24 Feb 2023 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomes the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 11th Emergency Session A/ES-11/L.7, entitled “Principles of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, which was initiated by Ukraine. It “calls upon Member States and international organisations to redouble support for […]
OC welcomes UN resolution calling on Member States and international organisations to redouble their support to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine
IOC to display the name of Jim Thorpe as sole Stockholm 1912 pentathlon and decathlon gold medallist
15 Jul 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will henceforth display the name of Jim Thorpe as the sole gold medallist in pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games Stockholm 1912. This change comes on the very day of the 110th anniversary of Thorpe’s medal in decathlon. This development has been made possible by the engagement of the […]
IOC and Deloitte announce global partnership to advance the Olympic Movement
Deloitte joins The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme in a first-of-a-kind partnership to advance the Olympic Movement Over the course of the decade-long partnership, Deloitte will provide the IOC with Management and Business Consulting Services, including digital strategy and transformation, that will advance the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020+5 goals Sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion and athlete […]
136 dogs rescued from ‘Uninhabitable’ multimillion dollar OC mansion
By Laura Goldman From Care2 From the outside, the multimillion dollar mansion in Orange, Calif., looked no different than the others in the exclusive gated community. But outside the front door, the stench of feces and urine permeated the air. Wearing hazmat suits for protection, police and animal control officers entered the mansion on May 30 […]