'Rio won; Chicago didn't lose': former USOC chief Oct 15, 2009
"The IOC and the IOC president Jacque Rogge wanted to plant the flag of the Olympic movement and the Olympic Games in South America," Scherr said. "Jacque Rogge wanted that, I believe, as part of his legacy as president of the IOC, to go to another continent with the Olympic Games.". (Crain's Chicago Business)
UN chief renews call for women's equality Oct 13, 2009
Rogge: No place for 'win-at-all-cost' mentality. Now that the 2016 Games have been awarded, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has set his sights on cheaters ... There is no place in sports for a "win-at-all-cost" mentality, Rogge said Saturday at the opening of the Olympic Congress of global sports leaders. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Golf has a tee time for 2016 Olympics Oct 11, 2009
"Time will show your decision (on the sports) was very wise," IOC president Jacques Rogge told delegates. Rogge won a vote of his own when he was elected unopposed to a final four-year term. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Golf, rugby added to 2016 Olympics Oct 10, 2009
Time will show that your decision was very wise, said Jacques Rogge, elected to a final term as president by an 88-1 count. After the IOC s executive board recommended the sports for inclusion ahead of baseball, softball, squash, karate, and roller sports, there was little doubt the full membership would approve them, bringing the summer program back to 28 sports for the Rio de Janeiro Games. (Boston Globe)
Golf, Rugby Sevens in for 2016 Olympic Oct 10, 2009
Time will show that your decision was very wise, IOC President Jacques Rogge told members after the vote. While rugby Sevens breezed into the Olympics with 81 votes for and only eight against, golf earned 63 votes for inclusion and 27 against. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Olympics add new sports for 2016 Oct 10, 2009
Still, Jacques Rogge, a former rugby player himself and a powerful IOC President with the means to sway his membership, was open in his desire to see the two sports confirmed ... As expected, by a vote of 88-1, with three abstentions, the membership re-elected Jacques Rogge to another term as IOC President. (CNN)
Jacques Rogge re-elected IOC president Oct 10, 2009
COPENHAGEN (AP) -Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday for a final four-year term. The 67-year-old Belgian, who has served as IOC president since 2001, was the only candidate and needed a simple majority in the vote. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Golf and rugby accepted as Olympic sports Oct 10, 2009
9: IOC president Jacques Rogge discusses the selection process for adding the two sports to the Olympics starting in 2016 ... Time will show your decision (on the sports) was very wise, IOC president Jacques Rogge told delegates. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rogge: IOC unhappy with 3 nations on women's sport Oct 10, 2009
IOC president Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee are unhappy with three countries for failing to support the participation of female athletes ... COPENHAGEN - IOC president Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee are unhappy with three countries for failing to support the participation of female athletes ... Rogge did not name the countries, but said they all pose "religious, cultural and political difficulties for women" to compete in sports. (MSNBC -- Sports)
IOC welcomes six new members Oct 10, 2009
The IOC members also witnessed the elections of two vice presidents and two Executive Board members after Jacques Rogge was re-elected as the IOC president for a final four-year term ... Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), presents the final document and completes the IOC Congress at a news conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen October 5, 2009 ... COPENHAGEN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Jacques Rogge was re-elected as the IOC president here on Friday at the 121st IOC... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Sport Briefs Oct 10, 2009
OLYMPICS Rogge re-elected president ... After an eight-year term in office, Jacques Rogge is about to embark on a second X and final X four-year mandate as president of the International Olympic Committee ... The election is a formality as Rogge is the only candidate. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
MORE ROGGE: IOC chief re-elected again Oct 10, 2009
Jacques Rogge re-elected IOC president - USATODAY.com ... Jacques Rogge re-elected IOC president. (USA Today -- Sports)
Will Tiger Go for Gold? Golf Accepted as Olympic Sport Oct 10, 2009
Friday's vote was also a victory for Jacques Rogge, the IOC president who was re-elected to a final four-year term just hours earlier. "Time will show your decision (on the new sports) was very wise," Rogge said. (Fox News)
Rogge: Three need to step up support of women Oct 10, 2009
