#60 Jacques Rogge
President
International Olympic Committee
Belgium
Age: 67
Runs world's premier sporting event; only man with the power to cancel the Olympics. Former orthopedic surgeon dedicated first term to aggressive anti-doping efforts; quadrupling International Olympic Committee's financial reserves. Dedicating second term to stamping out cheaters, championing Youth Olympic games, encouraging developing countries to bid to host games. Flip-flopper promised uncensored Beijing games, recanted two weeks later. Likes: women's boxing, golf, rugby added to Olympic roster (former member of the Belgian rugby team himself); yachting (three-time Olympic competitor), Rio de Janeiro. Dislikes: baseball, karate, roller sports, softball, squash (nixed from roster); Visa (extended global sponsorship through 2020, joining Coca-Cola, Omega); Chicago.
No comments:
Post a Comment