Tag: IOC President
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Gary Hall Jr. Receives Replacements For Olympic Medals Lost In Los Angeles Fire
American swimmer Gary Hall Jr has been awarded 10 replica Olympic medals by IOC President Thomas Bach during an emotional private ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. His 10 medals from across three Olympic Games editions (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004) were destroyed as fire swept through his neighbourhood in Los Angeles…
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WATCH: IOC President-Elect Kirsty Coventry Welcomed At Olympic House
A fortnight after her historic election, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s President-elect, Kirsty Coventry, was warmly welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper and IOC staff at Olympic House in Lausanne earlier on Monday. When entering the building, the staff started a long and resounding round of applause for the…
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IOC President-Elect Kirsty Coventry: Olympic Movement Can Showcase The Best Of Humanity
Kirsty Coventry was 9 years old when she first glimpsed the global sporting event that would change her life and secure her place in history. At home in Harare, Zimbabwe, the young girl was captivated by the television footage of the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, an International Hockey Federation report said. Images of…