LAUSANNE, July 26, 2011 – The man who flew to the top of the Bird's Nest to light the cauldron at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has become the latest Olympic Movement benefactor.

Trabzon, July 25 - After an impressive opening ceremony before some 40,000 spectators, the Olympic Festival of European Youth has now started.

SHANGHAI, July 26, 2011 - Three days before, an enormous bomb had gone off in central Oslo, rocking government offices, killing seven people. Shortly thereafter, the massacre began on a nearby island called Utoya. Children and teenagers, at a summer camp, gunned down indiscriminately, dozens and dozens murdered, and for what?Alexander Dale Oen felt the full enormity of his country's sorrow.Too, he saw a path to a sliver of hope.

LAUSANNE, JULY 23,2011 -The IOC has kicked off the registration process for next year's IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, which will take place from 16 to 18 February 2012 in Los Angeles, USA. Under the theme "Together Stronger: The Future of Sport", the event is being organised jointly by the IOC, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.

Trabzon, July 22 - The 49 teams of young athletes from all over Europe are about to head for Trabzon. After months of preparations, the 3,300 youngsters will travel to the town on the Black Sea where everything is ready and where they will live an unforgettable experience, from 24 to 29 July.