Back Internasionale Olimpiese Komitee Afrikaans Internationales Olympisches Komitee ALS اللجنة الأولمبية الدولية Arabic اللجنه الاوليمبيه الدوليه ARZ Comité Olímpicu Internacional AST Beynəlxalq Olimpiya Komitəsi Azerbaijani Халыҡ-ара олимпия комитеты Bashkir Komite Olimpiade Internasional BBC Internasyunal na Olimpikong Komite BCL Міжнародны алімпійскі камітэт Byelorussian
| Comité international olympique (French) | |
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.jpg) IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Abbreviation | IOC (English), CIO (French) |
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| Formation | 23 June 1894 |
| Founders | Pierre de Coubertin Demetrios Vikelas |
| Type | Sports federation (association organised under the laws of the Swiss Confederation) |
| Headquarters | Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Membership | 111 active members, 38 honorary members, 206 individual National Olympic Committees |
Official language | French (reference language), English, and the host country's language when necessary |
| Thomas Bach[1] | |
Vice Presidents | Nicole Hoevertsz[1] Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Nawal El Moutawakel Gerardo Werthein |
Director General | Christophe De Kepper |
| Website | olympics |
| Anthem: Olympic Anthem (Latin: Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together) | |
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organizing the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics.[2] The IOC also is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide Olympic Movement, the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020[update], 206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. The IOC president has been Thomas Bach since 2013.