISTAN) President Oceania Confederation Mr. John Jr. Tarkong (PALAU)
www.aroundtherings.com "...Around The Rings has long been the most influential internet presence on the Olympics." - The Guardian, February 4, 2010. Required reading in the Olympic Movement. That's what the readers say about Around the Rings.
www.insidethegames.biz Provides up-to-the minute breaking news about the Olympic Movement. The the inside track on world sport. MOST INFLUENTIVE MEDIA FOR THE OLYMPICS
WEB
http://www.gamesbids.com The purpose their publication is to keep readers independently informed and up-to-date with information about the Olympic Bid process and candidate city bids from around the world. Bids have a major impact on the future of the bid cities and it is important that everyone be informed and involved.
www.insider.espn.go.com From the Television screen to the magazine - ESPN brings you everything sports. ESPN The Magazine has large pages featuring full color photographs, previews, reviews, interviews and all around coverage of the sports world.
www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com Sports Illustrated Magazine is a weekly publication that is the sports authority for American sports.
MAGAZINE
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www.athleticbusiness.com Magazine providing the latest information on building and operating an athletic facility, liability issues, athletic programs and special features vital to the athletic, fitness and recreation industry.
www.eurosport.com Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events. Eurosport first launched on European satellites on 5 February 1989.
www.eurosport.com Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming. . TELEVISION MOST INFLUENTIVE MEDIA FOR THE OLYMPICS
www.nbc.com NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others. Other programming from outside producers is also presented on the network under the NBC Sports branding (such as coverage of the Ironman Triathlon). .
www.ctvolympics.ca CTV Sports was the division of the CTV Television Network responsible for sports broadcasting. The division existed in its own right from 1961 to 2001; between 1998 and 2001, CTV Sports also operated a cable sports channel, CTV Sportsnet, now owned by Rogers Media and known simply as Sportsnet.
www.skysports.com covering: The best sports coverage from around the world, covering Football, Cricket, Golf, Rugby, WWE, Boxing, Tennis and much more.
TELEVISION
www.cbc.ca CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television, with some additional broadcasts on bold, CBC.ca, and occasionally CBC Radio One. (The CBC's French-language Radio-Canada network also produces some sports programming.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day,Grandstand (discontinued in January 2007), Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and theWimbledon Tennis Championships.
www.cnn.com CNN.com delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
TELEVISION
www.netempire.de With the first re-launch of the IPC website in September 2004, the IPC began an ongoing partnership with German-based company Netempire AG. Netempire was selected from several tenders received in early 2004 and worked with the IPC to develop and design the new website. Netempire managed the concept, the project management, the technical implementation and the web design of the site. They now provide ongoing support for the development and enhancement of the website, including the second relaunch of the IPC website in September 2009 2009.
www.gettyimages.com For the first time in 2004, the IPC partnered with international photography company Getty Images. Under this agreement the IPC has the use of all wholly owned images from the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games for all "below the line" communication purposes. Getty Images is the worlds leading provider of imagery, film and digital services. MOST INFLUENTIVE MEDIA FOR THE PARALYMPICS
www.inputmedia.tv Input Media is a London based television production and facility company marketing and managing IPC's expanding video tape archive. The archive contains Paralympic footage from a number of events dating back to Barcelona 1992 and more recently Nagano 1998, Sydney 2000, Salt Lake City 2002 and ATHENS 2004. Input Media markets material for both broadcast and commercial use as well as handling requests from associations and their members affiliated to the IPC. Through this partnership the IPC has been able to secure professional storage of all Paralympic footage available.
ADVERTISING AGENCIES
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Coca-Cola Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category Olympic Partnership History
TOP Partnership History
www.cocacola.com Non-alcoholic Beverages Sponsored the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam and every Olympic Games since. Longest continuous partnership with the Olympic Movement Charter TOP Partner (TOP I) Member of the TOP programme since 1986.
Acer Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History
www.acer.com Computing Technology Equipment Joined the TOP programme in 2009 (TOP VII)
Atos Origin Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category Olympic Partnership History TOP Partnership History
www.atosorigin.com Information Technology Supported the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona as Sema Joined the TOP programme in 2001 (TOP V) as SchlumbergerSema SPONSOR
GE Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category
www.ge.com Select products and services from GE Energy, GE Healthcare, GE Transport, GE Infrastructure, GE Consumer & Industrial, GE Advanced Materials and GE Equipment Services Joined the TOP programme in 2005 (TOP VI)
McDonalds Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category Olympic Partnership History TOP Partnership History
www.mcdonalds.com Retail Food Services Sponsored the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal Joined the TOP programme in 1997 (TOP IV)
Omega Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category Olympic Partnership History
www.omega.ch Timing, Scoring and Venue Results Services Timing and Scoring sponsor of 1996 Atlanta and Sydney 2000. Longstanding IOC worldwide Olympic licensee Joined the TOP programme in 2003 (TOP V)
Panasonic Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History
www.panasonic.com Audio/TV/Video Equipment Charter TOP Partner (TOP I) Member of the TOP programme since 1987
Procter & Gamble Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History
www.pg.com Personal Care and Household Products Joined the TOP programme in 2010
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Samsung Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History Visa Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History
www.samsung.com Wireless Communications Equipment Joined the TOP programme in 1997 (TOP IV) www.visa.com Consumer Payment Systems Charter TOP Partner (TOP I) Member of the TOP programme since 1986 www.dow.com Official Chemistry company Joined the TOP programme in 2010
Dow Corporate Web Address Exclusive Category TOP Partnership History
http://www.expertsingames.com Experts in Sports is a consultancy team with partners in 7 countries that have experience in events. They worked in Olympics at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Torino 2006, Doha 2006 Asian Games, Rio 2007 Pan-American Games, Champions-league finals, Mundial, F1, Eurovision Contests, and other major events.
http://www.verocom.co.uk VERO was established in January 2006 by Mike Lee OBE former Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Londons successful 2012 Olympic bid with the purpose of offering campaigning style communications, brand positioning, campaign planning, and stakeholder and media relations solutions to clients in the business of sport. Most recently, VERO was at the centre of Rios 2016 Olympic and Paralympic bid as well as Rugby Sevens campaign for inclusion in the Olympic Games. At the heart of VERO lies a strategic approach to communications stemming from a genuine belief in the power of brand narrative to engage and inspire audiences
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http://www.craigcompany.com The firm, founded by Donald Leland Craig, AICP, in Key West, Florida provides state-of-the-art land planning, site design, landscape architecture, and development feasibility counseling, and expert witness services to cities, counties, resort and community developers, and the real estate community.
