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Meetings

The Executive Board meets when convened by thinitiative or at the request of the majority of its mem

EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board, founded in 1921, consists ofCommittee (IOC) President, four Vice-Presidents athe members of the Executive Board are electedballot, by a majority of votes cast, for a four-year terThe Executive Board manages the affairs of the IOC.

It: assumes the general overall responsibility for the

monitors the observance of theOlympic Charter; approves the IOC's internal organization, its

internal regulations relating to its organization; is responsible for the management of the IOC's

annual report; presents a report to the Session on any propos

Charter, one of its Rules or bye-laws; submits, on proposal of the Nomination Comm

the names of the persons whom it recommends f conducts the procedure for acceptance and sel

the organization of the Olympic Games; establishes the agenda for the IOC Sessions;

, enacts, in the form it deems most appropriat

guidelines, guides, instructions) all regulationsproper implementation of the Olympic Charter aOlympic Games;

organizes periodic meetings with the IFs and wievery two years;

creates and allocates IOC honorary distinctions; performs all other duties assigned to it by the Ses

EVALUATION POINT

President on the latter'sbers.

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the International Olympicd ten other members. All

by the Session, by secretm.

administration of the IOC;

rganization chart and all

finances and prepares an

d change of the Olympic

ission, to the IOC Sessionr election to the IOC;ction of candidatures for

, (codes, rulings, norms,

necessary to ensure thend the organization of the

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Election

All members of the IOC Executive Board are electedballot, by a majority of the votes cast.

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Terms

The duration of the terms of office of the Vice-Presimembers of the IOC Executive Board is four years.maximum of two successive terms on the IOC Exethe capacity in which he has been elected.

In the case of a member having completed two

pursuant to Rule 19.2.2 (of the Olympic Charter)again as member of the IOC Executive Board afteryears. This does not apply to the election for the ofthere is no waiting period.

In case of vacancy of any position other than theSession elects a member to such position for a term

All members of the IOC Executive Board be inrenewals at the end of the Session which elected tcease at the end of the ordinary Session held duriexpire.

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by the Session, in a secret

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dents and of the ten othermember may serve for a

utive Board, regardless of

uccessive terms of office

bove, he may be electeda minimum period of twoice of President, for which

President's, the followingof four years.

heir terms of office andem. Their terms of office

ng the year in which they


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The current composition of the IOC Executive Board

PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE BOARD

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

is the following:

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The members are volunteers who represent the IOin their country (they are not delegates of their coun

New members are elected by the IOC Session.

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,

Executive Board. The latter submits its proposals tnew members by secret ballot.

Since 12 December 1999, the number of memberwhich includes a maximum of 70 individual membrepresentatives of the IFs, and 15 representatives of

The term of office of members is unlimited for meAn age limit has been set at 80 for the members1999, and at 70 for those whose election took place

C and Olympic Movementtry within the IOC).

Each candidature file is

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the Session, which elects

has been limited to 115,ers, 15 active athletes, 15the NOCs.

bers elected before 1966.lected between 1967 andfter 1999.


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Jacques Rogge

Count Rogge; born 2 May 1942, is a Belgian sports band current President of the International Olympic C

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Life and careerBorn in Ghent, Rogge is by profession an ortheducated at the University of Ghent. Rogge compet1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, and played on tunion team. Rogge served as President of the Befrom 1989 to 1992, and as President of the Europfrom 1989 to 2001. He became a member of the IExecutive Board in 1998. He was knighted in 1992,noble rank of Count by King Albert II of the BelgiaRogge is known to admire modern art and is an ascientific literature.

President of the IOCCount Rogge was elected as President of the IOC oIOC Session in Moscow as the successor to the Mahad previously led the IOC since 1980.Under his leadership, the IOC aims to create morecountries to bid for and be host of the Olympic Gthis vision can be achieved in the not-too-distant fbacking and new IOC policies that constrain the sihosting the Olympic Games.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, RoggPresident to stay in the Olympic village, thereby ethe athletes.He is married to Anne; they have two grown-up chilcurrent delegation leader of the Belgian Olympic CoIn October 2009 he was re-elected for a new term2013 he will not be eligible for a new term.

ureaucrat. He is the eighthommittee (IOC).

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opedic surgeon and wased in yachting in the 1968,he Belgian national rugbylgian Olympic Committeeean Olympic CommitteesOC in 1991 and joined itsnd in 2002 elevated to the

ns. In his free time, Countid reader of historical and

16 July 2001 at the 112thrqus de Samaranch, who

ossibilities for developingmes. Rogge believes thatture through governmente, complexity and cost of

became the first ever IOCjoying closer contact with

ren. His son Philippe is themittee.

s President of the IOC. In


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During the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vadelivered a commemoration of Georgian luge athlafter his fatal accident while practicing at theFebruary 12, 2010.

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listed Rogge at #67.

On 27 July 2011, one year prior to London 2012,ceremony at Trafalgar Square where, in accordanceof the IOC, he invited athletes worldwide to coOlympic Games. Former Olympian HRH The Princup for grabs, after both Prime Minister David CaLondon had given speeches.

ControversiesFor the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,

July 2008 that there would be no internet ceauthorities: "for the first time, foreign media will bpublish their work freely in China". However, by 30Kevan Gosper had to retract this optimistic stateinternet would indeed be censored for journalists. Gheard about this, suggested that high IOC officiaDutch Hein Verbruggen and IOC Director of the Oland most likely with Rogge's knowledge) had madeofficials to allow the censorship, without the knowl

most members of the IOC. Rogge later denied ttaken place, but failed to insist that China adhere tthe internet would not be censored.Rogge commented that Usain Bolt's gestures ofafter winning the 100 meters in Beijing are "not thchampion," and also said "that he should shocompetitors."

couver Olympics, Roggeete Nodar Kumaritashvili,histler Sliding Center on

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Count Rogge attended awith tradition as Presidentpete in the forthcomingss Royal unveiled medals

meron and the Mayor of

Rogge pronounced in midnsorship by Government

able to report freely andJuly 2008, IOC spokesmanent, announcing that the

osper, who said he had notls (probably including thempic Games, Gilbert Felli,a secret deal with Chinesedge of either the press or

at any such meeting hado its prior assurances that

ubilation and excitementway we perceive being a

w more respect for his


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In response to his comments, Yahoo! Sports colcovered the Games described him as "...a classic stiffurther contended that "[the IOC] has made billionfor years, yet he has to find someone to pick on".

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a misunderstanding. [...] What he does before orproblem with. I just thought that his gesticulation dlittle disrespectful".

During the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, thersurrounding Women's Ski jumping. Together withlast remaining sport which still bars women from cThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stwomen isn't discrimination; and, many other sporthe Twenty20-format) are precluded from comRogge has insisted that the decision "was made stand absolutely not on gender grounds," but onlyincluding campaigning on the grounds of gender dis

mnist, Dan Wetzel, who-collared bureaucrat," ands off athletes such as BoltIn an interview with Irish

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after the race I have noring the race was maybe a

have been controversiesBoxing, ski jumping is thempeting at the Olympics.

ated that the exclusion ofts, including cricket (eveneting. President Jacquesrictly on a technical basis,following much criticism,rimination.


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IPC PRESIDENT

Sir Philip Craven MBE

(born 4 July 1950 in Bolton, England) is a Britishathlete. He is the second and current President of th

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EducationCraven obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in GManchester in 1972. Prior to that he was at Boltonspeaks fluent English and French, as well as basic Ge

Career as an athleteCraven represented Great Britain in wheelchair bathe Paralympic Games, from 1972 to 1988. He also cathletics and swimming at the 1972 Games.He won gold at the wheelchair basketball World Cbronze in 1975, as well two gold medals (1971, 1974European Championships. He also won gold at thein 1994, and gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1

Career in sports administrationIn 1980, alongside Horst Strohkendl and Stan Labvital role in the development of a new classificatibasketball athletes. Wheelchair basketball rejeclassification system consisting of 3 classes, a systeprinciples that forced athletes to depend on m

progress lead to a new 4-class functional system,voted in 1982. Due to this, wheelchair basketballwith sport as opposed to medicine and rehabilitatian important secondary role.In 1988, Craven was elected Chairperson of the Whof the International Stoke Mandeville Games Fedathlete to lead the sport worldwide.

