09/09/2013
Anita L. DeFrantz, HRH Prince Tunku Imran and Richard W. Pound will vie to succeed John Coates, who himself will seek the Vice-Presidency slot left vacant by Ser Miang Ng, whose back-to-back four-year terms come to an end tomorrow.Both elections are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, only a few hours after the announcement of the new IOC President, which is scheduled for 12.30 p.m. local time and will be broadcast live on www.olympic.org.The full IOC membership heard reports today, the third of four days of meetings, from IOC commissions and the administration, and also received a written report outlining the IOC’s activities during the past four years.
Click here to read the IOC 2009-2012 final report, “Building a Legacy through Sport”.
London 2012 - The British ska band Madness perform their hit Our House during the closing ceremony in Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - The saxophonist from the band Madness performs his solo while flying through Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Ray Davies of the Kinks sings “Waterloo Sunset,” a love letter to London, at the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Acrobats, dancers, and performers give the eye much to behold in Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2012.
London 2012 - Motor scooters from London's mid-60's mod subculture deliver Ricky Wilson to the stage to sing The Who's "Pinball Wizard" during the closing ceremony.
London 2012 - As the David Bowie hit "Fashion" plays aloud, a parade enters of British supermodels sporting haute couture designs during the closing ceremony.
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