Who was the president of the International Olympic Committee during the 3rd olympic games speed skater Yūya Oikawa qualified for?
Yūya Oikawa Yūya Oikawa (及川 佑 , Oikawa Yūya ) (born 16 January 1981) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics, and has qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Olympic Order The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, i.e. recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. It was established in May 1975 by the International Olympic Committee as a successor to the "Olympic Certificate". The Olympic Order originally had three grades (gold, silver and bronze). In 1984, at the 87th Session of the IOC in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia), it was decided that in future there would be no distinction between the silver and bronze order. The gold order would continue to be awarded in exceptional circumstances. Traditionally, the IOC bestows the Olympic Order upon the chief national organiser(s) at the closing ceremony of each respective Olympic Games.