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sports official and formere International Paralympic

ography at University ofSchool Boys' Division. He

rman.

ketball at five editions ofompeted in track and field

ampionships in 1973, and) and a silver (1993) at theEuropean Champions Cup70.

anowich, Craven played aon system for wheelchairted its medically-based

m that was founded upondical examinations. This

which was democraticallyas increasingly associatedn, although both still play

elchair Basketball Sectioneration (ISMGF), the first


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Craven's striving for self-determination and self-gothe establishment of wheelchair basketball as anwhen it gave up its previous identification as a baskto become the independent, self-governing

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1994 in Edmonton, Alberta, Philip Craven was eleIWBF, holding the office until 1998. A productive anrelationship with FIBA, the worldwide governinbasketball, was arranged under Craven's administrwheelchair basketball itself.Craven was elected as the second President of thCommittee in 2001, a position he continues to hold tMajor contributions to paralympic sportPresident, International Paralympic Committee (IPCMember, International Olympic Committee (IOC) (siMember, Executive Board, British Olympic AssociatiBoard Member, London 2012 Organizing CommiParalympic Games (since 2005)Administration Council Member, International Com2003)Foundation Board Member,World Anti-Doping AgeBoard Member, OlympicTruce Foundation (since 20Member, IOCCommission for Culture and OlympicMember, IOC 2008 Beijing Co-ordination CommissioMember, IOC Sport & Environment Commission (20Member, IOCCongress 2009 Commission (since 200

President, InternationalWheelchair Basketball FedeChairman,Classification Committee, Basketball SecChairman, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Ass1987, 19891994)

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ernment pave the way forindependent federation,

tball section of the ISMGFInternational Wheelchair

ted the first President ofmore formalized workingbody for the sport of

tion, to further legitimize

International Paralympicoday.

) (since 2001)ce 2003)n (since 2003)tee for the Olympic and

mittee for Fair Play (since

cy (WADA) (since 2002)2)ducation (since 2005)n (since 2002)22005)

6)

ation (IWBF) (19982002)ion ISMWSF (19841988)ciation (19771980, 1984


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Professional careerPerformance Director, GBWBA Men's Wheelchair2002)Chief Executive Officer, International Wheelchair Ba

Company Secretary, British Coal Corporation (1986

CommitmentSir Philip Craven is today an Ambassador for Peace ainternational organization, committed to serving psport.

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Basketball Team (1998

sketball Federation (1994

1991)

nd Sport, a Monaco-basedeace in the world through


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Mr. Mario PESCANTE

Entry in the IOC 1994Country ITA (Italy)

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EducationLaw degree from Rome University; Specialized stuthe Alcide De Gasperi Institute of European Studies

CareerProfessor in financial sciences at the University of Rat the Specialized School of Human Physiology, Uniat the State Institute of Physical Education in RomSports Law at the Luiss University in Rome (1996-)Directors of the STET, (Socita Finanziaria Telefo(1976-1981); member of the Board of Directors ofdel Lavoro special credits section); member of ththe Executive Committee of the Institute for Sportsin the Italian Parliament and Under-Secretary of StaItalian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (the Italian Parliament (2006-); President of the Eurothe Italian Parliament (2008-)

Sports practiced

Athletics, tennis, sailing, aviation, basketball

Sports careerMiddle-distance runner; Italian University champioand national student champion in 1,000 m (1957)

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dies in Public Relations atin Rome

me (1968-1973); Professorversity of Rome; Professor

(1985-1995); Professor of; member of the Board ofica e Telecomunicazioni)

he BNL (Banca NazionaleBoard of Directors and ofredit (1973-1998); Deputye in charge of Sport at theay 2001-2006); Deputy inean Union Commission of

(UISP) in 1,500 m (1955)


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Sports administrationPresident of the Sports University Centre of RoTechnical Assistant, Sports Department of theFederation; founder of the Bruno Zauli Memorial,

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1968; Chef de Mission of the Italian team at theAlgiers in 1975, Spalato in 1979, Casablanca in 1983,in 1991; Chef de Mission of the Italian Olympic TOlympiad in Montreal in 1976, Moscow in 1980, Lo1988 and at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbr1980, Sarajevo in 1984, Calgary in 1988; Secretary

General of the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) ((1993-1998); Secretary General of the European Oformer Association of the European National Oly2001), then President (2001-2006); President ofCommission; member of the Executive Board oNational Olympic Committees (ANOC); Vice-PresidMember of the Technical and Financial Commissionthe Executive of the International Committee of tItalian Government Supervisor for the Torino 200(2004-2006); Italian Government High ComMediterraneanGames (2007-2009)

IOC History

Member of Executive Board (2006-2009); Vice-Presithe International Relations Commission (2007-);Commissions: Olympic Programme (1992-1993),Women and Sport (1996-2001), Coordination forOlympiad in Athens in 2004 (1998-2004), IOSolidarity (2002-2006), International Relations (20Observer at the United Nations (2010-)

me (1959); Manager andItalian Track and Field

an international track and

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Mediterranean Games inDamascus in 1987, Athensam at the Games of theAngeles in 1984, Seoul in

ck in 1976, Lake Placid in

1973-1993) then Presidentlympic Committees (EOC,mpic Committees) (1989-he EOC European Unionf the Association of theent of ANOC (2001-2006);

of the ANOC; Member ofe Mediterranean Games;

6 Olympic Winter Gamesissioner for the XVI

dent (2009-); Chairman ofember of the followingMarketing (1995-2001),

the Games of the XXVIII2000 (1999), Olympic

02-2007); IOC Permanent


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Mr. Ser Miang NG

Entry in the IOC 1998Country SIN (Singapore)

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EducationBachelor with honors in Business Administration,Un

CareerSingapore Ambassador to Hungary (2000-) and toMember of Parliament (2002-2005); Chairman of(1975); President of the Automobile AssociationMember of the Singapore Insurance OmbudsChairman of NTUC Choice Homes (1996-); MemberCooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (NTUC Fair Price (2005-); Justice of Peace (2005-); DHoldings (2007-)

Sports practicedSailing, scuba diving, golf, Alpine skiing, tennis, taic

Sports careerParticipated in various international, continental an

Sports administrationChairman of the Singapore Sports Council (1991-2NOC and Chairman of the Finance Commission (19Organizing Committee and Chairman of the FinancSouth East Asian Games in Singapore (1993International Sailing Federation (1994-1998); ChGovernors of the Singapore Olympic Academy (199

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iversity of Singapore

orway (2001-); nominatedIBS International Pte Ltdf Singapore (1988-1996);an Bureau (1990-1996);of Asian Pacific Economic2001-2008); Chairman ofirector of Singapore Press

i, swimming

regional yacht races

02); Vice-President of the90-); Vice President of thee Commission for the 17th; Vice-President of theairman of the Board of-);


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Vice-President of International Optimist DinghyPresident of Asian Yachting Federation (1995-1997);Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (2007-); P

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Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games OrganizinChairman of the 1st Asian youth Games Steering co

Awards and distinctionsOutstanding Chief Executive Award (SingaporeNational Trades Union Congress (NTUC) MayCommendation (1993); Singapore Schools SportsCouncilsAward (1994); IOCCentennial Olympic Games Trophy (1996); InternGold Medal (1998); Public Service Star by the SingNTUC Friend of Labor Award (2001); NTUC MeritorOlympic council of AsiasAward of Merit (2009)

IOC History

Member of the Executive Board (2005-2009); Vice-

of the following Commissions: Olympic Solidarityfor the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 20for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 (2004-Games of the XXX Olympiad in London in 2012 (20Committee (2006-); IOC Staff Pension Fund BoarEditorial Committee of the 2009 Olympic Congressthe 123rd IOC Session and 125th IOC Session Evalua

Association (1989-1994);Chairman of the Advisory

resident of the Organizing

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Committee (2007-) andmittee (2009)

Business Awards) (1992);Day Award Medal ofCouncils Friends of the

ational Sailing Federationpore Government (1999);

ious Service Award (2007);

resident (2009-); Member

(2000-2001), Coordination8 (2002-2008), Evaluation

005), Coordination for the5-), Finance (2006-), Audit

(2006-), member of the(2007-2009); Chairman ofion Commissions


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Mr. Thomas BACH

Entry in the IOC 1991Country GER (Germany)

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EducationLaw and Politics, higher degree in Law, Universityutriusque degree

CareerChairman of the board of the Michael WeinigChairman or member of various companies boardArab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry e

Sports practisedFencing, tennis, football

Sports careerOlympic champion, fencing (foil) team at the GamMontreal in 1976; 1976 and 1977 world champion fethe 1978 European Cup of Champions; numerous nat

Sports administration

Elected spokesman of the German athletes; athle

Olympic Congress in Baden-Baden (1981); SupervisFIFA 2006 World Cup Organising Committee; Chairmof the FIFA Womens World Cup Germany 201Founding President of the GermanOlympic Sports C

PublicationsVarious publications on law, economics, and sports.

