President of the International Olympic Committee congress. Athens was approved to host the 1896 Olympic Games, being the original home of the Olympics, and Vikelas was duly chosen as the first President of the IOC. Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, took over the IOC presidency when Demetrius Vikelas stepped down after the Olympics in his own country. Despite its initial success, the Olympic Movement faced hard times, as the 1900 Games (in de Coubertin's own Paris) and 1904 Games were both upstaged by World's Fairs—Exposition Universelle in 1900 and Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904—and received little attention. The 1906 Intercalated Games revived the momentum, and the Olympic
Afghanistan National Olympic Committee elected as Secretary General. The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee hold an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Intercontinal Hotel, as per the statutes approved by the Afghan NOC General Assembly and the IOC. 27 of 29 General Assembly members attended. Fahim Hashimy was elected as President, . Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (IOC code: AFG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Afghanistan. Fahim Hashimy is the current president of the Committee. The first ever Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) was held on Monday, September 28, 2009, at 11 am at