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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Organizing the Games is never easy. But I am glad the fundamentals are sound.
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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.
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He is sleeping extremely well and I am sleeping extremely well.
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Sponsorship is really a record in Vancouver and the economy being very hot, that means construction prices are soaring. That means also that profits of the companies are soaring and one might compensate the other.
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My room is on block No. 5. I tested my mattress this morning.
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My personal advice: lifetime no. It should allow for the rehabilitation of an athlete. This is a common principle of due justice.
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I think New York did a very good bid, they had a good score.
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The International Olympic Committee is absolutely clear that it wants full respect for human rights. I think we have proved that very clearly in the past.
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The International Olympic Committee has the honor of announcing that the Games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of London,
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The IOC position is there should only be disciplinary sanctions for the athletes. However, we are a private organization working in a sovereign country and we will respect the rules of the country.
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The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights. It is clear that the staging of the Olympic games in Beijing will do a lot for the improvement of human rights and social relations in China.
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The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights.
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I promise that we shall continue to fight for a pure and healthy sport.
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I have no concerns. The chairman of the coordination commission has no concerns,