Jacuqes Rogge: IOC is unhappy with 3 nations on women's support - More Sports - SI.com ... COPENHAGEN (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee are unhappy with three countries for failing to support the participation of female athletes ... Rogge did not name the countries, but said they all pose "religious, cultural and political difficulties for women" to compete in sports. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
IOC add rugby sevens and golf to 2016 Olympics Oct 10, 2009
The vote was delayed as some IOC members cast doubt on the selection process that had seen the two sports put forward, but on announcing the result IOC president Jacques Rogge said: "Time will show your decision was very wise.". Don't Miss. (CNN -- International)
Four more years: Rogge re-elected as IOC chief Oct 9, 2009
Jacque Rogge re-elected as IOC president by 88-1 margin - SI.com - Olympics ... Rogge re-elected as IOC president by 88-1 margin ... COPENHAGEN (AP) -- Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday for a final four-year term. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Coates elected to IOC top table Oct 9, 2009
Jacques Rogge was re-elected unopposed as IOC president for another four years. Rogge has two new vice presidents, Ser Miang Ng of Singapore and Mario Pescante of Italy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Entrenched Chicago mayor gives no sign of leaving Oct 9, 2009
The elimination came so quickly - more than an hour before the final announcement - that people were still excitedly talking among themselves when IOC President Jacques Rogge announced: "The city of Chicago, having obtained the least number of votes, will not participate in the next round.". Olympics loss forces Chicago to rethink city plans. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Jacques Rogge set for new 4-year term as IOC chief Oct 9, 2009
LONDON - Jacques Rogge has presided over four Olympics, led a determined fight against doping and steadied the ship after the worst ethics crisis in the movement's history. After an eight-year term in office, he is about to embark on a second and final four-year mandate as president of the International Olympic Committee. (MSNBC -- Sports)
IOC Congratulates Itself For Beijing Games Oct 8, 2009
IOC president Jacques Rogge said this week that he wants to work with human rights groups to help the committee better understand such issues. But he also made clear that the IOC intends to limit itself to human rights concerns within sports only. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Michelle Obama to help Chicago's Olympic bid (12) Oct 8, 2009
President Barack Obama has not ruled out going, but told IOC president Jacques Rogge his priority right now is the fight to reform the health care system. He will continue to work to support Chicago s bid, said Patrick Ryan, chairman of Chicago 2016. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Woods, Wie lobby for golf in 2016 Olympics Oct 8, 2009
IOC president Jacques Rogge said the committee's reserve fund grew to $455 million at the end of August. At the end of 2001, the fund was worth $105 million. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rogge: Rio choice shows Oly. not about money Oct 6, 2009
Jacques Rogge: 2016choice provesIOC isn'tafter 'big money' - More Sports - SI.com ... Jacques Rogge says 2016 choice proves Olympics aren't about revenue ... COPENHAGEN (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge says the decision to give Rio de Janeiro the 2016 games shows the Olympic movement isn't out to make "big money" on its showcase event. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Rogge: Picking Rio shows IOC not after 'big money' Oct 6, 2009
Rogge: Picking Rio shows IOC not after 'big money ... COPENHAGEN - IOC president Jacques Rogge says the decision to give Rio de Janeiro the 2016 games shows the Olympic movement isn't out to make "big money" on its showcase event ... Rogge said Monday that bringing the Olympics to South America for the first time should end criticism that the IOC chooses host cities based on financial profit. (MSNBC -- Sports)
IOC ready to learn from human rights groups Oct 6, 2009
IOC president Jacques Rogge said Monday that "we cannot be held responsible for everything that happens in the world. But when it comes within the sphere of sport, of course, we have that responsibility.". "We are going to study what the best way is to handle this important aspect, where we have the responsibility to work for the respect of human dignity within the sphere of sport.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
International Olympic Committee President: If money was all, Chicago would have won vote... Oct 6, 2009
If money was all, Chicago would have won vote - Rogge ... International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Monday that the choice of Rio as host of the 2016 Olympic Games was proof that the IOC did not base its vote on money - or else Chicago would have taken the accolade ... "If we had thought about how to make a lot of money we would have chosen Chicago," Rogge said as the body would down the Olympic movement's XIIIth congress. (The Drudge Report)
