Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge, KCMG; born 2 May 1942) is a Belgian sports administrator and physician who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 2001 to 2013. In 2013, the IOC announced that Rogge would become their Honorary President...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 May 1942
CityGhent, Belgium
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allow athletics common due lifetime personal principle
My personal advice: lifetime no. It should allow for the rehabilitation of an athlete. This is a common principle of due justice.
excellent pleased progress sure work
I was very pleased with the progress of the work and I'm sure that BOC OG is doing an excellent job,
athletes careful deterrent effect guarantee hope lake message noose salt sent since
I think the deterrent effect and the message has been sent since Salt Lake City. The athletes know that the noose is tightening. They will probably, I hope so, be more careful and wiser. But you can't guarantee that.
against clear currently debate fight served
It is clear that the fight against doping is not served by the way in which the debate is currently held.
german joint korean several situation team united wish
It is something that we all wish for; to see a joint Korean team participating at the Games, like the situation we had with the united German team several years ago.
according acted perspective
From our perspective they (Sydney) have acted according to the rules.
excluded wants
If any sport wants to come in, one will have to go. But no sport will be excluded before 2012.
athletes compete duty measures minority small strongest thousands trap
For the thousands of athletes who compete cleanly and fairly, we have a duty to put in place the strongest measures to trap the small minority who cheat.
health protect reason support tests
We support that (tests). The reason for the tests is to protect the health of the athletes. These are health tests, they are not doping tests.
achieve beijing believe capable capacity chinese confident convinced events fully grand great holding olympic sports
We are fully confident about China's capacity in holding grand sports events, and believe Beijing Olympic will achieve great success. And we are also convinced that the Chinese is capable in holding large-scale international event,
based blood guilty somebody
To find somebody guilty of doping you don't necessarily need urine and blood samples. It can also be based on circumstantial evidence.
believe check cities five today
What we have done today is retained five cities which we believe will deliver, but we will have to check if they do deliver,
extremely sleeping
He is sleeping extremely well and I am sleeping extremely well.
against fight olympic priority remain remains tolerance zero
We remain with our zero tolerance policy, so that the fight against doping remains the very first priority of the International Olympic Committee.