International Olympic Committee
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Formation | 23 June 1894; 129 years ago (1894-06-23) |
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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 | 107 active members, 41 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 | Ng Ser Miang[1] John Coates Nicole Hoevertsz Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs |
Director General | Christophe De Kepper |
Website | olympics |
Anthem: Olympic Anthem Motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter (Latin: Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together) |
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Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is the authority responsible for organising 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 recognised by the IOC. Its president is Thomas Bach.