IOC to mull tougher anti-doping requirements Oct 6, 2009
"If we don't have the help of the police, we'll never be able to search a room, to search luggage, because we cannot issue a warrant, police can. We cannot touch mobile phones that are very useful in these kinds of issues," IOC president Jacques Rogge said Monday. "What we want is that police could help us in cracking down on doping rings and networks.". (FindLaw News)
New media guru Sorrell urges Olympic sports to learn from YouTube, Pop Idol or lose fans Oct 5, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge delivers a speech at the opening of the 13th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 ... IOC President Jacques Rogge described Sorrell, a Harvard-educated Englishman, as the world's most influential man in advertising and communications. (FOX61, CT)
Start the samba lessons -- Rio gets 2016 Olympics Oct 5, 2009
And the tears also flowed when he was hugged and kissed by football great Pele minutes after the city was confirmed as 2016 host by IOC president Jacques Rogge. "From the bottom of my heart I can say that this is the most exciting day of my life," said Silva, a two-time presidential election winner. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Olympics urged to learn from YouTube, Pop Idol Oct 5, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge described Sorrell, a Harvard-educated Englishman, as the world's most influential man in advertising and communications. "He has definitely opened up new ways for us," Rogge said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Nuzman to lead Games organising committee Oct 4, 2009
The IOC president (Jacques Rogge) was told on Oct 1, said Nuzman. Rio won a record-equalling 66 IOC votes in the third and final elimination round of the ballot on Friday, beating their last opponent Madrid, who received 32. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
2016 Olympic flame to light up Rio de Janeiro Oct 4, 2009
Silva, a bearded former union leader, disappeared into a huge group hug with the joyous Rio team after IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the city's name. Football great Pele had tears in his eyes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
After Olympic party, hard work ahead for Brazil Oct 4, 2009
The Cariocas, as Rio citizens are known, celebrated wildly on Copacabana when IOC President Jacques Rogge announced Rio as the winner Friday. The party then moved to the beachside bars for the traditional choppe (draft beer) and caipirinha - a Brazilian cocktail made from sugarcane liquor, fresh fruit, sugar and ice. (MSNBC -- Sports)
2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009
In Chicago, there was bewildered silence when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced: "The city of Chicago, having obtained the least number of votes, will not participate in the next round.". On Rio's Copacabana beach, where nearly 50,000 people roared when the winning city was announced, the party headed into the night. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Brazil triumphs as IOC snubs Obama Oct 4, 2009
After the vote, the President was overwhelmed, weeping as he sat alongside IOC president Jacques Rogge. Once recovered, he delighted in his victory over Mr Obama. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
It's party time as Rio wins 2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009
In Chicago, there was bewildered silence when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced: The city of Chicago, having obtained the least number of votes, will not participate in the next round. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on politics Oct 4, 2009
The 77-year-old Ishihara said Rio's win was the result of an internal struggle between former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who wanted Madrid to win, and current IOC president Jacques Rogge who wanted the games to go to a region that has never hosted them before. "In the IOC, a lot of things are based on what goes on behind the scenes," Ishihara said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Rio de Janeiro wins 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009
"In every competition, there can only be one winner,'' said Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee. Today's announcement dashes the hopes of U.S. boosters President Obama chief among them who had put their reputations on the line to help win the games for Chicago. Word came from the International Olympic Committee as the president and the first lady headed back to Washington, hours after making a last-minute, appeal for their hometown to the committee meeting in... (FOX61, CT)
