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International Olympic Committee Comité international olympique
IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
Formation
23 June 1894; 129 years ago (1894-06-23)
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
President
Thomas Bach[1]
Vice Presidents
Ng Ser Miang[1] John Coates Nicole Hoevertsz Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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.
^ ab"IOC". International Olympic Committee. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^Roger Bartlett, Chris Gratton, Christer G. Rolf Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies. Routledge, 2012, p. 678
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