http://www.tseconsulting.com TSE Consulting is an international consulting firm specialized in sport. TSE has a connection to the international sports world which adds value to all client assignments.
http://bakerdconsulting.com B&D Consulting offers expertise to help amateur sports organizations and event organizing committees including those focused on disability sports events secure the funding and other government support that is integral to successful events.
http://www.organisports.com Production of business plans including detailed budgets, bidding documents and bid coordination activities. SPORT LOBBY FIRM FOR THE OLYMPICS
http://www.fourglobal.org 4 global are experienced experts, who have forged their careers setting-up and delivering major programmes in international, complex and fast changing environments for public and private sector organizations organizations.
http://www.thesportsconsultancy.com Host City Consultancy., Legal Consultancy, Rights Holders Consultancy, Sponsorship Consultancy
http://www.alliumopus.com/ Consult on produce and project manage major and public events.
http://www.pmplegacy.com pmplegacy is an international management consultancy working with clients on both global sporting events and global sports projects projects. SPORT LOBBY FIRM FOR THE OLYMPICS
http://www.ncdo.nl/ http://www.sportdevelopment.org NCDO provides knowledge and advice on global citizenship and international cooperation and to connect people, organizations and businesses insight into their role in the world.
http://www.valuepartners.com Value Partners is a global management consulting firm active worldwide set up in 1993. They have 12 offices across three continents and consultants from twenty five countries.
http://www.vankempenconsultancy.com Van Kempen Research & Consultancy forms a team of experts for each project, tailored to the job. They work with highly qualified consultants, researchers, designers and producers.Van Kempen Research & Consultancy has enduring relationships with companies specialized in advertising, printing, quantitative data collection and statistical analyses in order to provide full service to their clients.
http://www.htknow.com HTK MEDIA is a new age media consulting company which serves to provide big-picture thinking to sports events, sports organizations, media outlets and inspired young broadcasters seeking a bigger and more impactful future.
http://www.valuepartners.com Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) is a leading global advertising and marketing communications services company.
http://www.vankempenconsultancy.com Helios Partners is an International Sports Marketing Consultancy with offices in Atlanta, Beijing and London. They deliver unmatched value to their clients by virtue of our broad experience within and on behalf of global corporations, major sports properties, and worldwide cities involved with the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
www.mckinsey.com McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions.
www.edelman.com Edelman is the worlds leading independent public relations firm, with more than 3,200 employees in 51 offices worldwide. Edelman was named PRWeeks 2009 Agency of the Year, PRWeeks Large PR Agency of the Year (three times in the last four years), and Holmes Reports 2009 Best Large Agency to 2009 Work For; and was listed as a top-10 firm by Advertising Age in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, CEO Richard Edelman was honored as Agency Executive of the Year by Advertising Age, and he was cited in 2007 and 2008 as Most Powerful PR Executive by PRWeek. Edelmans network includes specialty firms Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing). With devoted staff in North and South America, Europe and Asia, Edelmans sports practice works for major sports properties, athletes and leading brands and companies in support of their sports sponsorships sponsorships.
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Azerbaijan on the Silk Road From time immemorial the caravan routes of the Silk Road invariably crossed Azerbaijan. It served as the "gate" between mysterious faraway China and rich Europe. In the 1st 2nd centuries BC the busiest way laid across the Country of Lights. The way was usually called "Strabon" (after the great geographer who was the first to mention it). The way started from China and India across Central Asia, crosses the river of Uzbai flowing into the Caspian Sea and went across the territory of Azerbaijan. There it split in two roads: one led upstream the Kura towards Colchis and Iberia, the second made a turn and went along the western coast of the Caspian Sea across Derbent and Caucasian steppes. THE GREAT SILK ROAD
Azerbaijan was the safest of the entire Road. Georgia, Iberia, Colchis, which followed after, were politically stable states which could provide the functioning of the route which in turn attracted merchants Another attraction merchants. was the fact that the most of the way included transportation by water which used to be the cheapest. As a result that section was durable, stable and intensive as well as one of the major destinations of the Silk Road in antiquity.
It was there, along the two branches of Strabon way, where numerous ancient cities of Azerbaijan were founded. During early Middle Ages Azerbaijan still remained the important center of the Silk Road. Barda, which became the capital of Azerbaijan in the 5th century, was considered the worlds greatest trading center on one of branches of the Silk Road and until the 10th century was one of the greatest centers of crafts of the entire Middle East and Transcaucasia. Talented handicraftsmen offered foreign merchants a great variety of useful goods - graceful jewelry, wind and string musical instruments, expensive weaponry, magnificent carpets, local sorts of silk. The merchants took to . Europe oil, jewelry, salt, mercury, alum, wool, flax, cotton, mineral dyes, medicines and many other things out from there Copper items were there. especially famous: kitchen ware, trays, candlesticks, astronomical devices. Many centuries after, Islam was adopted as the official religion of the country. Medieval Azerbaijan continued to maintain trade relations and exchanged its cultural values with many countries. In the 14th 18th centuries the role of Azerbaijan cities located on the Silk Road increased even more. It happened due to the development of the Volga-Caspian Sea waterway used by Russian and English merchants. During that period such cities as Shemakha, Derbent, Baku, Ardabil, Tabriz, Maragheh, Ganja, and Nakhichivan become the transportation centers with warehouses for goods from Orient and Europe. It was there that the merchants from Russia, Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and Far East gathered. Caravanserais were built in all major cities. The local governors were paid lot of money so that they issue permission to build small monasteries, prayer and guest houses where caravans stopped.
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Nowadays, organizations such as International Foundation for the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (FIMNMC), unique in its way, bring together a patchwork of states in a vast area: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Moldova, Russia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.
States with different potential and performance of politicalmilitary alliances and different economically, and neutral states, who are all a common ground, turning the huge potential related to collaboration, especially in the economic sphere, more precisely the energy of the area of "the two seas". Cooperation on issues of science, culture, art, has, in turn, a privileged place in the concerns of the original format of interstate cooperation in the civil society.
THE GREAT SILK ROAD
It is known that Azerbaijan is an initiator for the Baku-Tbilisi Ceyhan pipeline project that has already been put into use. A fast pace is registered in pipeline projects on the route Baku-TbilisiErzurum and Baku-Tbilisi railway-Kars-Ahalkalaki. It should also be taken into consideration and common interest projects such as Nabucco. Somehow, this type of activities reactivate the flow and relationships that descended from the ancient Silk Road and metaphorically transforms into a "clash of civilizations".
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SPORT LOBBY FIRM THE GREAT SILK ROAD

