Posted Apr 30, 2009, 3:26 AM
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Discussing of the presence or not of French at the Olympic Games weither they are held in Canada, China or Zimbabwe is useless:
"1. The official languages of the IOC are French and English.
2. At all Sessions, simultaneous interpretation must be provided into French, English, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
3. In the case of divergence between the French and English texts of the Olympic Charter and any other IOC document, the French text shall prevail unless expressly provided otherwise in writing.
Olympic Charter (2007), Rule 24, p. 53.
Why so? The revival of the Ancient Greek Olympic Games was achieved by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
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