The International Olympic Committee is the international,non-governmental,sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas,it is based in Lausanne,Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organizing the Summer,Winter,and Youth Olympics. The IOC also is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide Olympic Movement,the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020,206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. The IOC president has been Thomas Bach since 2013.
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs is a Spanish sports executive and financial analyst who currently serves as the vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is the son of former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Pál Schmitt is a Hungarian Olympic fencer and politician who served as President of Hungary from 2010 until his resignation in 2012,following his academic misconduct controversy.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events. It also regulates several non-Olympic shooting sport events. The Federation's activities include regulation of the sport,managing Olympic qualification events and quota places,as well as organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup series and ISSF World Championships.
Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein is a son of King Hussein and Princess Muna,and the younger brother of King Abdullah II. Periodically he has served as regent during his brother's absences abroad.
The 2024 Summer Olympics,officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and branded as Paris 2024,were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France,with several events started from 24 July. Paris was the host city,with events held in 16 additional cities spread across metropolitan France,including the sailing centre in the second-largest city of France,Marseille,on the Mediterranean Sea,as well as one subsite for surfing in Tahiti,French Polynesia.
The International Boxing Association (IBA),previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA),is a sports organization that sanctions amateur and professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. It is one of the oldest boxing federations in the world,coming into existence after the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IBA consists of five continental confederations,the African Boxing Confederation,American Boxing Confederation,Asian Boxing Confederation,European Boxing Confederation,and Oceania Boxing Confederation. The association includes officially 198 national boxing federations. It is led by a committee headed by Umar Kremlev.
The Fédération Française de Cyclisme (FFC) or French Cycling Federation is the national governing body of cycle racing in France.
Patrick "Pat" McQuaid is an Irish former road racing cyclist who served as the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale from 2005 to 2013.
The 2028 Summer Olympics,officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28,is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14–30,2028,in the United States. Los Angeles will be the host city,with various events also scheduled to be held at other cities spread across the Greater Los Angeles area,plus two subsites in Oklahoma City.
Thomas Bach is a German lawyer,former foil fencer,and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013,the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion,and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.
Hein Verbruggen was a Dutch sports administrator who was president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) from 1991 till 2005 and president of SportAccord from 2004 to 2013. He was an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2008. Previously,he was a member of the IOC and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008. He is highly suspected to have protected Lance Armstrong.
The 2026 Winter Olympics,officially the XXV Olympic Winter Games and also known as Milano Cortina 2026,is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 in three regions,with the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo hosting.
Five bids were initially submitted for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following withdrawals,two bidding cities—Paris and Los Angeles—were left in the process. In July 2017,the IOC agreed to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously. Los Angeles agreed to bid for the 2028 Games,effectively ceding the 2024 Games to Paris.
The 131st IOC Session took place between 13–16 September 2017 at the Lima Convention Centre in Lima,Peru. The host cities for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2028 Summer Olympics were elected during the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.
Morinari Watanabe is a Japanese businessman who has served as president of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique since January 2017. Prior to his election in October 2016,he served as general-secretary of the Japan Gymnastics Association (2009–16) and was on multiple committees with the Japanese Olympic Committee.
The 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 20 to 24 October 2021 at the Velodrome Couvert Regional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix,France. The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Ashgabat,Turkmenistan. The elimination race was introduced for the first time in the history of World Championships.
Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's 18th appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since Israel's debut in 1952,Israeli athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games,other than the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,which it opted not to attend in accordance with the US-led boycott. It was Israel's most successful Olympic Games by number of medals.
The 143rd IOC Session is an upcoming IOC Session scheduled to be held in Athens,Greece on March 18–21,2025. At this session,the tenth President of the International Olympic Committee and the host of the fifth Winter Youth Olympic Games will be elected.
Rocco Nicola Luigi Cattaneo is a Swiss politician,entrepreneur and former professional road cyclist. As a politician,he served on the National Council from November 2017 to December 2023 as a member of The Liberals and he was the president of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme from 2017 until early 2021. He competed as a professional racing cyclist from 1985 to 1994.
