International Olympic Committee
![IOC headquarters in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Si%C3%A8ge_CIO_2020_%281%29.jpg)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern (Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games.The IOC 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, 206 NOCs officially were recognised by the IOC. Its president is Thomas Bach.
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