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THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD, (SAMSUNG) TODAY ANNOUNCED AN EXTENSION TO THEIR GLOBAL OLYMPIC PARTNERSHIP THROUGH TO 2028.

The announcement was made in Seoul, Republic of Korea, at a signing ceremony with IOC President Thomas Bach and Jay Y. Lee, Vice Chairman at Samsung Electronics; IOC Marketing Commission Chair Tsunekazu Takeda; Dong Jin Koh, President and CEO of the IT&Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics; and Younghee Lee, CMO and Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics. 

Samsung will continue as the Worldwide Olympic Partner in the wireless communications equipment and computing equipment category, including the ability to promote the Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 5G features of that equipment. As part of the agreement, the IOC and Samsung will further develop their strategic digital collaboration to engage young generations around the world in order to promote the power of sport and the values of Olympism.

IOC President Thomas Bach said: “I am delighted that we will be building on two decades of partnership with Samsung for another 10 years. Over this time, we have built a partnership combining Olympic excellence and Samsung’s industry-leading wireless communications technology. Together, we are able to connect with and inspire Olympic athletes and fans around the world, and we look forward to working with Samsung to build the digital future of the Olympic Games.”

Dong Jin Koh, President and CEO of the IT&Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics, said: “As a Worldwide Olympic Partner for the last 22 years, Samsung has been inspired by the spirit of hope, friendship and unity. Through our innovative wireless and computing equipment which are able to support AI, VR, AR and 5G technology, we hope to spread the excitement of the Games so that fans and athletes around the world can stay connected and share in the journey to achieve greatness at the highest level of sportsmanship.”

IOC Marketing Commission Chair Tsunekazu Takeda said: “Samsung is a global success story and a brand recognised around the world. Samsung understands and promotes the Olympic values through technology and marketing campaigns that help break down barriers and engage new audiences. From a commercial perspective, our extension with Samsung to 2028 builds on the long-term agreements reached recently with existing and new Partners, and demonstrates the long-term strength and appeal of our marketing programmes.”

Samsung will continue its support beyond the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and will support every edition of the Olympic Games through to Los Angeles 2028, as well as all the Youth Olympic Games through to 2028. Samsung will also continue to support the IOC, the National Olympic Committees and their teams. Samsung’s first Games as a Worldwide TOP Partner were the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998. Samsung will also continue as a Worldwide Partner of the International Paralympic Committee, extending a relationship that began in 2006.

In collaboration with the IOC and the Organising Committees, Samsung plans to continue its Athlete Phone Programme. This programme provides Limited Olympic Edition Galaxy phones to all participating Olympic and Paralympic athletes to enhance the athletes’ Games-time experience, help them stay in touch with their family and friends, and capture and share their journeys. 

Source: IOC.

The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) organized and hosted a Sports Marketing and Tourism workshop which kicked off, 24th to 26th October 2018.

A maximum of 40 participants from the Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC), Rwanda National Olympic and sports Committee, National Sports Federations and Sports Journalists Association, took part in the workshop.

The three-day workshop was led and moderated by Mr. Idy Uyoe, an International and recognized sports consultant.

National Sports Federations were trained on the conceptual and practical elements of Sports Marketing within Olympic Sports Organizations  objectively to improve the marketing discipline within the organizations

“We met members from sports federations with in Rwanda and we had discussions specifically focusing on sports tourism on Wednesday. Sports tourism is an investment that could earn to Rwanda millions of dollars in returns,” he said.

On Thursday workshop looked at how sports of federations can engage with the private sector and stop depending on government funding,

The purpose of this model is to realize the need to move to a private-driven model. Idy also said that sports in Africa is not seen as a serious business but we need to build sports as an industry. If sports don’t have a marketing strategy, there is no way they can succeed.

Sports Organizations were trained on the conceptual and practical elements of Sports Marketing within Olympic Sports Organizations objectively to improve the marketing discipline within the organizations.

One of the trainee Emmanuel Murenzi from the cycling federation Ferwacy said that they have acquired a lot about marketing and tourism in sports and the next step is to implement what they have learned in order to attract private sponsors.

The three-day workshop was followed by a three-day “Integrated Marketing Strategy Session”, aimed at developing the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee integrated marketing strategy after which the consultant will present the final marketing strategy document.

Speaking during the closing ceremony, RNOSC president, Amb. Valens Munyabagisha urged the participants to go and implement what they learned in the workshop while sharing with their workmates in their respective federations.

For more photos click here: album 01 and album 02.

Le prix de la Femme Francophone de 2018 a été décerné à Rwemalika lors du 38ème congrès de l’Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF) à Lille – France. Ce prix a pour objectif de mettre en avant le sport au service du développement des territoires.

