Olympic Holiday Office Hours

(ATR) Olympic organizing committees, the IOC, and more are all taking breaks in the upcoming weeks for the holidays.

The last working day of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) administration is Dec. 24. The IOC re-opens Jan. 8. Should anyone have an urgent request over the holiday period the IOC will be regularly checking their press email.

Organizers of the PyeongChang Games are scheduled to be off Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The PyeongChangWinter Games are a little more than a year away!

Tokyo 2020 will celebrate its break from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 .

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)is already closed and will resume business as usual on Jan. 2.

Most divisions of theU.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)are closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2."Some divisions, however, will remain on-call to provide necessary requirements to specific vendors, sponsors and athletes," USOC Communications Assistant Stafford Braxton tells ATR.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) offices will be closed as of Dec. 24 and will re-open on Jan. 3.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Monaco office will be closed from Dec. 23 until Jan. 3 but the website will be updated daily except for Christmas day.

TheWorld Baseball Softball Confederation Lausanne office will be closed from Christmas Eve until Jan. 8. The Plant City office will be closed from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3.

While some might be taking a break during this holiday period, the International Judo Federation will be"join-able during the whole period of this end of the year."

Around the Rings is giving its hardworking staff a break and closing its offices on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. However, staff will be on standby should news break on either day.

"It's been an exceptional year forATR. Thanks to the support of our subscribers and advertisers, 2016 was one of our best years ever. We look forward to continuing that trend in 2017. We wish everyone the very best of holidays, and peace and prosperity in the coming year," says ATRpublisher Sheila S. Hula.

Written by Courtney Colquitt

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