2. The International Olympic Committee (ICO) is an international corporation based
in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894
with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president. Today its membership consists of
the 205 National Olympic Committees (though Kuwait is suspended since 2010).
The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games, held
in Summer and Winter, every four years. The first Summer Olympics organized
by the International Olympic Committee were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896;
the first Winter Olympics were in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Until 1992, both
Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. After that year,
however, the IOC shifted the Winter Olympics to the even years between
Summer Games, to help space the planning of the two events two years apart
from one another, and improve the financial balance of the IOC, that gets bigger
income on Olympic years. The first Summer Youth Olympics were in Singapore
in 2010 and the first Winter Youth Olympics are due to be held in Innsbruck in
2012.

3. On 23 June 1894, the Olympic games were re-created as an
international tournament by Pierre de Coubertin. The baron hoped to
foster international communication and peace through the Olympic
Games. The IOC is a parent organization intended to localize
administration and authority for the Games, as well as to provide a
single legal entity which owns copyrights, trademarks, and other
intangible properties associated with the Olympic games. For example,
the Olympic logos, the design of the Olympic flag, the motto, creed, and
anthem are all owned and administered by the IOC. Data, as in the
recording, broadcasting, reproduction, exploitation and anything
relating to the organization is also the property of the IOC. There are
other organizations which the IOC coordinates as well, which are
collectively called the Olympic Movement. The IOC President is
responsible for representing the IOC as a whole, and there are
members of the IOC which represent the IOC in their respective
countries.

5. MEMBERS COUNT FRO
RY M UNTIL
Mario Lucchesi- ITALY 1984 1984
Palli
Demetrios Vikelas 1894 1897
GREEC
E
Arthur Russell G.B. 1894 1898
Alexei de Butowski RUSSIA 1894 1900
N
Leonard A. Cuff NEW 1894 1905
ZELAN
D
Charles Herbert G.B 1894 1906
José Benjamín ARGEN 1894 1907
Zubiaur TINA
Ferenc Kemény HUNGA 1894 1907
RY
Ernest Callot 1894 1913
FRANC

6. The mission of IOC is promote Olympism throughout the world and to lead the
Olympic Movement.
The IOC's role is to:
1. Encourage and support the promotion of ethics in sport as well as education of
youth through sport and to dedicate its efforts to ensuring that, in sport, the spirit
of fair play prevails and violence is banned.
2. Encourage and support the organization, development and coordination of
sport and sports competitions.
3. Ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games.
4. Cooperate with the competent public or private organizations and authorities in
the endeavor to place sport at the service of humanity and thereby to promote
peace.
5. Take action in order to strengthen the unity and to protect the independence of
the Olympic Movement
6. Act against any form of discrimination affecting the Olympic Movement.
7. Encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all
structures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and
women.
8. Lead the fight against doping in sporting.

7. 10. Oppose any political or commercial abuse of sport and athletes.
11. Encourage and support the efforts of sports organizations and public
authorities to provide for the social and professional future of athletes.
12. Encourage and support the development of sport for all.
13. Encourage and support a responsible concern for environmental issues,
to promote sustainable development in sport and to require that the Olympic
Games are held accordingly.
14. Promote a positive legacy from the Olympic Games to the host cities and
host countries.
15. Encourage and support initiatives blending sport with culture and
education.
16. Encourage and support the activities of the International Olympic
Academy (IOA) and other institutions which dedicate themselves to Olympic
education.

8. The IOC Session is the general meeting of the members of the IOC, held
once a year in which each member has one vote. It is the IOC’s supreme
organ and its decisions are final.
Extraordinary Sessions may be convened by the President or upon the
written request of at least one third of the members.
Among others, the powers of the Session are:
* To adopt or amend the Olympic Charter.
* To elect the members of the IOC, the Honorary President and the
honorary members.
* To elect the President, the Vice-Presidents and all other members of the
IOC Executive Board.
* To elect the host city of the Olympic Games.

10. The IOC Executive Board consists of the President, four Vice-Presidents
and ten other members. All members of the IOC Executive Board are
elected by the Session, in a secret ballot, by a majority of the votes cast.
The IOC Executive Board assumes the general overall responsibility for
the administration of the IOC and the management of its affairs.
The IOC Session elects, by secret ballot, the IOC President from among
its members for a term of eight years renewable once for a term of four
years. The current IOC President, Jacques Rogge, was re-elected for a
second term that consists of four years on 9 October 2009. Former
President Juan Antonio Samaranch has been elected Honorary President
For Life.

11. In addition to the Olympic medals for competitors, the IOC awards a number of
other honours:
* The IOC President's Trophy is the highest sports award given to athletes who
have excelled in their sport and had an extraordinary career and created a
lasting impact on their sport.
* The Pierre de Coubertin medal is awarded to athletes who demonstrate a
special spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events
* The Olympic Cup is awarded to institutions or associations with a record of
merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic Movement
* The Olympic Order is awarded to individuals for particularly distinguished
contributions to the Olympic Movement, and superseded the Olympic Certificate.

12. The total number of IOC members may not exceed 115. Each member of the IOC is
elected for a term of eight years and may be re-elected for one or several further
terms.
1. A majority of members whose memberships are not linked to any specific function
or office; their total number may not exceed 70; there may be no more than one such
member national of any given country.
2. Active athletes, the total number of whom may not exceed 15, elected for eight
years by their peers during the Olympic Games.
3. Presidents or persons holding an executive or senior leadership position within IFs,
associations of IFs or other organizations recognized by the IOC, the total number of
whom may not exceed 15.
4. Presidents or persons holding an executive or senior leadership position within
NOCs, or world or continental associations of NOCs, the total number of whom may
not exceed 15; there may be no more than one such member national of any given
country within the IOC.
THE FIRST IOC

13. In the early 1980s, the Olympics were on the verge of bankruptcy when the IOC
drafted a team to help market the event and the organization. In 1998, one of the
members of that team, Michael Payne, became the first marketing director of the
IOC. During his 20 years with the IOC, Payne created a multi-billion dollar
marketing program for the organization which turned the Games around
financially.
Revenue
The Olympic Movement generates revenue through five major programs. The
Olympic Movement generated a total of more than US$4 billion, €2.5 billion in
revenue during the most recent Olympic quadrennial (2001–2004).
Revenue distribution
The IOC distributes some of Olympic marketing revenue to organizations
throughout the Olympic Movement to support the staging of the Olympic Games
and to promote the worldwide development of sport. The IOC retains
approximately 8% of Olympic marketing revenue for the operational and
administrative costs of governing the Olympic Movement.

14. The NOCs receive financial support for the training and development of Olympic
teams, Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls. The IOC distributes TOP program
revenue to each of the NOCs throughout the world. The IOC also contributes
Olympic broadcast revenue to Olympic Solidarity, an IOC organization that
provides financial support to NOCs with the greatest need.
The continued success of the TOP program and Olympic broadcast agreements
has enabled the IOC to provide increased support for the NOCs with each Olympic
quadrennial. The IOC provided approximately US$318.5 million to NOCs for the
2001–2004 quadrennial.