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18 September 2019

Newly elected Kuwait Olympic Committee President visits ANOC headquarters

A Kuwait Olympic Committee delegation, led by newly elected President H.E. Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Ahmad Al Sabah, today met with ANOC Secretary General Gunilla Lindberg at the ANOC headquarters. It was the first time that President H.E. Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Ahmad Al Sabah has visited the ANOC office, having [...]

Olympic movement news

18 September 2019

THE LAUSANNE 2020 YOUTH OLYMPIC FLAME LIT IN ATHENS

A traditional lighting ceremony was held in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece to light the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Flame. With a team of representatives from the Olympic movement and the Lausanne 2020 Organising Committee, including the President of Lausanne 2020, the President of the Swiss Olympic, the[...]

Olympic movement news

18 September 2019

Beijing 2022 Unveils Mascots for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) launched the much-anticipated official Games mascots, Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, in a festive ceremony attended by more than 1,600 people at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena. Cheerful Panda as Olympic Mascot Chine[...]

NOCs highlights

15 September 2019

ANOC Mourns Loss of former Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) Vice President Bruno Grandi

ANOC was saddened to learn that former IOC Member and Vice President of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), Bruno Grandi, has died at the age of 85. Grandi served as Vice President of CONI from 1987 to 2005 and oversaw an exciting period for Italian sport including the awarding of Torino as host city of the 2006 O[...]

NOCs highlights

13 September 2019

FAIR PLAY UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN BUDAPEST

The Olympic Family commemorated the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM). On this glorious occasion, Krisztián Kulcsár, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC), on behalf the European Olympic Committees, awarded a plaque to Christian Hinterberger, President of the M[...]

NOCs highlights

13 September 2019

British Olympic Association visit ANOC Headquarters

The British Olympic Association (BOA) Secretary General Andrew Anson met with the ANOC Secretary General Gunilla Lindberg on Tuesday 10 September 2019. Anson was joined by BOA Legal Director and Company Secretary Shahab Uddin. During the meeting, the upcoming ANOC General Assembly and ANOC World Beach Games were [...]

NOCs highlights

13 September 2019

Japan Olympic Museum opens in Tokyo

On Saturday 14 September, Japan’s Olympic Museum located near the National Olympic Stadium, opened to the public. The museum is operated by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and features exciting exhibits where visitors can learn about the history and significance of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as th[...]

ANOC press release

12 September 2019

ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 unveil Dolphy the Mascot

12 September 2019; Qatar: Dolphy, the fun-loving dolphin, was unveiled today by the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 Organising Committee as the mascot for the inaugural edition of the global multi-sport Games. Dolphy personifies the spirit of the ANOC World Beach Games with a playful disposition, a perpetual grin,[...]