International Olympic Committee in Sochi 2014 were reinstated. The IOC was harshly criticized for their handling of the Russian doping scandal. After reinstating the Russian Olympic committee following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jim Walden, attorney for Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, who masterminded Russia's programme, called the move "weakness in the face of evil." 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
Egyptian Olympic Committee Egyptian Olympic Committee The Egyptian Olympic Committee (, abbreviated as EOC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Egypt and a part of the International Olympic Committee. Egyptian Olympic Committee was founded during the Khedivate of Egypt on 13 June 1910 in Alexandria by the Angelo Bolanaki, first egyptian athlete who participated in international sport competitions outside country. Egypt first appeared in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games with one athlete in fencing. It was the 14th country to join the IOC. The following is a list of presidents of the Egyptian Olympic Committee since its creation