To promote participation in the Olympics by Eastern Bloc countries Those countries had boycotted the just held 1984 Olympics. The 1988 Olympics were still boycotted, by North Korea and its ally Cuba; Ethiopia, Albania and the Seychelles did not respond to the invitations sent by the IOC.
Which was the first National Olympic Committee to be recognised by the International Olympic committee after its formation in 1894?
In 2016, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced what new award, to be presented at every Olympic Games, the inaugural presentation being made at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
On 9 October 2009, who was elected for an 8 year period to membership of the International Olympic Committee, replacing former Danish member Kaj Holm?
