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
confident ensure found games respect solution
I am confident a solution can be found which will, on the one hand, respect the legislation and, on the other, ensure the Games are workable.
definitely full law respect solutions
We are working on that, and definitely intelligent solutions with the full respect of the law will be found.
absolutely clear clearly committee full human olympic proved respect wants
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.
country position private respect rules sanctions sovereign
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.
absolutely clear full human respect wants
The IOC is absolutely clear that it wants full respect of human rights.
allowed coach judge laws movement respect saying sports
The judge is just saying the coach should be allowed to participate. The sports movement has to respect the laws of justice.
fight
We have to fight doping with all we have.
beijing chance games olympic understand work
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.
carried indeed ran several suspicions time wall
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.
thank truly
These were truly magnificent games. We say a heart-felt thank you to Italy, Piedmont and Italy.
empathy games perhaps remarkable venues warmth winter
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.
achieved athens chinese last olympics results shown sports year
The results that you achieved at the Athens Olympics last year have shown Chinese sports is really getting to the top.