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
Olympic Committee of Portugal Fernando Lima Bello was elected IOC member for Portugal, in 1989; a position he still exerts currently. He was succeeded on the COP leadership by current president José Vicente de Moura. In 1991, the COP was represented at the first "European Youth Olympic Days" (now called European Youth Olympic Festival, EYOF), held in Brussels. A year later, the committee approved the institution's name changing from "Comité Olímpico Português" (English: "Portuguese Olympic Committee") to the current "Comité Olímpico de Portugal". The COP's abilities as an organiser of international meetings and events and were shown on several occasions. Seven years after its