International Olympic Committee boss Bach says troubled Rio 2016 Games are iconic

Summarising some of the highlights of the Games, Bach singled out unforgettable displays of the Olympic spirit, such as during a women’s 5000m race, when Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and New Zealander Nikki Hamblin helped each other up after falling during the event.

Today’s signing confirms that beIN Sports will become the exclusive official broadcaster of the Olympic Games across its territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the broadcast destination to watch all the best sporting moments of the Olympic Games. But also the new ones, like the Velodrome, ” he said.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has brushed off criticism of the cost and organisation of Rio 2016, hailing the Games as “iconic” and a “catalyst” for social change.

Among 23 candidates, Ryu finished second in the voting by 5,185 of 11,245 participating athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to earn one of four seats available on the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission. The partnership also includes the beIN Media Group and IOC working closely together on the IOC’s Olympic Channel.

“We can confirm that we have in certain cases worked with social-media platforms to report illegal streams”, International Olympic Committee rep Benjamin Seeley said in an emailed statement to Variety. This agreement will provide viewers in MENA with unparalleled live access to the Olympic games across all broadcast platforms and digital services. But I will give my best always, and do my utmost to represent athletes’ interests in the world of sports.

On a bumper day of action, where 30 golds will be decided, Bach said the show put on in the midst of financial crisis and political turmoil showed “that it is possible to organise the Olympics in countries which are not at the top of the GDP ranking”.

“We have shown that we are ready to face social reality and to address this”. The agreement reinforces beIN’s position as the undisputed market leader in Mena and reinforces our commitment to provide the most compelling sport content across the region.

BeIN has committed to air a minimum number of hours from both summer and winter Olympics on free-to-air TV.

Bach said Rio had staged “iconic Games” and that “the Brazilians were altogether great hosts”.

“We all saw the level of competition over all sports was extremely high, with stunning performances from the athletes”.