International Olympic Committee

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The International Olympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and staging the modern Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
non-governmental organization
non-profit organization
sports governing body
abbreviation CIO
adopts Olympic Charter
allocates host city for the Olympic Games
alsoKnownAs International Olympic Committee
surface form: Comité International Olympique
associatedWith International Paralympic Committee
Olympic Solidarity
awards Olympic Order
continent Europe
cooperatesWith United Nations
coreValue excellence
friendship
respect
country Switzerland
currentPresident Thomas Bach
currentPresidentStartDate 2013-09-10
develops Olympic marketing programs
elects host cities for the Olympic Games
founder Pierre de Coubertin
foundingDate 1894-06-23
foundingPlace Paris
surface form: Paris, France
governs Olympic Charter
hasMemberType International Sports Federations
National Olympic Committees
individual members
hasOrgan IOC Commissions
IOC Executive Board
IOC President
IOC Session
headquartersLocation Lausanne
surface form: Lausanne, Switzerland
legalStatus association under Swiss law
manages global broadcast rights for the Olympic Games
global sponsorship programs for the Olympic Games
membershipCount 100+ individual members
motto Citius, Altius, Fortius
surface form: Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter
mottoLanguage Latin
nonProfitStatus non-profit
officialLanguage English
French
oversees International Olympic movement
surface form: Olympic Movement

modern Olympic Games
surface form: Summer Olympic Games

Winter Olympics
surface form: Winter Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games
predecessorPresident Jacques Rogge
promotes anti-doping in sport
gender equality in sport
peace through sport
sport for all
purpose govern the Olympic Movement
organize the modern Olympic Games
promote Olympism and Olympic values worldwide
recognizes International Sports Federations
National Olympic Committees
regulates Olympic Games bidding process
use of Olympic symbols
sector mega-sport events
sport
sports administration
setsPolicyOn Olympic Games program of sports and events
eligibility of athletes for the Olympic Games
shortName International Olympic Committee self-linksurface differs
surface form: IOC
symbol Olympic rings
website https://olympics.com/ioc

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CIO abbreviationOf International Olympic Committee
Olympic Solidarity administeredBy International Olympic Committee
Nagoya Resolution adoptedBy International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage affiliation International Olympic Committee
BOA affiliation International Olympic Committee
Canadian Olympic Committee affiliation International Olympic Committee
Henri de Baillet-Latour affiliation International Olympic Committee
NOC Norway affiliation International Olympic Committee
Norwegian Olympic Committee affiliation International Olympic Committee
UCI Mountain Bike Commission affiliation International Olympic Committee
this entity surface form: International Olympic Committee (through UCI)
International Olympic Committee alsoKnownAs International Olympic Committee
this entity surface form: Comité International Olympique
1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Citius, Altius, Fortius associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Games Wide Open associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Gliz associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Huanhuan associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Magique associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Nokki associatedWith International Olympic Committee
One World, One Dream associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Sukki associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Tsukki associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Waldi associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Winter Dream associatedWith International Olympic Committee
Come Together in Lillehammer associatedWithOrganization International Olympic Committee
Light the Fire Within associatedWithOrganization International Olympic Committee
Powder associatedWithOrganization International Olympic Committee
The Celebration of the Century associatedWithOrganization International Olympic Committee
United by Emotion associatedWithOrganization International Olympic Committee
1956 Winter Olympics awardedBy International Olympic Committee
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) awardedBy International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics 2024 awardedBy International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: 2024 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: International Olympic Committee Session
2032 Summer Olympics awardedBy International Olympic Committee
Games of the XXX Olympiad awardedBy International Olympic Committee
Nadia Comăneci awardedBy International Olympic Committee
XIV Olympiad awardedBy International Olympic Committee
1988 Winter Olympics awardingBody International Olympic Committee
2016 Summer Olympics awardingBody International Olympic Committee
Games of the XXIII Olympiad awardingBody International Olympic Committee
VIII Olympic Winter Games awardingBody International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: International Olympic Committee retrospective medal assignments
LA28 Organizing Committee collaboratesWith International Olympic Committee
UK Sport collaboratesWith International Olympic Committee
Nagoya Resolution concerns International Olympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee cooperatesWith International Olympic Committee
International Sports Federations cooperatesWith International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: International Sports Federation
World Anti-Doping Agency cooperatesWith International Olympic Committee