Chicago eliminated as host for 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge then announced Rio de Janeiro as the winner, making it the site of the first South American Olympics. Milwaukee travel and tourism officials had high hopes that a successful bid by Chicago would attract throngs of visitors to Milwaukee and fill the area s hotels. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Click to read:Rio to Host 2016 Olympics; Chicago Spurned Oct 3, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge pulls holds up the name of Rio de Janeiro after they were awarded the 2016 Olympic Games during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Oct. 2, 2009 ... Silva, a bearded former union leader, disappeared into a huge group hug with the joyous Rio team after IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the city's name. (CBS News)
Chicago Tossed in 1st Round of IOC Vote Oct 3, 2009
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at a hotel in Copenhagen, Oct. 1, 2009 ... The high drama will come when IOC president Jacques Rogge announces the name of the winner about an hour after the last votes are cast. (CBS News)
Rio de Janeiro wins 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge then announced Rio de Janeiro as the winner, making it the site of the first South American Olympics. "While we are understandably disappointed, we should not be discouraged by today s outcome," Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said in a statement. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Chicago out, Rio in for Olympics Oct 3, 2009
Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former IOC president, right, holds onto the arm of current IOC President Jacques Rogge during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation during the (Matt Dunham / AP). Brazilian soccer legend Pele gestures as he speaks during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 bid presentation during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella (Matt Dunham / AP). (Albany Times Union)
Chicago loses bid for 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009
Though chairman Larry Probst and IOC president Jacques Rogge patched things up over the summer after the USOC backed off, it was a major protocol breach signaling to the IOC that the USOC once again is being run by amateurs. It was a defeat for the USOC, said Swiss member Denis Oswald, not for Chicago. (Boston Globe)
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A huge roar was heard at the famed beach the moment International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the words "Rio de Janeiro" to announce the winner in Copenhagen. As popular President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and football great Pele celebrated in Denmark, the Cariocas, as Rio citizens are known, raised their arms to commemorate on Copacabana, frantically waving flags and hugging each other. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
2016 Olympics: Samba and joyous spontaneity hint at what's in store Oct 3, 2009
When IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the final result 90 minutes later, the crowd went mad, and literally seconds later, the samba band started up and the crowd was singing a well-known samba song with the entirely appropriate refrain, "My heart is exploding with the greatest happiness.". Like any big event in Brazil, the affair quickly turned carnivalesque, dominated by emotional outpourings. (Christian Science Monitor)
Four cities finish presentation for 2016 Olympics host Oct 3, 2009
Rio is expected to have a tight race with Chicago in the vote before IOC President Jacques Rogge announced the winner. As many as 106 IOC members as of September 2009, but only 97 of them could vote from beginning to end as nationals of the countries of candidate cities are not allowed to vote unless their candidates are eliminated. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rio de Janeiro of Brazil was chosen in Copenhagen on Friday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.• Lula hails Rio's victory as biggest gift Oct 3, 2009
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) shows the plate awarded by President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge (L) during a new conference after Rio de Janiero was announced as the host city for the 2016 Olympic games in Copenhagen, capital of Danmark, Oct. 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Wu Wei). (Xinhuanet, China)
What makes Rio win 2016 Olympics bid? Oct 3, 2009
Besides, reports say that IOC President Jacques Rogge would like to leave a historical mark in the history of the Olympic Movement by moving it to a new continent. Rogge is likely to be reelected as IOC president next week in Copenhagen as there is no other candidate for the post. (Xinhuanet, China)
Losers stunned and dismayed Oct 3, 2009
But when the IOC president, Jacques Rogge, intoned that Chicago, having received the least number of votes, was out, they were reduced to stunned, slack-jawed silence. Open-mouthed, they stared at the screens, bewildered and dismayed. (BBC News -- Americas)
Moment Rio wins Olympics Oct 3, 2009
IOC president Jacques Rogge announces that Rio de Janeiro has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympic games. He made the announcement at a televised event in Copenhagen. (BBC News -- Americas)
