The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added another team to the roster of 206 National Olympic Committees, this time it’s for young athletes caught in the middle of living their lives as refugees due to displacement and conflict in their countries. Called the Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA), 43 athletes have been identified so far and […]
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State of the World Calls for Olympics to Create “Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) for Upcoming Games in Rio 2016
Olympic Commission Brings on More Women, Greater Geographic Representation, Forms Olympic Channel Commission
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced this past weekend sweeping changes to the IOC Commissions which will hopefully impact the Olympics in a positive way in the future. President Thomas Bach announced the changes that are a direct result of the reforms stemming from implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 and the Olympic Movement. First, President […]
UN Secretary-General X International Olympic Committee Move Forward Regarding South Sudanese and Central African Republic Youth Athletes Support, and Identifying Youth Athletes in Refugee Camps
Sports utilized as a movement for peace, especially within emerging countries and areas with huge youth populations within refugee camps, has been has gotten another boost by the joint collaboration from the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met again, […]
Olympics X United Nations: Sign Historic Deal to Use Sports as Catalyst for Peace, Better World for Youth Culture, Environmental Sustainability
Sports have always been a gateway to better communication and international relations, and now, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has announced an historic deal with the United Nations signed by IOC President Thomas Bach and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The agreement underlines that the IOC and the UN “share the same values of contributing to […]