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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I'm very happy with the way the elections have been handled ... putting the interests of the IOC before personal interests.
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I'm an extremely happy president of the IOC. We always expressed our confidence in our Greek friends. I've always said I believed there was enough time to finish the preparations in due time. Many did not believe me.
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They will have to wait five more days until their blood parameters go down.
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I paid him three visits. Each time I came with a problem and each time he found me an answer not later than a couple of days.
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If you look at the revenue for the next Games in 2008 we are already plus 30 percent in comparison to the previous Games. So this is a huge increase.
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In recognition of your outstanding merits in the course of world sport and your faithfulness to the Olympic ideal ... I award you with the Olympic Order,
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In October I predicted intelligent solutions would be found, and I believe intelligent solutions were found. The law is not an obstacle to a very good doping control. The IOC will have full control of the testing.
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Certainly within the sports world, there is a clear move toward a unified team. We can only say 'why not ?' It is a great symbol.
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Please, compete in the spirit of fair play, mutual understanding and respect. And above all, please compete cleanly by refusing doping.
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Everything is in place to have a peaceful Games.
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The journey of the flame is what brings the Games closer to society and allows society to take part in the Games.
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You have to know what's happening in the locker rooms, you have to know what's happening at the grass-roots level. That's the best way to work.
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I declare the 20th Winter Games closed. I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in Vancouver, to celebrate the 21st Olympic Winter Games.
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In my country (Belgium), if you sit beside the phone long enough, it will ring and you will be invited to play rugby for Belgium!