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
Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee (, abbreviated as CNOSC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Cameroon and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It is also the body responsible for Cameroon's representation at the Commonwealth Games. The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee was created on the 17 October 1963, during the International Olympic Committee meeting held in Baden in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Cameroonian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of