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Olympic programme and 2016 OG on the agenda of Olympic meetings
From 15 to 18 June 2009 in Lausanne, the Olympic programme and the 2016 Olympic Games will be on the agenda of the IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting and a members’ briefing respectively.
Which new sports for the Games?
The EB will first be given presentations on the seven sports seeking inclusion in the Olympic programme. The IOC’s Olympic Programme Commission has performed an in-depth analysis of these sports, including observing them during competitions. This analysis is based on an exhaustive list of criteria approved by the IOC Session in 2004 in Athens, such as universality, popularity and image. The EB will also hear reports by the IOC administration and commissions, as well as by the Organising Committees for the upcoming editions of the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games. The IOC President’s press conference will close the EB meeting on 16 June.
Looking ahead to 2016
On 17 and 18 June, the first briefing for IOC members on the candidatures for the 2016 Games will be held. This will enable the Candidate Cities to inform all the voting members about the technical aspects of their bid. The briefing is a result of the candidate city evaluation reform process, and allows all the cities to compete on an equal footing. The IOC members will have the opportunity to put questions to the cities about their candidatures before the IOC Session in Copenhagen (Denmark), where, on 2 October 2009, the host city will be elected from among Chicago (USA), Madrid (Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).Olympic Review
The Olympic Review Magazine offers the news and activities of the IOC as well as in-depth feature pieces on topics and issues that matter to the Olympic Movement.
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View here Previous editions (in PDF format)Seven sports seek to join the Olympic programme
Seven sports presented their vision for inclusion in the Olympic Games programme today in a series of briefings for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board. The seven sports — baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby, softball and squash — are vying for two programme slots at the 2016 Games.
After reviewing the merits of all seven, the Executive Board should recommend two for inclusion at its next meeting in August. The IOC Session will make the final decision at its meeting in October, scheduled in conjunction with the Olympic Congress.
“All seven sports made interesting and informative presentations. All have something to offer. In the end, the decision will come down to which are the best fit for the Olympic Programme,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge.
Reforms strengthen the Olympic programme
After reviewing the merits of all seven, the Executive Board should recommend two for inclusion at its next meeting in August. The IOC Session will make the final decision at its meeting in October, scheduled in conjunction with the Olympic Congress.
“All seven sports made interesting and informative presentations. All have something to offer. In the end, the decision will come down to which are the best fit for the Olympic Programme,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge.
Reforms strengthen the Olympic programme
The presentations to the Executive Board are part of a broader effort by the IOC to strengthen the Olympic programme and improve the evaluation process.
The reforms began with the decision, in 2002, to conduct a systematic review of the Olympic programme after every edition of the Games to ensure that it remains exciting and relevant. Sports have to show merit to join the programme and to remain on it. At the time the reforms were adopted, no sport had been dropped from the programme since 1936.
The IOC also agreed, in 2002, to limit the number of sports in the Games of the Olympiad to 28. There are currently 26 sports on the programme, leaving two slots open.
Other changes approved two years later added more transparency and fairness to the evaluation process. The IOC established 33 criteria, with an emphasis on universality, popularity and image.
Programme Commission oversees process
The reforms began with the decision, in 2002, to conduct a systematic review of the Olympic programme after every edition of the Games to ensure that it remains exciting and relevant. Sports have to show merit to join the programme and to remain on it. At the time the reforms were adopted, no sport had been dropped from the programme since 1936.
The IOC also agreed, in 2002, to limit the number of sports in the Games of the Olympiad to 28. There are currently 26 sports on the programme, leaving two slots open.
Other changes approved two years later added more transparency and fairness to the evaluation process. The IOC established 33 criteria, with an emphasis on universality, popularity and image.
Programme Commission oversees process
The Olympic Programme Commission, composed of IOC members, representatives of International Federations and National Olympic Committees as well as experts, developed the criteria and oversees the evaluation process. The examination of sports seeking to join the programme also includes on-site visits to actual competitions. The Commission will deliver a report assessing the candidate sports to the Executive Board in August.
“The fact that so many sports want to be on the Olympic programme reflects the global appeal of the Games. It is important to have a well-defined, transparent evaluation process that is fair to all,” said Franco Carraro, Chairman of the Olympic Programme Commission.
