International Olympic Committee

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international organization non-governmental organization non-profit organization sports governing body

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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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
International Olympic Committee canonical	613
IOC	4
Comité International Olympique	2
IOC Heritage Management	1
International Olympic Committee (in Olympic matters)	1
International Olympic Committee (indirectly via FIBA)	1
International Olympic Committee (through UCI)	1
International Olympic Committee (through national representation in football)	1
International Olympic Committee (through national structures)	1
International Olympic Committee Session	1
International Olympic Committee leadership	1
Olympic Movement	1
Olympic movement	1
coordinate with International Olympic Committee	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T107855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Olympic Committee
Context triple: [2024 Summer Olympics, organizedBy, International Olympic Committee]

A. British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee responsible for organizing and overseeing Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s participation in the Olympic Games.
B. International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the global governing body for international ice hockey, responsible for organizing major tournaments like the Ice Hockey World Championships and overseeing the sport’s rules and development worldwide.
C. Commonwealth Games Federation
The Commonwealth Games Federation is the international organization responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Commonwealth Games and related sporting activities among member nations.
D. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
E. Council of the League of Nations
The Council of the League of Nations was the principal executive and decision-making body of the League, composed of major powers and rotating member states to address international disputes and security issues.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

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

A. British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee responsible for organizing and overseeing Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s participation in the Olympic Games.
B. International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the global governing body for international ice hockey, responsible for organizing major tournaments like the Ice Hockey World Championships and overseeing the sport’s rules and development worldwide.
C. Commonwealth Games Federation
The Commonwealth Games Federation is the international organization responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Commonwealth Games and related sporting activities among member nations.
D. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
E. Council of the League of Nations
The Council of the League of Nations was the principal executive and decision-making body of the League, composed of major powers and rotating member states to address international disputes and security issues.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Games of the XV Olympiad → hasGoverningBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Halt → memberOf → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Karl Ritter von Halt

XX Olympic Winter Games → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Olympic badminton men's singles → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

WR → recognisedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: World Rugby

World Netball → worksWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee → associatedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

1984 Summer Olympics women's individual all-around → organizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Lord Killanin → affiliation → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XXII Olympiad → governedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Afghanistan National Olympic Committee → affiliatedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

1952 Winter Olympics → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics → organisedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

documentary "One Day in September" (1999) → portraysOrganization → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: One Day in September

4×100 metre freestyle relay → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XIX Olympiad → awardingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XIX Olympiad → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Netherlands Olympic athletics team → followsRulesOf → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics → organizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XIV Olympiad → hostCitySelectedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XII Olympiad → awardedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Games of the XII Olympiad → canceledBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

International Baseball Federation → collaboratedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

International Softball Federation → recognizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

International Softball Federation → collaboratedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Iraqi Olympic Committee → recognizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Turnaround of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics → featuresOrganization → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee → parentOrganization → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Albertville Organizing Committee → collaboratedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

David Cecil → affiliation → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter

Pierre de Coubertin medal → awardedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Vice President of the International Olympic Committee → partOf → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Vice President of the International Olympic Committee → createdBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Ruth Randall Edström → associatedWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Japanese Olympic Committee → affiliation → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

Savour the Games → associatedOrganization → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

XV Olympic Winter Games → supervisingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

YOG → organizer → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Youth Olympic Games

YOG → founder → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Youth Olympic Games

YOG → governingBody → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Youth Olympic Games

YOG → organizingCommittee → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Youth Olympic Games

2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games → organizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

IPC → collaboratesWith → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: International Paralympic Committee

IPC → recognitionBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: International Paralympic Committee

Golden Slam → governingBodiesInvolved → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

IOC publications → publisher → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

COC → recognizedBy → International Olympic Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Olympic Committee

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