Israeli International Olympic Committee member Alex Gilady has died at
the age of 79, with President Thomas Bach describing him as a "pioneer
of the modern Olympic Movement, particularly in regard to
broadcasting".
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Alex Gilady, an International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC Sports, has died. He was 79. The IOC announced Gilady's death on Thursday.
The number of full International Olympic Committee members is set to
fall by one to 101 as 2021 draws to a close, with Sir Craig Reedie
switching to honorary member status.
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Israel‘s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Alex Gilady on Wednesday praised the inauguration of a place of mourning in the athletes‘ village for the Rio Games, which he said eases the suffering of the families of the Munich massacre victims.Relatives of the victims of the Palestinian attack on Israel‘s team at the Munich 1972 Games had fought for decades for a memorial site or event, most recently for a minute of silence at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games.The IOC last year decided to introduce a mourning place in athletes‘ villages to
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