Even the greatest of careers must come to an end. And in the case of Sir Steven Redgrave CBE that moment arrived when he was at the very top, clutching yet another Olympic gold. The date was 23 September 2000 , the setting - the International Regatta Centre in Penrith, site of the rowing competitions for the Sydney Games . Competing alongside James Cracknell, Matthew Pinsent and Tim Foster, he helped...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signed a historic agreement today at the UN Headquarters in New York aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations at the highest level. The agreement underlined that the IOC and the UN “share the same values of contributing to a better and peaceful world through sport.”...
During the visit, the Commission members will look at a number of different areas of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG)’s work, including services to the athletes, National Olympic Committees, International Federations and media; sport; venues and infrastructure; transport; marketing; legacy; education; technology; culture; and the Paralympic Games. The Commission will also visit a...
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