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of Wrzburg; Doctor iuris

G Company (Germany);; President of the Ghorfa

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es of the XXI Olympiad inncing foil team; winner ofional championship titles

tes spokesman at the XI

ory Board member of thean of the Board of trustees

Organising Committee;nfederation (DOSB)


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IOC HistoryMember (1996-2000) of the IOC Executive Board t2004) and re-elected as Vice-President (2006-); CCommissions: Evaluation for the XIX Olympic Wi

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Sport and Law (2002-); member of the following Co1988), Press (1985-1988), Marketing (1992-), JuridCollectors (1994-1997), Olympic Movement (1996-Athletes representative, 1995-2001), TV Rights an2000 Reform Follow-up (2002); Remunerationcoordinator of the Working Group Role of theCommission (1999)

hen Vice-President (2000-hairman of the followingnter Games (1994-1995),

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missions: Athletes (1981-ical (1993-2001), Olympic1999), Sport and Law (as

New Media (2002-), IOCWorking Group (2004);IOC of the IOC 2000


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Mr. ZaiqingYU

Entry in the IOC 2000Country CHN (People's Republic of China)

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EducationBachelor degree, Nankai University, China; OUniversity, Japan; Doctor Honoris Causa , West Alab

CareerVice-Minister in charge of the General AdminisAssistant to Governor of the Inner Mongolia Aut(1995-1999); Director General of the General OCommission (1993-1995); General Manager of theCo. Ltd. (1991-1993); Administrator, State Sports Co

Sports practicedSkiing, tennis, golf

Sports administrationNOC Vice-President (1999-); Executive Vice-PresideVice-President of All-China Sports Federation (19Rowing Association (2006-2008); President of Chine(2006-); President of Chinese Basketball AssociaChinese Sporting Goods Federation (2001-2005); P

Association (2008-); President of InternationalPresident of Wushu Federation of Asian (2006-); PWorld Championship Chinese Grand Prix in Shangmember of FIBA (2006-2010); Executive Vice-PrConfederation (1989-1993); Vice-President of the(2003-); Chef de Mission of the Chinese DelegatiOlympiad in Sydney in 2000;

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aka Foreign Languagesama University, USA

tration of Sport (1999-);nomous Region of Chinafice of the State Sportshina Sports Development

mission (1975-1991)

nt of BOCOG (2002-2008);9-); President of Chinese

se Automobile Associationion (2007-); President ofesident of Chinese Karate

ushu Federation (2003-);resident of the Formula 1ai (2004-); Central Board

esident of Asian CyclingOlympic Council of Asian to Games of the XXVI


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Deputy Chef de mission of the Chinese DelegationGames in Salt Lake City in 2002, of the XXVII Olymthe XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, ofGames

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IOC HistoryElected as Vice-President of a National Olympic CExecutive Board (2004-2008); IOC Vice-Presidentfollowing Commissions: International Relations (20(2005-), Coordination for the Games of the XXX Ol(2005-); Olympic Congress (2006-)

of the XIX Olympic Winterpiad in Athens in 2004, ofthe Beijing 2008 Olympic

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mmittee; member of the(2008-); member of the

02-), Radio and Televisionympiad in London in 2012


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Raja Randhir SINGH

Entry in the IOC 2001Country IND (India)

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EducationSenior Cambridge-Yadavindra Public School, PatialStephens College, University of Delhi; D.LittLakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education,

Sports practicedShooting (trap and skeet), golf, swimming, squash,

Sports careerRepresented India in shooting (1963-1994) six tim(Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972, MontrLos Angeles 1984), four times at the Asian Games1982, Seoul 1986 and Hiroshima 1994) and at th(Edmonton 1978); won Gold Medal in Shooting atBronze (individual) and Silver (team) at the Asian Ga

Sports administrationHonorary Secretary General of the NOC (1987-); SeCouncil of Asia (1991-); Founder Secretary General

Council (1998-2007); member of the governing boIndia (1987-); member of the ANOC Executive CounANOC working group; member of the WADA FounVice-Chairman of the Commonwealth Games OrDelhi 2010

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a; B.A. in History from St.. (Honoris Causa) fromGovernment of India

ricket

es at the Olympic Gamesal 1976, Moscow 1980 andBangkok 1978, New Delhie Commonwealth Gamesangkok Asian Games and

es, New Delhi, 1982

retary General of Olympicof the Afro-Asian Games

dy of Sports Authority ofcil (2002-); member of thedation Board (2003-2005);anizing Committee, New


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Awards and distinctionsArjuna Award, 1979 (Indias highest Sports AwarAward, 1979 (State Sports Award); Merit Award frofrom ANOC, 2006

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IOC HistoryMember of the following commissions: OlympicSport for All (2004-), Women and Sport (2006-),Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2Truce Foundation (2007-)

); Maharaja Ranjit SinghOCA, 2005; Merit Award

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ames Study (2002-2003),Coordination for the 1st

010 (2008-2011); Olympic


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The IOC members, natural persons, are represenrespective countries, and not their country's delegain the Olympic Charter: "Members of the IOC rinterests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement i

MEMBERS

2004, page 28). There are currently 113 members, 2honor member.

Mr. Joo HAVELANGE BRA 1Mr.Vitaly SMIRNOV RUS 1Mr. Peter TALLBERG FIN 1Mr. Richard Kevan GOSPER AO AUS 1Mr. Richard W. POUND CAN 1Mr. Franco CARRARO ITA 1Mr. Phillip Walter COLES, AM AUS 1Mr. Ivn DIBS PER 1Mr. Chiharu IGAYA JPN 1HE Mr. Pl SCHMITT HUN 1HSH the Princess Nora of LIE 1LIECHTENSTEIN

Name Country Yeele

Mr. Francisco J. ELIZALDE PHI 1HSH the Sovereign MON 1

PrinceALBERT IIMr. Lambis V. NIKOLAOU GRE 1Ms. Anita L. DEFRANTZ USA 1HRH the Princess ROYAL GBR 1Mr. Ching-Kuo WU TPE 1Mr. Willi KALTSCHMITT LUJN GUA 1Mr. Shun-ichiro OKANO JPN 1

atives of the IOC in theire within the IOC. As statedpresent and promote then their countries and in the

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Mr. Denis OSWALD * SUI 1Count Jacques ROGGE * BEL 1Mr. Mario VZQUEZ RAA * MEX 1Mr. Thomas BACH * GER 1Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad KUW 1AL-SABAHMr. James L. EASTON USA 1Sir Craig REEDIE * GBR 1Mr. Mario PESCANTE * ITA 1Mr. Gerhard HEIBERG NOR 1Professor Arne LJUNGQVIST SWE 1Mr. Austin L. SEALY BAR 1Dr Robin E. MITCHELL FIJ 1Mr. Alpha Ibrahim DIALLO GUI 1Mr. Alex GILADY ISR 1Mr. Shamil TARPISCHEV RUS 1Mr. Valeriy BORZOV UKR 1Mr. Ren FASEL * SUI 1Mr. Jean-Claude KILLY FRA 1Mr. Sam RAMSAMY * RSA 1Mr. Reynaldo GONZLEZ CUB 19

LPEZMr. Olegario VZQUEZ RAA MEX 1Mr. Antun VRDOLJAK CRO 1Mr. Patrick Joseph HICKEY IRL 1Mr. Toni KHOURY LIB 1Syed Shahid ALI PAK 1Mr. Ung CHANG PRK 1

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Ms. Gunilla LINDBERG * SWE 1Mr. Julio Csar MAGLIONE URU 1

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Mr. Kun-Hee LEE KOR 1Mr. Ottavio CINQUANTA ITA 1Mr. Guy DRUT FRA 1996 1Ms Irena SZEWINSKA POL 1HRH the Grand Duke of LUX 1LUXEMBOURGGeneral Mounir SABET EGY 1Ms Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL * MAR 1Mr. Melitn SNCHEZ RIVAS PAN 1Mr. Leo WALLNER AUT 1HRH the Prince of ORANGE NED 1

Mr. Ser Miang NG * SIN 1Mr. Samih MOUDALLAL SYR 1Mr. Joseph S. BLATTER SUI 1Mr. Lamine DIACK SEN 1Mr. Gian-Franco KASPER SUI 2Mr. Carlos Arthur NUZMAN BRA 2Intendant General CIV 2Lassana PALENFO

r. a q ng 2Mr. Timothy Tsun Ting FOK HKG 2

Raja Randhir SINGH IND 2Mr. John D. COATES, AC * AUS 2Mr. Issa HAYATOU CMR 2Mr. Juan Antonio ESP 2SAMARANCH JRHRH Prince Nawaf Faisal KSA 2Fahd ABDULAZIZ

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HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN JOR 2.

Mr. Pat MCQUAID IRL 2Ms Marisol CASADO ESP 2Ms Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE ETH 2Ms Yang YANG CHN 2010Ms Angela RUGGIERO USA 2Mr. Adam L. PENGILLY GBR 2Mr. Jos PERURENA ESP 2Dr Gerardo WERTHEIN ARG 2Ms. Barbara KENDALL, MBE NZL 2

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Honorary Members

HRH the Grand Duke Jean of LUX 1LUXEMBOURGHM King CONSTANTINE GRE 1Mr. Gunnar ERICSSON SWE 1Mr. James WORRALL CAN 1Mr. Maurice HERZOG FRA 1Mr. Berthold BEITZ GER 1Mr. Pedro RAMREZ VZQUEZ MEX 1Mr. Ashwini KUMAR IND 1Mr. Niels HOLST-SRENSEN DEN 1Mr. Gnther HEINZE GER 1Mr. Vladimir CERNUSAK SVK 1Ms Flor ISAVA FONSECA VEN 1Dame Mary Alison GLEN-HAIG GBR 1DBETan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH MAS 1Sir Tennant Edward (Tay) NZL 1WILSON KNZM, OBEMr. Borislav STANKOVIC SRB 1HRH the Infanta Doa Pilar de ESP 1BORBN

Dame Mary Alison GLEN-HAIG GBR 1DBETan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH MAS 1Sir Tennant Edward (Tay) NZL 1WILSON KNZM, OBEMr. Borislav STANKOVIC SRB 1HRH the Infanta Doa ESP 1Pilar de BORBN

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MEMBERS

Name Country Ye

ele

Major General Henry Edmund NGR 1

Mr. Shagdarjav MAGVAN MGL 1Mr. Fidel MENDOZA COL 1CARRASQUILLAMr. Hein VERBRUGGEN NED 1Mr. Mustapha LARFAOUI ALG 1Mr. Zhenliang HE CHN 1Mr. Fernando F. Lima BELLO POR 1Mr. Tams AJN HUN 2Mr. Walther TRGER GER 1Ms. Manuela DI CENTA ITA 1Mr. Kipchoge KEINO KEN 2Mr. Henry KISSINGER USA 2

* Executive board member** Olympic medalist

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PARALYMPiC

Governing Board

The Governing Board (GB) is the representativeelected at the General Assembly in accordance witprocedures adopted by the IPC Membership at the 2

.

between meetings of theGeneral Assembly (GA).

