New look for www.olympic.org as Beijing 2008 celebrates two years to go
The official website of the Olympic Movement and the ultimate Olympic reference www.olympic.org launched a new home page designed to provide Olympic enthusiasts with better access to their favourite information.
Geared to feed the interest of Olympic fans but also to assist media around the globe, the new portal brings forward key information and visuals allowing visitors to easily find what they are looking for among the thousands of images, audio and video files available.
For example, visitors will now have easy access from the home page to the multimedia gallery featuring over 1,000 videos; to the Olympic medallists' database, which includes all information from
A new service for the media is a key feature of the new home page. At the click of a mouse, the media can connect to the IOC NewsRoom, a multimedia platform where broadcast-quality videos of the latest IOC activities and events, audio files, photographs, press releases and background information can be downloaded free of charge. Launched today with videos focusing on two years to go until the Beijing Games in 2008 (see details below), the service will be further strengthened in the coming months to become a reference for reporters looking for Olympic news material.
In two years' time on 8 August 2008 at 8 p.m., all eyes will turn towards