Talk:Jacques Rogge

message: At present, this article seems very scant on biographical information. It reads as if Jacques Rogge went straight from physician to major sports administrator without any sporting background whatsoever. I'm pretty sure that he played for Belgium at rugby and took part in sailing at three Olympics. Perhaps you can use the Encyclopaedia Britannia as a starting point? http://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Rogge  Gmackematix (talk) 05:42, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Sporting Career

message: Regarding the statement Rogge also acted decisively in handling the judging and doping scandals, much to the chagrin of several European countries (France, Russia) who had assumed that their influence inside the IOC would prevent their offending athletes from disqualification., could someone provide references rel. to French or Russian athletes being disqualified at the Olympics ? who ? when ? where ? Otherwise please remove statement.Hektor 22:40, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: cannot agree with this statement. I delete it. - Zac Allan 18:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

text: does it matters if it's really cannot exist here as in the place of international agreement? - Zac Allan 18:30, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Strange statement

message: Last paragraph is anecdotical and I don't think it fits in a biography article.Hektor 11:18, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Last paragraph

message: It seems to me that this article is heavily biased in favor of Rogge. Could it be edited for neutrality? Potato 93 18:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did a first effort. JH-man (talk) 08:57, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bias

message: this guy is an elitist snob who comes down hard on atheletes from poorer countries as opposed to congratulating them ...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.56.86.35 (talk) 21:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bolt comments

message: My name is Mark Adams and I am the director of communications at the International Olympic Committee. I would like to offer some citations and factual corrections to parts of President Jacques Rogge’s entry through an open discussion on this page with you. 
My intention is not to sanitize the entry or highlight only the most positive aspects of President Rogge’s biography. I’d just like to provide some facts that are perhaps lesser known to the public and work with you to develop the most accurate page possible.
In the last paragraph under the “Biography” section, it reads, “Under his term, Rogge has been active in ensuring that baseball and softball be removed from the Olympic Programme.” In fact, President Rogge did not vote at the 117th IOC Session, when members of the Committee voted to not retain baseball or softball. The results of the Session vote on the Olympic Programme is kept completely secret — even from the IOC president — to avoid the unintentional “ranking” of sports among the international federations. President Rogge has taken a clear and strong stance against his endorsement or influence on the inclusion or exclusion of sports, including excusing himself from voting on these matters. He was quoted on the matter, saying, “I do not vote” in a Reuters article from March 30, 2009 (http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSSP39684420090330). For more information about the evaluation process and criteria for selection in the Olympic Sports Programme, see an interview with President Rogge from June 2009 (http://www.olympic.org/MULTIMEDIAGALLERY/Default.aspx?Language=uk&itemID=f9671050-2dbc-4d83-b74a-1675e28c98f7&relatedList=f9671050-2dbc-4d83-b74a-1675e28c98f7).
Under the “Beijing Olympic controversy” section (which seems to be inaccurately titled given the information beneath), it reads, “He [Rogge] was also criticized by the Greek society for reportedly stating that ‘Greece won the gold medal in doping,’ referring to the disqualification of several Greek athletes due to use of performance enhancing drugs.” A November 9, 2008 article from Greek newspaper Kathimerini quotes Greece’s Olympic Committee head Minos Kyriakou — the alleged source of the quote — as saying, “I never said that the IOC president told me Greece won the gold medal in doping,” he said. “I spoke to Mr. Rogge many times but not about doping.” (http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_11/09/2008_100323).
Including the comment about President Rogge from the Yahoo columnist Dan Wetzel in the paragraph about Usain Bolt seems one-sided, as other journalists have a different opinion. It would be more balanced to note this article as well, in which Rogge is characterized by the reporter quite differently:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0523/1224247218291.html 
On a positive note, I can confirm that President Rogge indeed prefers often to stay in the Olympic Village during the Games, doing so at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. For security reasons, it is not often publicly reported, but the New York Times did report on Rogge’s plans to stay in the Village in Salt Lake City on September 21, 2001 (http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/21/sports/olympics-rogge-given-authority-to-cancel-the-olympics.html). 
We are committed to updating President Rogge’s page in a manner that is both transparent and balanced. Please let me know the best way to proceed to have these citations and facts added, and thank you for your help.
Mark Adams, International Olympic Committee
—Preceding unsigned comment added by IolympicCommittee (talk • contribs) 16:12, 27 July 2009
:First, let me clarify that there is no editor responsible for or assigned to this article (or any other Wikipedia article, for that matter). Anyone who passes by (such as myself) can edit the article. You have a clear conflict of interest with respect to this article, but that does not prevent you from editing it either; just make sure that you are familiar with our conflict of interest guidelines. Generally speaking, there is no problem with making non-controversial edits like fixing obvious errors or copyediting, however you should discuss more substantial or potentially controversial changes on this talk page and let others do it if they agree. The way you have done it above is perfect.
:The claim about baseball and softball was unsourced, and as such it violated WP:BLP, so I just deleted it. (Overall speaking, this article makes an unnerving amount of unsourced claims. However, I take it that the other are not so problematic, since you did not complain about them.) The doping quote affair generated a lot of heat in Greece, and as such it is notable enough to warrant inclusion, but I have reformulated it so that it is clear that the quote is not genuine. I also included a quote from the Irish Times interview, since I agree that you have a point that the original formulation was one-sided.
:Thank you for your attitude towards this article, I found your comment quite helpful. — Emil J. 16:07, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I am have many of the edits that you have requested, after checking all of your sources, they are accurate as well. Those parts in the original article was inaccurate, especially after the part about the Greek Gold for Doping came from a dead link. The first source about the Usain Bolt also came from a location that had no mention of what was being cited. Thank you for bring this subject to our attention. Dragoneye776 (talk) 22:22, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dear editor - citations and factual corrections  

message: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-olympic-book31-2009oct31,0,2850412.story  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.204.132.85 (talk) 16:12, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article should be incorporated 

message: Rogge will be joining FIFA; following the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by FallandSpringOlympics (talk • contribs) 22:42, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't a forum, all claims require a reliable citation. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:52, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jacques as President of FIFA 

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