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From the ZipZap France web page. http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/anglais/chap4/francophonie.htm "It [French] is also the official language of the Olympic Games in honour of Pierre de Coubertin, the creator of the modern Olympics." The IOC has two offical languages English and French (Rule 27 - IOC Charter). Both languages are used to introduce competitors and all IOC documents are in both English and French. However, at IOC meetings, simultaneous translation is also provided into German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. In the event of any discrepancy between the French and English in the Olympic Charter or any other IOC document, the French text prevails.

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