The 1st technical visit for 2015Toronto PanAm Games was successfully concluded 515 days before the Opening Ceremony. Following the decision of PASO in 2009, Toronto made significant efforts to prepare an athlete centered Games, to be held between 10 – 26 July 2015. More than 8.500 athletes and Team Officials from 41 NOCs are expected […]
Weightlifters’ Miss Shalinee Valaydon (26 years old) and Mr. Yvan Pierrot (17 years old) were awarded the Sportswoman of the Year and Junior Sportsman of the Year respectively during a grandiose ceremony held last week at the Intercontinental Hotel, Balaclava in Mauritius. It’s the first time in the history of our sport a weightlifter won […]
The IOC approved the Qualification System for Weightlifting for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. During its meeting held on Sunday 2 February in Sochi, Russia, following an excellent collaboration with the IWF in the elaboration of the System, the IOC Executive Board approved the final version. The principles are the same as for the […]
For the first time in history, the Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon addressed the IOC Session in Sochi. Read his speech: http://www.olympic.org/news/un-secretary-general-speaks-at-ioc-session-in-sochi/223182
Honorary Member of the IOC, Dr. Tamás Aján has reported from Sochi, Russia where he is attending the Session of the International Olympic Committee. “The IOC President has undoubtedly introduced a new era in Olympic sports and in the history of the Games with his very interesting and impressive speech at the Opening Ceremony of […]