- Due to Coronavirus, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to postpone the Tokyo Winter Olympics Games 2020 until 2021.
- International Olympic Committee (IOC),
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded on 23rd June 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas. Its HQ is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is responsible for organizing the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
- Official Language - French, English.
- Honorary President - Jacques Rogge.
- IOC President - Thomas Bach.
- Vice Presidents - Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs, Ugur Erdener, Anita DeFrantz, Yu Zaiqing.
- IOC Director-General - Christophe De Kepper.
Published On : 25 Mar 2020
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