International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: "Comité International Olympique", CIO) is a private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Olympic Games. The IOC is the controlling body for the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement. As of 2016, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. IOC is an United Nations Observer of Olympic Truce. The IOC was created by Pierre de Coubertin, on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios
National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic Summer Olympic Games, in Greco-Roman wrestling, shooting sport, boxing and judo. At the Winter Olympic Games Azerbaijani sportsmen couldn’t win any medal. Chingiz Huseynzade, vice-president of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan, was chosen to membership of "Preparation Commission for the Olympic Games", and Aghajan Abiyev,a secretary general, was chosen to the “Technical Membership” Commission, at the XXVII General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee. The main goal of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan is development and defense of the Olympic movement in Azerbaijan on the basis of the Olympic Charter. 1.President – Ilham Aliyev 2.Vice-President – Chingiz Huseynzada