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Records, Victories and Coe - Sebastian Coe, who turns 51 on the 29th of September, is the man who delivers. At a very young age, he already preferred running to riding his bike, and his father, convinced of his eldest son’s talents, became his coach.

With Vancouver 2010, Olympic education goes online - Education and culture were the main catalysts that drove Pierre de Coubertin to revive the Olympic Games and to create the IOC. The Organising Committees for the Olympic Games have been playing an important role in the promotion of...

Sochi in the spotlight - Just over two months after Sochi was elected host city of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Guatemala City, a delegation headed by IOC President Jacques Rogge today met with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin


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