BAKJ 2020 AMBASADORS

PHI MON GRE USA GBR TPE GUA JPN

1985 1985 1986 1986 1988 1988 1988 1990

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2000 1988/92/96/00 ** 2004 ** 1992/96/00/04 ** 1996/00/04** 1996/00/04** 2009

Year of election 1985 1977 1988

* Executive board member ** Olympic medalist

Mr. Xavier Gonzales (SPAIN)

Hassan Ali Bin Ali

HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium

1984 1985 1986 1987 1959 1960 1991 1993

1994 1995 1997 1999 2003 2006 2008

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General

1992 1993 Dr Ilham ALIYEV (AZERBAIJAN) Professor Agadjan ABIYEV

Olympic Street bl. 5 AZ 370072 Baku Azerbaijan

Phone Fax Email Website

+994 12 465 1323 +994 12 465 4225 noc-aze@noc-aze.org http://www.noc-aze.org

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General

1911 1912 Mr. Tsunekazu TAKEDA (JAPAN) Mr. Noriyuki ICHIHARA

Kishi Memorial Hall 1-1-1 Jinnan Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8050 Japan

Phone Fax Email Website

+81 3 3481 2286 +81 3 3481 0977 jpn-noc@joc.or.jp http://www.joc.or.jp

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Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General Address

Phone Fax Email Website

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General Address

Phone Fax Email Website

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Creation date Recognition date President Secretary General Address

Phone Fax Email Website

+34 91 381 5500 +34 91 381 9639 correo@coe.es http://www.coe.es

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Creation date Recognition date President

1979 1980 HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL-THANI (QUATAR)

Secretary General Address

Phone Fax Email Website

+974 4494 4777 +974 4494 4788 qoc@olympic.qa http://www.qatarolympics.org

THE SIX APPLICANT CITIES ANALYSIS

THE SIX APPLICANT CITIES ANALYSIS

THE SIX APPLICANT CITIES ANALYSIS

THE SIX APPLICANT CITIES ANALYSIS

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Phone Fax Email Website TENNIS

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