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The Olympic MovementThe organizations and individuals that espouse and support the Olympic Games and Olympic Values
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IOC Presidents
Head of the International Olympic Committee and the global representative of the Olympic Movement
Head of the International Olympic Committee and the global representative of the Olympic Movement
The Olympic Charter
The governing document of the Olympic Movement that lays out its rules, bylaws, and values
The governing document of the Olympic Movement that lays out its rules, bylaws, and values
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Jacques Rogge on Sport, Peace, and Human DignityApril 1, 2009
One of the fundamental principles of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world through...
Jacques Rogge on the Unifying Power of Sport at the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games
August 24, 2008
To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives...
Jacques Rogge on the Olympic Truce in an address to the UN
October 31, 2007
As you know, the resolution is based on the Olympic Truce, for which you have shown overwhelming support over the past 14...
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Olympic Spirit and Olympic Truce
October 1, 2000
The Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney were driven by the Olympic spirit. This spirit, revived by Pierre de Coubertin, is...
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Olympic Truce
November 30, 1999
In addition, we work for peace and mutual understanding through sport in the framework of the Olympic Truce, for which an...
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Bosnian War at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Olympic Games
February 12, 1994
Ten years ago, we were in Sarajevo for the Olympic Games. A city then dedicated to sport, understanding, friendship and...
Michael Morris on Mutual Understanding during the Cold War
February 23, 1980
I feel these games here have proved that we can do something to contribute to the mutual understanding of the world – what...
Michael Morris on the Political Exploitation of Sport
October 23, 1974
The athlete must be encouraged in every way to develop his prowess and his completeness as a man or woman, but must not only...
Michael Morris on Sport and Politics
October 23, 1974
Frequently the athletes are becoming not only victims of commercial exploitation and temptation, but also of political...
Avery Brundage on the Draw of the Olympic Movement
October 6, 1964
Just why has the Olympic Movement gained this important position? It is because the Games are far more than merely another...
Avery Brundage on the Olympic Goals of Social Justice and International Amity
October 6, 1964
The International Olympic Committee, which has promoted the philosophy of the Baron de Coubertin and has led the Olympic...
Avery Brundage on the Olympic Movement as a Religion
October 6, 1964
The Olympic Movement is a 20th Century religion, a religion with universal appeal which incorporates all the basic values of...
Demetrius Vikelas on the Shared Heritage of the Olympics
There are no strangers here; I see around me grandchildren of the ancient Greeks, cousins who have come together with the...
There are no strangers here; I see around me grandchildren of the ancient Greeks, cousins who have come together with the...
Pierre de Coubertin on Fellowship in the Olympic Games
May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic torch pursue its way through ages, increasing...
May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic torch pursue its way through ages, increasing...
IOC Presidents
Head of the International Olympic Committee and the global representative of the Olympic Movement
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the global representative of the Olympic Movement and its values. Elected by the Session – the IOC’s supreme decision-making organ – from among the IOC membership for a term of eight years, renewable for another four, the President presides over all IOC activities. In addition to planning the Olympic Games, the President also promotes ideals such as peace, international friendship, and non-discrimination among the countries who participate in the Games and the overall Olympic Movement.
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Jacques Rogge on Sport, Peace, and Human Dignity
April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
Jacques Rogge on the Unifying Power of Sport at the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games
August 24, 2008
August 24, 2008
Jacques Rogge on the Olympic Truce in an address to the UN
October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Olympic Spirit and Olympic Truce
October 1, 2000
October 1, 2000
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Olympic Truce
November 30, 1999
November 30, 1999
Juan Antonio Samaranch on the Bosnian War at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Olympic Games
February 12, 1994
February 12, 1994
Michael Morris on Mutual Understanding during the Cold War
February 23, 1980
February 23, 1980
Michael Morris on the Political Exploitation of Sport
October 23, 1974
October 23, 1974
Michael Morris on Sport and Politics
October 23, 1974
October 23, 1974
Avery Brundage on the Draw of the Olympic Movement
October 6, 1964
October 6, 1964