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31/08/2015
IOC President Thomas Bach was able to see first-hand some of the successful IOC projects during a week-long trip to China. In Sichuan Province he visited a school that the IOC had contributed to fol...
26/08/2015
Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro was very much the focus between 15 and 23 August as three more sports - sailing, cycling and open water swimming - staged test events as part of their preparation...
22/08/2015
In a meeting between International Olympic Committee (IOC) President and Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Xi said China would “deliver on all its promises” after Beijing was elected host of the...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang in Beijing last night just a few weeks after the city’s success in winning the right to...
19/08/2015
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met Republic of Korea President Geun-hye Park at the Blue House in Seoul today to discuss the status of preparations for the Olympic Winter ...
12/08/2015
Closing its ninth and penultimate meeting (10 – 12 August 2015) in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission has praised the Rio 2016 Organising Committee and...
On 2 August, most of the world’s top triathletes convened in Brazil for the 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic qualification event, which took place in and around the city’s iconic Copacabana Beach...
10/08/2015
On the day that Rio de Janeiro officially marked one year to go until the 2016 Olympic Games, the Rio 2016 organising committee announced the dates for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay next year. ...
1940 & 1944 - Cancelled because of World War II
1916 - Cancelled because of World War I
The Olympic Games is a unique and complex project, and its size, scope and complexity are like no other. For this reason, for a city to host successful Olympic Games, many years of careful and precise planning are required, with all of the relevant organisations, authorities and stakeholders working together.
The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC.