We are very grateful to the authorities concerned, and also for their excellent response in the security measures that have been taken,

He is president of an organization that has 114 members of which a handful committed improper acts.

These members have done great harm to the Olympic ideal. Now the greatest service to the Olympic movement is simply to accept their fate,

Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding.

I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of citizens worldwide who love and respect the games,

He is an athlete who is really in the golden book of the history of the Olympic Games.