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IOC President Thomas Bach hails new era for Olympic education as the International Olympic Academy reopens after renovation in ancient Olympia

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    • Title IOC President Thomas Bach hails new era for Olympic education as the International Olympic Academy reopens after renovation in ancient Olympia
    • Publication Date 17th October 2021
    • Languages EN
    • Location Ancient Olympia, Greece
    • Press Release https://olympics.com/ioc/news/international-olympic-academy-reopens-in-ancient-olympia-after-full-renovation-financed-by-ioc
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      The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach joined President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou in officially opening the renovated International Olympic Academy (IOA) in ancient Olympia on Sunday (Oct 17). The IOC funded the two-year renovation project with a €12.5 million investment and the revamped facilities of the interdisciplinary centre for Olympic Education and Studies were inaugurated during a ceremony that saw President Bach cut a ribbon to declare the IOA open.

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