Chicago loses Olympics bid Oct 3, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge then announced Rio de Janeiro as the winner, making it the site of the first South American Olympics. "While we are understandably disappointed, we should not be discouraged by today s outcome," Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said in a statement. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Early Olympics knockout stuns Chicago Oct 3, 2009
The elimination came so quickly more than an hour before the scheduled final announcement that people were still excitedly talking among themselves when IOC President Jacques Rogge appeared in the screens to announce: "The city of Chicago, having obtained the least number of votes, will not participate in the next round.". Many weren't sure what Rogge had said, and turned to each other to ask. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Chicago stunned by Olympics shutout Oct 3, 2009
IOC President Jacques Rogge was scheduled to announce the winner shortly before noon Friday. Chicago has been expected to be one of the two finalists. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Obama fails at bid to bring Olympics to Chicago Oct 3, 2009
But when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the first vote's results, while the Obamas were flying home on Air Force One, Chicago was out. In making his pitch, the president had said that a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." Never before had a U.S. president made such an in-person appeal, and Obama's critics will doubtlessly see the vote as a sign of his political shortcomings. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Obama: 'I urge you to choose Chicago' Oct 3, 2009
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America stunned... Oct 3, 2009
Mr Obama, however, at least avoided hearing the bad news in person because he was flying back to the U.S. as IOC president Jacques Rogge announced Chicago's early elimination ... International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge made the announcement in Copenhagen today, to the bitter humiliation of Barack Obama ... IOC President Jacques Rogge names Rio de Janeiro as the choice for the 2016 summer games. (The Drudge Report)
Marvellous Rio Brazilian city to host 2016 Olympics Oct 3, 2009
In Rio, tens of thousands of people partied on the iconic beach at Copacabana when IOC president Jacques Rogge revealed the winner. Brazil football legend Pele was in tears when Rio was announced as the winner. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Rio de Janeiro exults over its gold medal Olympic bid Oct 3, 2009
"There was absolutely no flaw in the bid," IOC President Jacques Rogge said. Chicago officials had worked nearly four years and spent nearly $50 million to bring a Summer Olympics to the United States for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Games. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Rio DE Janeiro Awarded 2016 Olympics; Chicago Eliminated First Oct 3, 2009
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge made the announcement Friday in Copenhagen. Rio de Janeiro, which becomes the first city in South America to host the Olympics, beat Madrid in the final vote among IOC members. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Obama: Failed Olympics bid worthwhile Oct 3, 2009
But when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the first vote's results, while the Obamas were flying home on Air Force One, Chicago was out. In making his pitch, the president had said that a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." Never before had a U.S. president made such an in-person appeal, and Obama's critics will doubtlessly see the vote as a sign of his political shortcomings. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Chicago, Rio in front for Olympics hosting rights Oct 2, 2009
However, following apparently forceful discussions between USOC President Larry Probst and IOC President Jacques Rogge both matters have been resolved to the latters satisfaction. "These entanglements will have no negative effect," Rogge said in his final press conference prior to the vote a fortnight ago. (India Times, India)
Chicago and 2016 Olympics Oct 2, 2009
arrived in Denmark shortly before the presentation and was set to leave again later in the day, before International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge was to announce the winner of the IOC ballot at 1630 GMT. The other candidates are Rio de Janeiro. from 47 minutes ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Chicago favored in '16 vote, but Rio confident Oct 2, 2009
Shortly afterward, IOC president Jacques Rogge will break open a sealed envelope containing the winners name and utter the magic words: The games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Olympic Committee Poised to Vote on 2016 Oct 2, 2009
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at a hotel in Copenhagen, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). (CBS News)
