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![]() IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
Formation | 23 June 1894 |
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Founders | Pierre de Coubertin Demetrios Vikelas |
Type | Sports federation (association organised under the laws of the Swiss Confederation) |
Headquarters | Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Membership | 111 active members, 38 honorary members, 206 individual National Olympic Committees |
Official language | French (reference language), English, and the host country's language when necessary |
Thomas Bach[1] | |
Vice Presidents | Nicole Hoevertsz[1] Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Nawal El Moutawakel Gerardo Werthein |
Director General | Christophe De Kepper |
Website | olympics |
Anthem: Olympic Anthem (Latin: Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together) |
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is the authority responsible for organizing the modern Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympic Games.[2]
The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide Olympic Movement, the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, 206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. Its president is Thomas Bach.
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