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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1912 Summer Olympics organizingBody International Olympic Committee
European Olympic Committees parentOrganization International Olympic Committee
IOC Executive Board parentOrganization International Olympic Committee
Olympic Solidarity parentOrganization International Olympic Committee
IOC Commissions partOf International Olympic Committee
IOC Executive Board partOf International Olympic Committee
IOC Session partOf International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee Session partOf International Olympic Committee
IOC President partOfOrganization International Olympic Committee
Olympic Order presentedBy International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rogge presidentOf International Olympic Committee
World Rugby recognisedBy International Olympic Committee
Asian Games recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
CAN recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
FIBA recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Great Britain recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
World Championships recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
IIHF Women’s World Championship recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
IIHF World Championship recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
IIHF World Junior Championship recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
International Ice Hockey Federation recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
International Ski and Snowboard Federation recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Muay Thai recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Sweden men's national ice hockey team recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
UCI recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
USA Basketball recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Union Cycliste Internationale recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
World Baseball Classic recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
World Baseball Softball Confederation recognizedBy International Olympic Committee
Olympic rings regulatedBy International Olympic Committee
British Olympic Association relatedTo International Olympic Committee
Olympic Solidarity relatedTo International Olympic Committee
IOC President represents International Olympic Committee
Games of the XXIX Olympiad selectedBy International Olympic Committee
CIO shortName International Olympic Committee
this entity surface form: IOC
International Olympic Committee shortName International Olympic Committee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IOC
CAN standardAbbreviationUsedBy International Olympic Committee
this entity surface form: IOC
Chinese Taipei termFormalizedBy International Olympic Committee
Summer Olympics 1896 underAuspicesOf International Olympic Committee
subject surface form: 1896 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXXIV Olympiad underAuspicesOf International Olympic Committee
Olympic rings usedBy International Olympic Committee
TPE usedBy International Olympic Committee
Zhōnghuá Táiběi usedBy International Olympic Committee