President Sir P

Vice President Mr.

Member at Large Dat

Member at Large Mr. J

Member at Large Ms.

Member at Large Mr.

Member at Large Ms.

Member at Large Mr.

Member at Large Ms.

Member at Large Mr.

em er at arge r.

Member at Large Mr.

Athletes' Representative* Mr.

Chief Executive Officer** Mr.

* ex-officio member with voting right** ex-officio member without voting right

IOC

of the IPC Membership,nomination and election

004 Extraordinary General

hilip Craven MBE (GREAT BRITAIN)

reg Hartung (AUSTRALIA)

' Zainal Abu Zarin (MALAYSIA)

ose Luis Campo (ARGENTINA)

nn Cody (USA)

lan Dickson (GREAT BRITAIN)

Rita van Driel (NETHERLANDS)

li Harzallah (TUNISIA)

Hyang-Sook Jang (KOREA)

atrick Jarvis (CANADA)

n rew arsons

iguel Sagarra (SPAIN)

obert Balk (USA)

avier Gonzalez (SPAIN)


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PARALYMPiC

IPC Headquarters & ManagementTeam

The world Headquarters of the International Paralylocated in Bonn, Germany. Due to the enormouscomplexity of the various services offered by the IP

funding from the Federal Government of GermanBonn, relocation and expansion was made porenovated and made wheelchair-accessible, and tofficially opened on 3 September 1999.

The IPC Management Team consists of the profesthe direction of the CEO. With the authority delBoard, the CEO represents the Board and the Orgbusiness affairs and in all proceedings and negoticourts and authorities. The CEO is responsible foorganization including the authority to directly ereview the performance and terminate staff.

ExecutiveOfficer Mr.X

IOC

mpic Committee (IPC) arerowth and the increasing, the once fully volunteer-

.

as well as of the City ofsible. The building wase IPC Headquarters were

ional staff working underegated by the Governingnization in all day-to-daytions of all types againstthe management of theploy, supervise, control,

vier Gonzales (SPAIN)


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PARALYMPiC

Honorary Board

The main purpose of the IPC Honorary Board is toopportunity to support the vision of the Paralympicmaintain the issue of sport for persons with a disab

.

opportunities for raising awareness and fundingnetwork of contacts and sphere of influence.

Honorary Board Members:

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Methe

HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa ofLuxembourg

SpoGran

HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden MeSwe

HSH Prince Albert of Monaco Sove

Dr. James Wolfensohn ForBank

Maria Guleghina Ope

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Meor

Thrse Rein Man

wifeMini

Hassan Ali Bin Ali ChaiCentNee

HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium MeBelgiHabs

IOC

llow leaders of society anMovement and to strive toility high on the agenda of

, through the Members

ber of the Royal Family ofetherlands

se of the Sovereign of thed Duchy of Luxembourg

ber of the Royal Family ofen

reign of Monaco

er President of the World

a Singer (Soprano)

ber of the Royal Family ofn

ging Director, Ingeus and

of the former Primeter of Australia

person of the Shafallahre for Children with Specials

ber of the Royal Family inum, Archduchess of burg-Este


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ELECTION PRESIDENTS

Demetrius Vikelas (GREECE) 1Pierre de Coubertin (FRANCE) 1Godefroy de Blonay (SWITZERLAND) 1

enr e a et- atour 1

Sigfrid Edstrm (SWEDEN) 1Avery Brundage (USA) 1Michael Morris (IRELAND) 1Juan Antonio Samaranch (SPAIN) 1

Jacques Rogge (BELGIUM) 2

Possible candidatures 7th of September 2013:

Thomas Bach (GERMANY)Nawal El Moutawakel (MOROCCO)

Mario Pescante (ITALY)Lawrence Probst (USA)

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GENERAL VIEW

National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the naworldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the conOlympic Committee, they are responsible forparticipation in the Olympic Games. They may norespective areas as candidates for future Olympic Gthe development of athletes and training of coacheslevel within their geographies.

As of 2011, there are 204 NOCs, representing boother geographical areas. 192 of the 193 United NatNational Olympic Committees (the exception begained its independence on 9 July 2011, and dOlympic Committee), as do 12 other territories:Taiwan designated as Chinese Taipei by the IOCPalestinian Authority, designated as Palestine by thFour territories of the United States: American SaandUnited States Virgin Islands (designated just VirThree British overseas territories: Bermuda, BriCayman IslandsOne territory from the Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Netherlands Antilles lost its status in Julydissolution of the NetherlandsAntilles in 2010.Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the PCook Islands, an associated state of New Zealand

NOC

tional constituents of thetrols of the Internationalrganizing their people's

inate cities within theirmes. NOCs also promoteand officials at a national

h sovereign nations andions member states haveing South Sudan, whiches not have a National

IOCoa, Guam, Puerto Rico,

in Islands by the IOC)tish Virgin Islands, and

in the Caribbean: Aruba.

2011 as a result of the

eople's Republic of China


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Association of National Olympic Committees of A

GENERAL VIEW

The NOCs are all members of the AssociatiCommittees (ANOC), which is also split aassociations:

.

Panamerican Sports OrganizationMarioVasquez Rana (Mexico)

Olympic Council of AsiaSheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad AL-SABAK (Kuwait)

European Olympic CommitteesMr. Patrick Joseph HICKEY (Ireland)

Oceania National Olympic CommitteesDr. Robin E. Mitchell (Fiji)

rica

NOC

n of National Olympicmong five continental


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Below is a chronological list of the 204 NOCs recogOlympic Committee, since its foundation in 1894.were founded many years before their official recoimmediately accepted after being founded. Formexistent (e.g. Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, etc.)

current states derived from them.

1894 France, United States1895 Australia,Germany,Greece, Hunga

GENERAL VIEW

1900 Norway1905 Denmark, Great Britain1906 Belgium1907 Canada, Finland1909 Portugal1910 Egypt1911 Turkey1912 Austria, Japan, Luxembourg, Nethe

Switzerland1913 Sweden1914 Romania

1915 Italy1919 New Zealand, Poland1922 Ireland1923 Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay1924 Bulgaria, Haiti1927 India1929 Philippines1934 Chile

, , ,1936 Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Jam

1937 Sri Lanka (then Ceylon)1947 Guatemala, Iran, Myanmar (then BKorea (designated Korea by the IOC

1948 Colombia, Guyana (then British GuiPakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, S

1950 Netherlands Antilles, Thailand1951 Hong Kong, Nigeria

nized by the Internationalany of these committees

gnition, while others wereer states, nowadays non-

are not listed, only the

y

NOC

rlands, Serbia, Spain,

aica, Malta, Peru

rma), Panama, South)na), Iraq, Lebanon,ria, Trinidad and Tobago


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1952 Bahamas, Ghana (then Gold Coast),

GENERAL VIEW

1954 Costa Rica, Cuba, Ethiopia, Malaysi1955 Barbados, Fiji, Kenya, Liberia1956 Honduras, Uganda1957 North Korea, Tunisia1962 Benin (then Dahomey), Dominican

Mongolia1963 Cameroon, Cte d'Ivoire (then Ivor

Mali, Nepal, Senegal1964 Algeria, Chad, Madagascar, Niger, C

Zambia1965 Central African Republic, Guinea, S1966 Kuwait1967 Belize (then British Honduras), Virgi1968 Democratic Republic of the Congo,1970 Paraguay1972 Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta), Le

Swaziland1974 Papua New Guinea1975 Andorra

1976 Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islan1978 Cyprus

1979 Bahrain, Laos, Mauritania, MozambChina (founded 1954), Seychelles, Vi

1980 Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, QaZimbabwe

1981 Yemen1982 British Virgin Islands, Oman1983 Bhutan, Samoa (then Western Sam

Indonesia, Israel

NOC

(then Malaya)

Republic, El Salvador,

Coast), Jordan, Libya,

ongo, Sierra Leone,

udi Arabia, Togo

n IslandsGabon, Malawi, Tanzania

sotho, Mauritius, Somalia,

ds, Gambia

ique, People's Republic ofetnamar, United Arab Emirates,

a), Solomon Islands


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1984 Brunei, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea,

GENERAL VIEW

1986 Aruba, Cook Islands, Guam1987 American Samoa, Saint Vincent an1959 Albania, Ecuador, Morocco, Nicara

Suriname1960 Chinese Taipei (then Republic of Chi1991 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Namibia1993 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosn

Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, CroDominica, Georgia, Kazakhstan, KyMacedonia, Russia, Saint Kitts andTom and Prncipe, Slovakia, SloveTurkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

1994 Cambodia, Nauru1995 Guinea-Bissau, Palestine1997 FederatedStates of Micronesia1999 Eritrea, Palau2003 Kiribati,Timor-Leste2006 Marshall Islands2008 Montenegro, Tuvalu

Unrecognized National Olympic Committees

Macau Sports and Olympic Committee: Founded ito enroll to the IOC since its foundation, but still nthus no athlete has participated in the Olympic"Macau, China". It has, however, participated in the

The Faroe Islands have a recognized National ParalyOther existing countries/regions with unrecognizCatalonia, Gibraltar, French Polynesia, Niue, KCaledonia, Kurdistan, Northern Cyprus, Abkhazi

Americans, the Northern Mariana Islands, AnguillaCaicos Islands.