Le congrès se déroule du 05 au 07 Novembre sous le thème “Le sport et ses valeurs en ville”.

TODAY, DURING THE IOC SESSION IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, NINE NEW INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) MEMBERS WERE ELECTED, THREE RE-ELECTED AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP AND FOUR FINISHING THEIR MANDATE WILL BECOME IOC HONORARY MEMBERS.

Five new individual Members (three women and two men) and four representatives of the constituents of the Olympic Movement were elected, following a proposal by the IOC Executive Board in July 2018.

Individual Members

• Daina Gudzineviciute (Lithuania), President of the Lithuanian Olympic Committee and five-time Olympian.
• Felicite Rwemarika (Rwanda), First Vice-President of the Rwandan Olympic Committee.
• Camilo Pérez López Moreira (Paraguay), President of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.
• Giovanni Malagò (Italy), President of the Italian Olympic Committee – effective from 1 January 2019.
• Samira Asghari (Afghanistan), member of the Athletes’ Entourage Commission since 2014.

Representatives of the Olympic Movement

Two Members linked to a function within a National Olympic Committee (NOC) or world or continental association of NOCs:

• William Frederick Blick (Uganda), President of the Ugandan Olympic Committee.

• HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (Bhutan), President of the Bhutanese Olympic Committee.

Two Members linked to a function within an International Sports Federation (IF) or association of IFs, or an organisation recognised by the IOC:

• Morinari Watanabe (Japan), President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

• Andrew Parsons (Brazil), President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Full CVs of all the new Members are available here.

Three Members were subject to re-election after eight years of membership, and were all re-elected: HH Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani (QAT), HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein (JOR) and Mrs Marisol Casado (ESP).

IOC Member Mr Sergey Bubka (membership linked to his function as President of the NOC of Ukraine) had his status changed from Member representing a NOC to Individual Member.

The following IOC Members finishing their terms of office at the end of 2018 because of the age limit were granted the status of IOC Honorary Member.

As of 1 January 2019: HRH Prince Tunku Imran (MAS), elected in 2006; Mr Mario Pescante (ITA), elected in 1994; and Mr Sam Ramsamy (RSA), elected 1995.

With immediate effect: Mr Gian-Franco Kasper (SUI), elected in 2000.

Mr Richard Peterkin (LCA) and Mr Barry Maister (NZL) will also both retire at the end of this year.

Mr Ivo Ferriani (ITA) was elected to the IOC Executive Board as a member “with a view to representing the interests of the Olympic Winter International Federations”. He will serve a mandate of four years.

[Source: IOC News Center].

Tariki ya 05 Ukwakira 2018, Ministiri ya Siporo n’Umuco, abahagarariye ibigo biyishamikiyeho, Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda n’Amashyirahamwe ya Siporo yatashye inzu yubakiwe uwarokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, Madamu Mukansanga Eugenie anaremera imiryango 20 mu Karere ka Gicumbi, Umurenge wa Ruvune.

Mbere yo gutaha inzu yubatswe no kuremera imiryango itishoboye, abayobozi basuye urwibutso rwa Byumba rufite amateka yihariye kuko rushyinguyemo umubare utazwi w’imibiri yabishwe mu 1990 bashinjwa kuba ibyitso by’Inkotanyi.

Mukasanga wubakiwe inzu yo kubamo n’umuryango we itwaye miliyoni icumi (10,000,000Frw) yagize ati: “Ndishimye cyane kuba mwanyibutse, umutima nk’uyu muzawuhorane, Imana ikomeze guha Amahoro u Rwanda na Perezida wacu.”

Minisitiri wa Siporo n’Umuco wari umushyitsi mukuru, Hon. Uwacu Julienne mu ijambo rye yasabye abaturage ba Ruvune Kwirinda amakimbirane kuko asubiza inyuma iterambera, anabasaba gukomera ku muco wo soko y’iteramberere rirambye. Yasoje asaba abahawe inka kuzorora neza kugira ngo bibafashe mu iterambere kandi bazabashe no kworoza n’abandi bazikeneye.

Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda ikaba yari ihagarariwe n’Umunyamabanga Mukuru, Bwana Sharangabo Alexis n’Umujyanama, Bwana Nzabanterura Eugene.

Uretse gutegura amarushwana yo kwibuka aba “Sportifs” bazize Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi (GMT), Minisiteri ya Siporo n’Umuco na Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda begeranya inkunga, hagatoranywa uwarokotse Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi utishoboye kurusha abandi mu murenge bahisemo, akubakirwa inzu ndetse hakanaremerwa imiryango itishoboye muri uwo murenge.

