Lausanne (pps) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed Germany’s Josef Fendt, President of the International Luge Federation, as a member of the IOC Commission “Sport and Environment”. The former two-time World luge Champion received the respective communication by IOC President Jacques Rogge in mid-March. The next session of the IOC Commission will take place in Lausanne on May 7-8. Chairman of the Commission “Sport and Environment” is Pal Schmitt, Member of the IOC and former State President of Hungary.