Grenada, Rwanda, Tonga

NOC

the Grenadines, Vanuatuua, San Marino, Sudan,

na founded 1922), South Africaia and Herzegovina,atia, Czech Republic,rgyzstan, Moldova,

evis, Saint Lucia, Soia,Tajikistan,

1987, and has attemptedt officially recognized andGames under the namearalympicGames.

mpicCommittee.ed Olympic committees:osovo, Somaliland, Newa, Faroe Islands, Native

, Montserrat, and Turks &


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AZERBAIJAN

APPLICANT CITIES NOCS

Address

Creation date

Recognition date

President Dr IlhSecretary General

Phone

Fax

Email

ebsite

NOC

Olympic Street bl. 5

AZ 370072 Baku

1992

1993

am ALIYEV (AZERBAIJAN)Professor Agadjan ABIYEV

Azerbaijan

+994 12 465 1323

+994 12 465 4225

[email protected]

http://www.noc-aze.org


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JAPAN


Address

Creation date

Recognition date

President Mr. T

Secretary General

Phone

Fax

Email

Website

NOC

Kishi Memorial Hall1-1-1 JinnanShibuya-ku

Tokyo150-8050

Japan

1911

1912

unekazu TAKEDA (JAPAN)

Mr. Noriyuki ICHIHARA

+81 3 3481 2286

+81 3 3481 0977

[email protected]

http://www.joc.or.jp


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TURKEY


Address O

Creation date

Recognition date

President

Secretary General

Phone

Fax

Email

ebsite

NOC

limpiyatevi / Olympic HouseKisim Sonu 4

34158 Atakoy-Istanbul

1908

1911

r Ugur ERDENER (TURKEY)

Ms. Nese GNDOGAN

Turkey

+90 212 560 0707

+90 212 560 0055

[email protected]

http://www.turkishnoc.org


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ITALY


Address

Creation date

Recognition date

President

Secretary General

Phone

Fax

Email

Website

NOC

Foro Italico

1908

1915

r. Gianni PETRUCCI(ITALY)

Mr. Raffaele PAGNOZZI

00194 RomaItaly

+39 06 3685 7241

+39 06 3685 7697

[email protected]

http://www.coni.it


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QATAR


Address

Creation date

Recognition date

President HH Sheikh Tamim Bin

Secretary General HE Sheikh Saoud

Phone

Fax

Email

Website ht

NOC

P.O. Box 7494Olympic Building

Doha

1979

1980

amad AL-THANI (QUATAR)

Bin AbdulrahmanAL-THANI

Qatar

+974 4494 4777

+974 4494 4788

[email protected]

tp://www.qatarolympics.org


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Economic and Geopolitical Considerations

When evaluating the Olympic venues for2020, it ithe economic and geopolitical conditions of the respcountries general regions, now and at the time of th

terms, the candidates separate into four economic d(1) The Euro and Euro Dependent Zone: Rome, Mad(2) The Middle East: Doha;(3) Central Asia: Baku; and(4) Far East Asia: Tokyo.

Motivation for Analysis and Forecast

The global economies and geopolitical regions will10 years by several systemic, dogmatic-political anThese are described below.A forecast of these changes is useful in seveconfirmation of candidate cities will occur in May oeach city is due on February 15, 2012. The Internatexecutive board determine, at this point, wh

Understanding geopolitical forces at work will helpIOC questionnaire that demonstrates that Baku issafety, ability, and strengths, and the same materidoubts that the executive committee may have aboSecond, final selection of a city is scheduled for Sebid books being due January 7, 2013. By thegeopolitical changes will be further underway. Unand the likely future course of events, will help to s

e a u s n erac ons w e ur ng e r v sThird, the IOC executive board does not analyze s

they will, in 2012 and in 2013, be aware, at least onsame changes are occurring in the world. Their adeveloping instabilities in other candidate hostingreinforced, and their awareness of Bakus fundasuitability, in 2020, should be reinforced.


necessary to understandective candidate hosting

event. Speaking in these

ependencies:rid, Istanbul;

e influenced over the nextdemographic challenges.

al ways. First, the finalf 2012. The submission ofional Olympic Committeeich cities are qualified.

o prepare material for thequalified, by highlighting

als can help reinforce anyt other candidate cities.

ptember 7, 2013, with these dates, economic andderstanding these forces,hape the submissions ands an commun ca ons.bmissions in a vacuum

a subliminal level, that theareness of forces drivingcities can, and should be,ental stability and likely


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Not only will the Europe of 2020 be economicallycurrent demographics, it will lack a youthful populatspirit.

Turkey Analysis

Turkey is demographically well prepared for the Olyof just a little over 20 years of age. However, it matying its long-term industrial production to the ecoThis may have appeared to be a smart move by thea somewhat lesser degree in the first decade of tmeans that as Europes economies falter, Turkey will

Turkey, just like Qatar has the additional problemZone where popular presume for regime change (advocates and from religious fundamentalists) hasand now will cause an increasing level of politicalexplained as a Arabic Spring but is the beginningdestabilization and restructuring of the Middle Epopular political factions have been to seek more pboth past-generation leaders and from western infThis trend will not have settled by 2020, but per

stage. Regardless of its justifications or its merits,only an economic negative influence, but also raiseImagine, for example, holding the Olympics nextTurkey could be likely under similar constrains by 20In addition, Turkey has significant problems deliverfor its population, and pressures of increasing populpollution will exacerbate these problems in the cdrivers for resolution of these problems have histori

epen en , u suppor or ur ey s eve opinternal EU conflicts reduce available resources.

JapanThe economic and geo-political outlook for JapaEurope; even if for somewhat different reasons.After 2 decades of severe recession, japan has not sTo the contrary, devastating natural disasters and oown failed economic policies have not shown how Ja


evastated, but also, givenion for the proper Olympic

pics with an average agee a long-term mistake byomic fortunes of Europe.urks in the 80s, 90, and toe 2000s. However, it alsoalso be dragged down.

that it is in a geo-politicalboth from pro-democracybeen building for decades,instability that is not justof a much more profoundst. The sentiments of alllitical independence from

luences at the same time.haps entered its climactic

hese pressures create notsevere security questions.ummer in Syria. Qatar or0.

ing potable drinking watertion, deforestation, andming years. The primaryally been European Union

en as een a ng as

n is very near to that of

own any sign of recovery.ngoing challenges from itspan could return to more


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Azerbaijan

Republic of AzerbaijanRegion: Asia & Pacific

Description of government structure:Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEVHead of Government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZAAssembly: Azerbaijan has a unicameral National A125 seats.Description of electoral system:The President is elected by absolute majority vsystem to serve a 5-year term.In the National Assembly (Milli Majlis) 125 members

vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-yeaPopulation:Population: 8,238,672 (July 2010 est.)Future electionsParliamentary - November 2015Presidential - October 2013Past electionsParliamentary - November 7, 2010Referendum - March 18, 2009Presidential - October 15, 2008Parliamentary - May 13, 2006Parliamentary - November 6, 2005Presidential - October 15, 2003Referendum - August 24, 2002Parliamentary - November 5, 2000Presidential - October 11, 1998

Last Updated on 09/28/2010

Upcoming ElectionsPresidential - October 2013Parliamentary - November 2015

Essembly (Milli Majlis) with

te through a two-round

are elected by plurality

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r terms.


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Japan

JapanRegion: Asia & Pacific

Description of government structure:Chief of State: Emperor AKIHITOHead of Government: Prime MinisterYoshihiko NODAssembly: Japan has a bicameral Diet (Kokkai) cCouncilors (Sangiin) with 242 seats and the House owith 480 seats.Description of electoral system:The Emperor is hereditary.The Prime Minister is appointed by parliament.

