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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managing the cost and complexity of the games; putting athletes and sport at the heart of your bid; and on focusing on technical excellence, not on things which are not essential.
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Security worked extremely well, the athletes are happy. They were definitely games that pleased the athletes. The competitions were at a very high level.
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We would need to have guarantees in terms of immigration, of all athletes and all countries, to avoid this issue that we have with Cuba. These are things we need to have.
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The best athletes are not competing and the major athletes perform in an environment where doping controls are not what we have in the Olympic world.
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The Olympic Truce will not be eternal. After the games, bad habits will return. But this village is a perfect example of what the truce exemplifies. Here, athletes of different religions, political systems, races and languages live peacefully together.
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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.
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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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I know the importance of China's National Games, and it is not only for the athletes but for the whole population,
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We have to fight doping with all we have.
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We will work with them at the Olympic Games at Beijing and see if there's a chance to come back. I understand the disappointment of those who pleaded for the reinstatement.
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We indeed had suspicions of fraud, but we never had any proof. We carried out inquiries several times, but each time we ran into a wall of silence.
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These were truly magnificent games. We say a heart-felt thank you to Italy, Piedmont and Italy.
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These were Games of heart, warmth and empathy and smiles. I must say the venues were perhaps the most remarkable in Winter Games history.
the start, but probably not the end of the big cleanup operation.