Twabibutsa ko iki gikorwa ari ngaruka mwaka, kikaba kibaye ku nshuro ya gatatu nyuma ya Kamonyi mu Ntara y’Amajyepfo 2016 na Nyamasheke mu Ntara y’Uburengerazuba 2017.

Andi mafoto: kanda hano.

Kuva tariki ya 07 Nzeri 2018, Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda ku nkunga ya Solidarite Olempike yatangirije icyiciro cya kabiri cy’amahugurwa kuri siporo kuri bose mu Karere ka Musanze.

Ku bufatanye n’inzego za leta, Komite Olempike ikomeje guhugura abashinzwe guteza imbere siporo ku rwego rw’uturere hagamijwe gukomeza guteza imbere siporo mu Rwanda hagendewe ku ndangagaciro Olempike, akaba ari igikorwa gisozwa no gukorera hamwe siporo n’abatuye mu karere katangiwemwo amahugurwa.

Kuva ku itariki ya 07 kugeza 08 Nzeri, abakozi bashinzwe siporo mu turere tugize Intara y’Amajyaruguru bagera kuri 14 bitabiriye amahugurwa yasojwe na siporo rusange. Guverineri w’Intara y’Amajyaruguru, Hon. Gatabazi Jean Marie Vianney ari kumwe na Visi Perezida wa kabiri wa Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda, Bwana Bizimana Festus bifatanyije n’abatuye akarere ka Musanze bagera ku bihumbi icumi (10,000) muri siporo rusange yabereye kuri sitade ubworoherane.

Kuva tariki ya 13 kugeza 14 Nzeri, hahuguwe abakozi bashinzwe siporo mu turere tw’Intara y’amajyepfo. Amahugurwa yabereye ku cyicaro cy’Akarere ka Nyanza, yitabirwa n’abakozi 17 asozwa na siporo rusange yitabiriwe nabagera kuri (8,000). Guverineri w’Intara y’Amajyepfo, Hon. Mureshyankwano Marie Rose akaba yarifatanyije n’abatuye muri Nyanza muri iyi siporo rusange.

Bikaba biteganijwe ko ejo tariki ya 20 Nzeri, hazatangwa amahugurwa ku bakozi 14 bashinzwe siporo mu turere tugize Intara y’Iburengerazuba. Amahugurwa akazabera ku cyicaro cy’Akarere ka Rubavu, akazasozwa na siporo rusange izaba ku gicamunsi cyo kuwa 21 Nzeri 2018.

Uko Intara zisigaye zizasurwa:

• Uturere tugize Intara y’Uburengerazuba: Rubavu, tariki 20-21 Nzeri 2018.
• Uturere tugize Intara y’Iburasirazuba: Rwamagana, tariki 27-28 Nzeri 2018.
• Uturere tugize Umujyi wa Kigali: Stade Amahoro i Remera, tariki 05-06 Ukwakira 2018.

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), the International Olympic Committee and the Hellenic Olympic Committee announced today the dates for the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony and Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony that will form part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay.

The Flame Lighting Ceremony will take place in Ancient Olympia, home of the ancient Games in Greece, on 12 March 2020. At the ancient Temple of Hera, a modern High Priestess will ignite the Olympic flame in the traditional way by using the rays of the sun and a parabolic mirror. The Greek leg of the Torch Relay will then run for 8 days in Greece until 19 March 2020.

Following this, the ceremony to hand over the flame to Tokyo 2020 representatives will be held at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on 19 March 2020.

The flame will then make its way to Japan, arriving on 20 March 2020, and will be displayed for six days in the Tohoku region, Miyagi prefecture, Iwate prefecture and Fukushima prefecture in order, commemorating the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area in March 2011. The Olympic Torch Relay will commence on 26 March under the theme of “Hope Lights Our Way”, taking in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures and aiming to inspire the Japanese nation to unite around messages of supporting, accepting and encouraging one another.

Schedule of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

12 March Lighting Ceremony in Olympia, Greece
12 – 19 March Greek leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay (The route to be announced by HOC in due course)
19 March Handover Ceremony in Athens, Greece
20 March Flame arrives at Matsushima Airfield, Miyagi, Japan
20 – 21 March Flame on display in Miyagi Prefecture
22 – 23 March Flame on display in Iwate Prefecture
24 – 25 March Flame on display in Fukushima Prefecture
26 March – 24 July Japanese leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay starts from Fukushima, taking in all 47 prefectures of Japan

*All dates are in local time

Source: https://tokyo2020.org