In the House of Councilors (Sangiin), 96 membeopen-list proportional representation system to semembers are elected by single nontransferable votthe House of Representatives (Shugiin), 300 membvote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-yeare elected through a closed-list proportional repr4-year terms.*** Terms are staggered with one half of each tier elordinal tier, there is one nationwide district. In the ncorrespond to prefectural or metropolitan boconstituencies with magnitudes ranging from 2 anall members are up for reelection every cycle, 29districts (their fellow district representative is notrun in 18 multi-member districts consisting of anywseats. In order to secure a seat, a candidate must obequal to or greater than one-sixth of the total numb

the number of contested seats in the district.** In the proportional representation tier, there areconsisting of anywhere between 6 and 29 seats.permitted, however, candidates are only allowedrepresentation block in which their single-seatCandidates running in single-member districts mvotes to win a seat.

Ansisting of the House ofRepresentatives (Shugiin)

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s are elected through anrve 6-year terms and 146to serve 6-year terms*. Inrs are elected by plurality

ar terms and 180memberssentation system to serve

cted every election. In theominal tier, constituenciesundaries. There are 47

10 seats. Because half ofembers run in single-seatunning) and 44 membersere between 2 and 5tain enough votes that areer of valid votes divided by

11 multi-member districtsCandidacy in both tiers iso run in the proportionalconstituency is located.

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Population:Population: 126,804,433 (July 2010 est.)Future electionsParliamentary - 2013Past elections

Legislative - July 11, 2010Legislative - August 30, 2009Parliamentary - July 29, 2007Parliamentary - September 11, 2005Parliamentary - July 11, 2004Parliamentary - November 9, 2003Parliamentary - July 29, 2001Parliamentary - June 25, 2000Parliamentary - July 12, 1998

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary 2013

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Turkey

Republic of TurkeyRegion: Europe

Description of government structure:Chief of State: PresidentAbdullah GULHead of Government: Prime Minister RecepTayyip EAssembly: Turkey has a unicameral Grand Nati(Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) with 550 seats.Description of electoral system:The President is elected by absolute majority vsystem to serve a 5-year term.*The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.

members are elected through a closed-list proportito serve 4-year terms.**** Candidates must be members of the Grand Natio20 of its members, or nominees by political partiethan 10 percent of votes in the last legislative electiyears of age and have completed higher education.*** There are 79 MMD corresponding to the provina national threshold of 10 percent and at least ondistrict from which it is elected. Additionally, a candihis party is organized in one-third of districts wprovinces, and has nominated two candidates for eprovinces.Population:Population: 76,805,524 (July 2009 est.)Future electionsPresidential - 2012

Past electionsParliamentary - June 12, 2011 Referendum - SepParliamentary - July 22, 2007 Parliamentary - NParliamentary - April 18, 1999 Last Updated on

Upcoming ElectionsPresidential 2012

RDOGANnal Assembly of Turkey

te through a two-round

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nal representation system

al Assembly supported bythat have attained more

n. Candidates must be 40

ces. Each party must cleare D'Hondt quotient in thedate may be seated only ifithin each of half of theach seat in at least half of

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Italy

Italian RepublicRegion: Europe

Description of government structure:Chief of State: President Giorgio NAPOLITANOHead of Government: Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSAssembly: Italy has a bicameral Parliament (ParlSenate (Senato della Repubblica) with 322 seats an(Camera dei Deputati) with 630 seats.Description of electoral system:The President is elected by an electoral college to seThe Prime Minister is appointed by the president

. ,

through a closed-list proportional representationterms, 5 members are elected by the President anofficio*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deelected through a closed-list proportional represeyear terms.*** Thresholds apply at the regional level, and seats athresholds are: 20% for any pre-election coalition,coalition, and 8% for any party not in coalition. Wallocated to parties in proportion to their vote share** Lists are closed. Once national thresholds areparties on a regional basis. The thresholds are:coalition, 2% for any party within a pre-election coalnot in coalition. The pre-election coalition winniguaranteed 340 seats. Within a coalition, seats aproportion to their vote shares.Population:

Population: 61,016,804 (July 2011 est.)Future electionsPresidential - May 2013 Parliamentary - April 2013Past electionsReferendum - June 12, 2011 Referendum - June 21, 2Parliamentary - April 13, 2008 Referendum - June 25,Presidential - May 8, 2006 Parliamentary - April 10, 2

ONImento) consisting of thethe Chamber of Deputies

rve a 7-year term.with the approval of the

system to serve 5-yeard 2 members are filled exputati) 630 members aretation system to serve 5-

e allocated regionally. The3% for any party within aithin a coalition, seats are.et, seats are allocated to

10% for any pre-electionition, and 4% for any partyg a plurality of votes is

re allocated to parties in

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006


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Parliamentary - April 9, 2006 Referendum -June 15, 2003Referendum - October 7, 2001Parliamentary - May 13, 2001Referendum - April 18, 1999


Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary April 2013Presidential May 2013Referendum - May 21, 2000

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Spain

Kingdom of SpainRegion: Europe

Description of government structure:Chief of State: King JUAN CARLOS IHead of Government: President of the GovernmeZAPATEROAssembly: Spain has a bicameral Parliament consistwith 259 seats and the Congress of Deputies (Congr350 seats.Description of electoral system:The King is hereditary N/A.

,

serve 4-year terms and 51 members are appointedserve 4-year terms. In the Congress of Deputies (C248 members are elected by popular vote on brepresentation to serve 4-year terms and 102 meyear terms.

Population:Population: 40,448,191 (July 2008 est.)

Future electionsPresidential - March 2012Parliamentary - November 20, 2011

Past electionsParliamentary - March 9, 2008Referendum - February 20, 2005

Parliamentary - March 14, 2004Parliamentary - March 12, 2000Last Updated on 02/04/2010

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary November 20, 2011Presidential March 2012

nt Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ

ing of the Senate (Senado)eso de los Diputados) with

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by regional legislatures tongreso de los Diputados),

lock lists by proportionalbers are filled to serve 4-


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Qatar

State of QatarRegion: Middle East

Description of government structure:Chief of State: Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-ThaniHead of Government: Prime Minister HAMAD bin JaAssembly: Qatar has a unicameral Advisory Councseats.

Description of electoral system:TheAmir is hereditary.The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.

In the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) 35 memmonarch to serve 3-year terms.

Population:Population: 833,285 (July 2010 est.)

Future electionsParliamentary - June 2013

Past electionsSubnational - Legislative - April 2011Parliamentary - 2007Referendum - April 29, 2003


Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary (Tentative) June 2013

im bin Jabir Al-Thaniil (Majlis al-Shura) with 35

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United StatesUnited States of AmericaRegion: Americas

Upcoming Elections

Presidential November 6, 2012Legislative November 2012

IndiaRepublic of IndiaRegion: Middle East

Upcoming ElectionsPresidential July 2012

RussiaRussian FederationRegion: Europe

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary December 4, 2011Presidential March 4, 2012

South KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegion: Asia & Pacific

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary April 2012

Presidential December 2012

IranIslamic Republic of IranRegion: Middle East

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary March 29, 2012Presidential June 2013

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FranceFrench RepublicRegion: Europe

Upcoming Elections

Presidential April-May 2012Legislative - First Round - June 2012

Czech RepublicRegion: Europe

Upcoming ElectionsLegislative - October 2012Presidential - February 2013

DenmarkKingdom of DenmarkRegion: Europe

Upcoming ElectionsReferendum (Tentative) 2012

GermanyFederal Republic of GermanyRegion: Europe

Upcoming ElectionsParliamentary 2013

ChileRepublic of Chile

Region: Americas

Upcoming ElectionsPresidential December 2013Parliamentary 2013

MexicoUnited Mexican StatesRegion: Americas

Upcoming Elections

Presidential & legislative July 1, 2012

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The International Triathlon Union (ITU) was foundits Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games.Triathlon made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sawarded full medal status six years earlier. The itriathlon began to grow after its inclusion on the Ol

has over 120 affiliated national federations around t

TRIATHLON

Fax +1 604 608 3195Email [email protected]

ebsite www.triathlon.org

Types of competitionsOlympic Games

World ChampionshipWorld CupEuropean Championship

PRESIDENTMs. Marisol Casado (SPAIN)

President African Confederations. es e o z

President Panamerican Confederation

Mr. Carlos Froes (BRAZIL)President Asian ConfederationMr. David Hoong (SINGAPORE)President European ConfederationMr. Philip Schaedler (LICHTENSTEIN)President Oceania ConfederationMs. Jenny Mann (AUSTRALIA)

d in 1989. Triathlon made

dney Games after it wasternational popularity of

ympic programme. It now

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The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)International Shooting Union, changing its name incontested since the inaugural modern Olympic Gam

Address Bavariaring 21

80336 Munich

Germany

Phone +49 89 544 3550

Fax +49 89 544 35544

SHOOTING


World Shooting ChampionshipsWorld CupEuropean Championships

PRESIDENTMr. Olegario Vazquez Rana, (MEXICO)

PRESIDENT AFRICAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATI

Email [email protected]

ebsite http://www.issf-sports.org

a . en. oun r a ePRESIDENT AMERICAN SHOOTING CONFEDERA

Mr. Carlos Silva Monterroso (GUATEMALA)NOMINEE ASIAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATIONMr. Ali Mohammad Al Kuwari (QATAR)NOMINEE EUROPEAN SHOOTING CONFEDERATMr. Yair Davidovich (ISRAEL)PRESIDENT OCEANIAN SHOOTING CONFEDERAMr. Nick Sullivan (AUSTRALIA)

as founded in 1907 as the998. Shooting has been

es in 1896.

