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Death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member Getty Images It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the ...

Honorary IOC member Troger passes away Adjust font size: GENEVA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Walther Troger, an Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, has passed away at the age of 91. Troger, who became an IOC member in 1989 and an Honorary member in 2010, is also a former IOC sports director and member of the Olympic Order. "Walther Troger made a great contribution to the IOC, first as its sports director, then as a member and lately as an Honorary member," said IOC President Thomas B...

Death of Walther Troeger, IOC Honorary Member 12/31/20 It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the University of Erlangen...

Death of Walther Troeger, IOC Honorary Member 12/31/20 It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learnt of the death of Walther Tröger, IOC Honorary Member, at the age of 91. In addition to his invaluable contribution to the Olympic Movement internationally, Mr Tröger’s remarkable career as a sports administrator was marked by his successful commitment to shaping sport in Germany for several decades. Holding a degree in law from the University of Erlangen...

by Bajan Reporter / December 21st, 2020 The Annual General Assembly of PanAm Sports, the Olympic Body responsible for the Pan American continent, was held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday December 16. Elections were held for a new Board of Directors to manage the organization for the period 2020 to 2024. Mr. Neven Ilic of Chile was re-elected President. Barbados falls within Group 2 of the organization and the following were elected to the Board from this Group: Keith J...

Spanish parliament approves controversial euthanasia bill 18-12-2020 The bill will come into force three months after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) and, from then, adults in Spain who suffer from a serious and incurable illness or any serious chronic condition that cause "intolerable physical or psychological suffering" without the possibility of cure or improvement, will be able to request medical assistance to die. EPA-EFE/Kiko Huesca [EPA-EFE/K...

BOA’s Simmons elected to PanAm board Article by December 18, 2020 Veteran Barbados Olympic Association administrator, Erskine Simmons, has described as a “dream”, his elevation to the board of the Pan American Sports Organization. The long serving Secretary General of the Barbados Olympic Association, Simmons becomes the second Barbadian to sit on the Board of Directors following his uncle, Michael Simmons, who was the first black man elected to PanAm Sports in 1975. W...

2020-12-17 15:35:40 GMT2020-12-17 23:35:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English JUBA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Sudans peace monitors on Thursday called on the signatories to the fragile 2018 peace agreement not to lose track of the pact. In his end-year message, Charles Tai Gituai, Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) said implementation of the peace agreement has been moving slowly in the past one year. "On several occasions, I have urged ...

Another critical task is the training and unification of the various forces.