Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong: President of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee

Professor Wassong has been elected President of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC) on 20th January 2018 in Lausanne. The CIPC, which is an officially recognized organization of the IOC, was founded in 1975 and since then has continuously developed its profile in the areas of Olympic Education and research on Coubertin. Professor Wassong follows Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Müller who has led the CIPC for 15 years very successfully. The CIPC is an umbrella organization for Coubertin Schools and National Coubertin Committees who have been established in almost all continents. In Lausanne Professor Wassong presented his agenda for his time in office until 2022. Important projects will be the organization of an academic conference during the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, the Coubertin Youth Forum in 2019 in Mâcon, France, the strengthening of collaborations between Olympic Studies Centres and National Coubertin Commitees and the development of public relations initiatives.