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THE INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION (ISAthe International Yacht Racing Union, changing its nits Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games.

Address Ariadne House

Town Quay

Southampton, Hampshire

SO14 2AQ

Great Britain

Phone +44 2380 63 51 11

SALING


Youth World ChampionshipsWorld ChampionshipNations CupWorld Sailing GamesSailing World Cup

PRESIDENTMr. Gran Petersson (SWEDEN)

Fax +44 2380 63 57 89


ebsite http://www.sailing.org

F) was founded in 1907 asame in 1996. Sailing made

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The Fdration Internationale de Tir a LArc (FITA) fomade its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games.

Address Maison du Sport International

Av. de Rhodanie 54

1007 Lausanne

Switzerland

ARCHERY


World ChampionshipsWorld CupPara-Archery

PRESIDENTProf. Dr. Ugur ERDENER (TURKEY)

Fax +41 21 614 30 55Email [email protected]

ebsite http://www.archery.org

rmed in 1931. Archery

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The International Judo Federation was founded in 1came at the 1964 Tokyo Games.

Address Budapest

Jozsef Attila utca 1

1051

Hungary

JUDO


World Masters ChampionshipWorld Judo ChampionshipWorld University Judo Championship

PRESIDENTMr. Marius L. Vitzer (AUSTRIA)

African Judo Union President


Website http://www.ijf.org

r. assana a en oPanamerican Judo President

Mr. Paulo Wanderley (BRAZIL)European Judo Union PresidentMr. Sergey Soloveychik (RUSSIA)Oceania Judo Union PresidentMs. Clare Hargrave (NEW ZEALAND)Asian Judo Union PresidentMr. Obaid Al Anzi (KUWAIT)

51. Judos Olympic debut

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The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UThe events Olympic debut came at the 1912 Stockh

Address 13 Avenue des Castelans

Stade Louis II - Entrance E

98000 Monaco

Monaco

Phone +377 97 77 85 55

MODERN PENTATHLON


World ChampionshipsWorld Cup SeriesEuropean Championships

PRESIDENTDr. h.c. Klaus Schormann (GERMANY)

President African Confederation

Fax +377 97 77 85 50


Website http://www.pentathlon.org

r. ame uemePresident Asia Confederation

Mr. Ji Song-Lee (KOREA)President European ConfederationMr. Dimitry Svatkovsky (RUSSIA)President Oceania ConfederationMr. John G. Pennell (AUSTRIA)President NORCECA ConfederationMr. John F. Holland (USA)President South American ConfederationMr. Jorge O.J. Salas (ARGENTINA)

IPM) was founded in 1948.lm Games.

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The first federation was the Internationale Reprseformed before World War II. The International Cafounded in 1946. Canoeing became a full medalGames.


Av. de Rhodanie 54

1007 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone +41 21 612 02 90

CANOE/KAYAK


ICF World ChampionshipsWorld CupsICF Continental Championships

PRESIDENTMr. Jos Perurena Lpez (SPAIN)

President African Confederation

Fax +41 21 612 02 91


ebsite http://www.canoeicf.com

r. oao anue a os a egrePresident Asia Confederation

Mr. Shoken Narita (JAPAN)President European ConfederationMr. Albert Woods (GREAT BRITAIN)President Oceania ConfederationMs. Helen Brownlee (AUSTRIA)President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Charles H. Yatman (USA)

tantschaft fr Kanusport,noe Federation (ICF) wassport at the 1936 Berlin

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The Fdration Internationale de Natation (FINSwimming has been contested since the inaugural1896.

Address Avenue de l'Avant-Poste 4

1005 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone +41 21 310 47 10

AQUATICS


World ChampionshipWorld CupWorld SeriesWorld Trophy

PRESIDENTDr. Julio C. Maglione (URUGUAY)


ebsite http://www.fina.org

) was founded in 1908.odern Olympic Games in

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The International Association of Athletics Federati1912. Athletics has been contested in some formOlympic Games, ancient and modern.

Address 17, rue Princesse Florestine

B.P. 359

98007 Monte-Carlo Cdex

Monaco

Phone +377 93 10 88 88

ATHLETICS


World SeriesWorld TourWorld Challenge

PRESIDENTMr. Lamine Diack (SENEGAL)

President NACAC Confederation

Fax +377 93 15 95 15


Website http://www.iaaf.org

r. ev e c ooPresident South America Confederation

Mr. Roberto Gesta de Melo (BRAZIL)President European ConfederationMr. Hansjorg Wirz (SWITZERLAND)President African ConfederationMr. Hamad Kalkaba Malboum (CAMEROON)President Asia ConfederationMr. Suresh Kalmadi (INDIA)President Oceania ConfederationMr. Geoff Gardner (AUSTRALIA)

ns (IAAF) was founded int at every edition of the

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The Fdration questre Internationale (FEI) was fFEI is the governing body for eight equestrian disciEventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting, Reining and

Address HM King Hussein I Building

Chemin des Dlices 9

1006 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone + 1 21 10

EQUESTRIAN


World Equestrian GamesWorld ChampionshipsContinental Championships

PRESIDENTHRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein (JORDAN)


Website http://www.fei.org

unded in 1921. Today, thelines: Jumping, Dressage,

Para-Equestrian

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The Fdration Internationale de Gymnastique (Fmaking it the worlds oldest international sport orgbeen contested since the inaugural modern Olympic

Address Avenue de la Gare 12

CP 630

1001 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone +41 21 321 55 10

GYMNASTICS


GymnaestradaWorld Gymnastics Championship

PRESIDENTMr. Bruno Grandi (ITALY)

Fax +41 21 321 55 19


ebsite http://www.fig-gymnastics.com

IG) was founded in 1881,nisation. Gymnastics hasGames in 1896.

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The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was foumade its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Address 4th Fl., JoYang Building 113

Samseong-dong

Gangnam-gu

Seoul 135-090

Republic of Korea

Phone +82 2 566 25 05

TAEKWONDO


Continental ChampionshipWorld ChampionshipWorld Cup

PRESIDENTDr. Chungwon Chue (KOREA)

President Panmerica Confederation


Website http://www.wtf.org

r. o oPresident European Confederation

Mr. Athanasios Pragalos (GREECE)President African ConfederationGen. Ahmed El-Fouly (EGYPT)President Asia ConfederationMr. Dai Soon Lee (KOREA)President Oceania ConfederationPhillip Walter Coles (AUSTRALIA)

nded in 1973. Taekwondo

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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) wasInternational Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), changimade its debut at the inaugural modern Olympic Ga

Address Bank Lane

Roehampton

London

SW15 5XZ

Great Britain

Phone + 20 88 8 6 6

TENNIS


Davis CupFed CupHopman CupAustralian OpenRoland GarosWimbledonUS Open


ebsite http://www.itftennis.com

Mr. Francesco Ricci Bitti (ITALIA)

founded in 1924 as theg its name in 1977. Tennises in 1896.

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The International Rugby Board (IRB) was founded inheadquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Recognised by the ICommittee as the International Federation responsithe IRB currently has 117 affiliated countries and terr

Address Huguenot House

35-38 St Stephen's Green

Dublin 2

Ireland

Phone + 1 2 0 2 00

RUGBY


World CupWorld ChampionshipNations Cup

PRESIDENTBernard Lapasset (FRANCE)

President NARCA Confederation


Website http://www.irb.com

r. o a amPresident South American Confederation

Mr. Ricardo Paganini (ARGENTINA)President European ConfederationMr.Jean-Claude Baqu (FRANCE)President African ConfederationMr. Abdelaziz Bougja (FRMR)President Asian ConfederationMr. Adisak Hemyoo (THAILAND)President Oceania ConfederationMr. Harry Schuster (SAMOA)

1886 and has itsternational Olympicle for the sport of rugby,

itories.

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The International Handball Federation (IHF) was fouSwitzerland. Handball made its Olympic debut at th

Address P.O. Box

Peter Merian-Strasse 23

4002 Basel

Switzerland

Phone + 1 61 228 0 0

HANDBALL


World ChampionshipWorld GamesSuper GlobeBeach HandballChallenge Trophy

PRESIDENTDr. Hassan Moustafa (EGYPT)


Website http://www.ihf.info

President Panamerican Confederation

Mr. Manuel Luiz Oliveira (BRAZIL)President European ConfederationMr. Tor Lian (NORWAY)President African ConfederationDr. Aremou Mansourou (BENIN)President Asian ConfederationSheikh Ahmed Al Fahad Al Sabah (KUWAIT)

nded in July 1946 in Basel,1972 Munich Games.

