Aldons Vrubļevskis, former President of the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOC), has received the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Pierre de Coubertin medal.
The medal was presented to Vrubļevskis from IOC Executive Board Member and President of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) Ivo Ferriani on behalf of the IOC President Thomas Bach at an official ceremony in Sigulda Bob and Luge Track in Latvia on 29 November 2020.
Vrubļevskis has been serving the LOC for 32 years and is continuing to be part of the body in his duties as Executive Director of Olympians’ Social Fund. He is also a Member of the EOC Audit Committee since 2014.
The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special decoration awarded by the IOC to those athletes, former athletes, sports promoters, sporting officials and others who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events or through exceptional service to the Olympic movement.
The medal was inaugurated in 1964 and named in honour of founder of the IOC Pierre de Coubertin. According to the Olympic Museum, it is one of the noblest honours that can be bestowed upon an Olympic athlete.