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The International Handball Federation (IHF) was fouSwitzerland. Handball made its Olympic debut at th

Address Rue du Valentin 61

1004 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone +41 21 641 06 06

HOKEY


World CupChampions Trophy

PRESIDENTMr. Leandro Negre (SPAIN)

President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Antonio von Ondarza (VENEZUELA)


ebsite http://www.fih.ch

res en uropean on e era onMr. Martin Gotheridge (NORWAY)

President African ConfederationMr. Seif Ahmed (EGYPT)President Asian ConfederationH.R.H. Sultan Azlan Shah (MALAYSIA)

nded in July 1946 in Basel,1972 Munich Games.

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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWFWeightlifting has been contested since the inaugurin 1896.

Address Budapest

House of Hungarian Sports

Istvanmezei ut 1-3

1146

Hungary

Phone + 6 1 0 0

WEIGHTLIFTING


World ChampionshipSummer Universidade

PRESIDENTMr. Tomas Ajan (HUNGARY)

President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Ozuna William Felix


ebsite http://www.iwf.ne

res en uropean on e era onMr. Urso Antonio (ITALY)

President African ConfederationMr. Mhalhel KhaledPresident Asian ConfederationMr. Mohamed Yousef Al Mana (QUATAR)President Oceania ConfederationMr. Stephen Marcus (NAURUAN)

) was founded in 1905.l modern Olympic Games

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The International Badminton Federation was founchanged its name to the Badminton World FederOlympic debut at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Address Unit 17.05, Level 17

Amoda Building

22 Jalan Imbi

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

+

BADMINTON


World ChampionshipEuropean ChampionshipContinental ChampionshipPara-badminton World Championship

PRESIDENTDr. Kang Young Joong (KOREA)

Fax +603 2143 7155Email [email protected]

ebsite http://www.bwfbadminton.org

ed in 1934 and has sinceation. The sport made its

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The Fdration Internationale de Football Associat1904. Football made its full medal debut at the 1908

Address FIFA-Strasse 20

P.O. Box

8044 Zurich

Switzerland

FOOTBALL

Types of competitionsOlympic Football Tournament

Youth Olympic Football TournamentWorld CupConfederations Cup

PRESIDENTMr. Joseph S. Blatter (SWITZERLAND)

President Southamerican Confederation


Website http://www.fifa.com

r. eoz co asPresident European Confederation

Mr. Platini Michel (FRANCE)President African ConfederationMr. Hayatou Issa (CAMEROON)President Asian ConfederationMr. Zhang Jilong (CHINA)President Oceania ConfederationMr. Chung David (MALAYSIA)President NCACA ConfederationMr. Hawit Banegas Alfredo (HONDURAS)

ion (FIFA) was founded inLondon Games.

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The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) wasSwitzerland. Basketball became a full medal sport amen and at the 1976 MontrealGames for women.

Address 53 Avenue Louis-Casa

P.O. Box 110

1216 Cointrin/Genve

Switzerland

BASKETBALL

Types of competitionsOlympic Football Tournament

World Championship

PRESIDENTMr Yvan Mainini (FRANCE)

President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Horacio Muratore (ARGENTINA)President European Confederation


ebsite http://www.fiba.com

r. a ur a nssonPresident African Confederation

Mr. Mabusa Eseka Dieudonne (REPUBLIC OF CONGPresident Asian ConfederationMr. Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al-Thani (QATAR)President Oceania ConfederationMr. Bob Elphinston (AUSTRALIA)

ounded in 1932 in Geneva,the 1936 Berlin Games for

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The Fdration Internationale de Volleyball (FIVVolleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1964Tokyo

Address Chteau Les Tourelles

Ch Edouard Sandoz 2-4

1006 Lausanne

Switzerland

Phone + 1 21

VOLLEYBALL


World ChampionshipWorld CupWorld LeagueWorld Grand Prix

PRESIDENTMr Jizhong Wei (CHINA)


ebsite http://www.fivb.org

res en ou mer can on e era onDr. Ary S. GRAA (BRAZIL)

President NORCECA ConfederationMr. Cristbal MARTE HOFFIZ (DOMINICAN REPUBPresident European ConfederationMr. Andr MEYER (LUXEMBOURG)President African ConfederationDr. Amr M. ELWANI (EGYPT)President Asian ConfederationDr. Saleh Bin NASSER (SAUDI ARABIA)

) was founded in 1946.Games.

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The Fdration Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) washas been contested since the inaugural Modern Oly


Av. de Rhodanie 54

1007 Lausanne

Switzerland

FENCING


World ChampionshipWorld CupTeam World CupGrand Prix

PRESIDENTMr. Alisher Usmanov (RUSSIA)


ebsite http://www.fie.ch

res en anamer can on e era onMr. Jorge Castro Rea (MEXICO)

President European ConfederationMr.Janda Frantisek (CZECH REPUBLIC)President African ConfederationMr. Ndaye Mbagnick (SENEGAL)President Asian ConfederationMr. Celso Dayrit (PHILIPPINES)President Oceania ConfederationMs. Helen Smith (AUSTRALIA)

founded in 1913. Fencingpic Games in 1896.

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The International Golf Federation (IGF) was foundeinternational development of the game and to efoster friendship and sportsmanship. Recognised byCommittee as the official international federation fo125 federations from 118 countries. The IGF crea

Committee in 2008 to drive its effort for the spGames.


Av. de Rhodanie 54

1007 Lausanne

Switzerland

GOLF


World ChampionshipContinental Championship

PRESIDENTMr. Peter Dawson (ENGLAND)


ebsite http://www.internationalgolffe

in 1958 to encourage theploy golf as a vehicle tothe International Olympicr golf, the IGF is comprisesed the IGF Olympic Golf

rts inclusion in the 2016

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The Fdration Internationale des Luttes Associ1905, and initially governed both wrestling andindependent as the International Ring Verband in 19to FILA in 1953. Wrestling has been contested siOlympic Games in 1896.

Address Rue du Chteau 6

1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey

Switzerland

WRESTLING


World Championship

PRESIDENTMr. Raphael Martinetti (SWITZERLAND)

President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Francisco Eduardo Lee Lopez (GUATEMALA)President European Confederation


Website http://www.fila-wrestling.com

r. zeno zenovPresident African Confederation

Mr. Mohammed Ibnou Zahir (MOROCCO)President Asian ConfederationMr. Chang-Kew Kim (KOREA)President Oceania ConfederationMr. John Jr. Tarkong (PALAU)

es (FILA) was founded inweightlifting. It became

12, then changed its namece the inaugural modern

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The Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (ABoxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 St Louis


Av. de Rhodanie 54

1007 Lausanne

Switzerland

+

BOXING


World Championship

PRESIDENTDr. Ching-Kuo Wu (CHINA)

President Panamerican ConfederationMr. Domingo Solano (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)President European Confederation


Website http://www.aiba.org

r. um er urgonPresident African Confederation

Dr. Abdellah Bessalem (ALGERIA)President Asian ConfederationMr. Gofur A. Rakhimov (UZBEKISTAN)President Oceania ConfederationMr. John Jr. Tarkong (PALAU)

IBA) was founded in 1920.ames.

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www.aroundtherings.com

"...Around The Rings has long been the most influtheOlympics." - The Guardian, February 4, 2010.

Required reading in the Olympic Movement. Tabout Around the Rings.

WEB

www.insidethegames.biz

Provides up-to-the minute breaking news about theinside track on world sport.

http://www.gamesbids.com

e purpose t e r pu cat on s to eep rea ers nup-to-date with information about the Olympic Bid

bids from around the world. Bids have a major impcities and it is important that everyone be informed

ntial internet presence on

at's what the readers say

MOST INFLUENTIVEMEDIA FOR THE OLYMPICS

Olympic Movement. The

epen ent y n orme anprocess and candidate city

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www.insider.espn.go.com

From the Television screen to the magazine - ESsports. ESPN The Magazine has large pages featuripreviews, reviews, interviews and all around coverag

MAGAZINE

www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Sports Illustrated Magazine is a weekly publication tfor American sports.

www.athleticbusiness.com

Magazine providing the latest information on b

athletic facility, liability issues, athletic programs athe athletic, fitness and recreation industry.

PN brings you everythingng full color photographs,e of the sports world.


at is the sports authority

uilding and operating an

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www.eurosport.com

Eurosport is a pan-European television sby French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of ccountries, in 20 different languages providing viinternational sporting events. Eurosport first launcon 5 February 1989.

TELEVISION

www.eurosport.com

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, cis an American global cable television network fprogramming including live and pre-taped event teand other original programming..

www.nbc.com

NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC televiservice of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse arrthe Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, NotrTour, the Triple Crown, and the French Opeprogramming from outside producers is also presethe NBC Sports branding (such as coverage of the Ir.

ort network operatedhannels are available in 59wers with European anded on European satellites


ommonly known as ESPN,ocusing on sports-relatedlecasts, sports talk shows,

sion network. Formerly "aay of programs, includinge Dame football, the PGA, among others. Otherted on the network undernmanTriathlon).


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www.ctvolympics.ca

CTV Sports was the division of the CTV Television Nfor sports broadcasting. The division existed in its obetween 1998

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