“The fact that so many sports want to be on the Olympic programme reflects the global appeal of the Games. It is important to have a well-defined, transparent evaluation process that is fair to all,” said Franco Carraro, Chairman of the Olympic Programme Commission.
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Athletes at the heart of the sports movement
The 4th International Athletes’ Forum once again underlined the role and place of the athlete within the Olympic and sports movement, both nationally and internationally. At the end of May, the Moroccan city of Marrakech hosted almost 100 athletes from five continents, representatives of the International Federations (IFs) of Olympic sports and the five Continental Associations of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs). After three days of discussions, a series of recommendations were adopted on the three themes of the Forum: relationship between the athletes, clubs, federations and NOCs; health protection in training and competition; and the social and professional life of athletes during and after elite competition. These recommendations will be presented at the Olympic Congress in Copenhagen in October. The Forum is held every two years by the IOC Athletes’ Commission, whose Chairman is four-time Olympic silver medallist and world champion, Frank Fredericks.
Promoting athlete participation
During the Forum, the participants unanimously agreed that all the members of the sports movement – clubs, national and International Federations and NOCs – have an important role and responsibilities vis-à-vis the athletes and vice-versa. The athletes thus have a central role to play in raising the profile of sport and recreation across communities. For their part, the sports organisations must ensure that all athletes can compete on a level playing field. The Forum also encouraged sports organisations to strengthen their athletes’ commissions, or if necessary create one, so that the athletes can make their views heard and ensure that the information provided is accessible to all.
Athlete health: prevention, education and information
Athlete health during training and competition is an issue which spans the areas of education, information, treatment, prevention and anti-doping. For this reason, the Forum called on the IOC to implement educational programmes on health protection and injury prevention at the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games, and to encourage the NOCs and IFs to do the same. As for the IFs’ technical decisions, in particular relating to competition schedules and rule changes, these should be taken in consultation with the IFs’ respective Athletes’ and Medical Commission representatives.
Sport and education: a vital combination
On the key issue of the social and professional life of athletes during and after elite competition, the participants agreed to remind the various Olympic Movement constituents – athletes and sports organisations – of the need to understand the importance of combining education and sport (“dual career”), and thus to recognise and endorse the importance of life skills. To achieve this, they proposed the introduction of programmes to provide emotional support and management during the transition period and to create partnerships with sponsors to contribute to life projects, and not only sports performance.
Read the full text of the recommendations of the 4th International Athletes’ Forum2016 candidate cities brief IOC members
The four candidate cities bidding to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 - Chicago (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Madrid (Spain) [1] – were all at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (Switzerland) today to give a technical briefing to the 93 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who were present for the event. Today’s presentations, which resulted in dozens of detailed questions, will be followed tomorrow by an opportunity for members to ask more follow-up questions to each city about their projects, as well as giving the media an opportunity to meet with each of the Candidate Cities.
IOC President Jacques Rogge said, “Since my election in 2001, we have been making a concerted effort at the IOC to improve our transfer of knowledge capacities and to ensure that the evaluation process continues to be clear and offers criteria from which the cities can be evaluated. The fact that we have four cities with very strong projects bidding for the 2016 Games is testament to that work and to the success of recent editions of the Games. As part of the natural evolution of our effort, today’s briefings are allowing us to continue to bring more transparency, fairness and professionalism to the evaluation process, which has been underlined by the active participation of my fellow members.”
IOC President Jacques Rogge said, “Since my election in 2001, we have been making a concerted effort at the IOC to improve our transfer of knowledge capacities and to ensure that the evaluation process continues to be clear and offers criteria from which the cities can be evaluated. The fact that we have four cities with very strong projects bidding for the 2016 Games is testament to that work and to the success of recent editions of the Games. As part of the natural evolution of our effort, today’s briefings are allowing us to continue to bring more transparency, fairness and professionalism to the evaluation process, which has been underlined by the active participation of my fellow members.”
The briefings come closely on the heels of the four-day visits of the IOC’s Evaluation Commission, led by IOC Member Nawal El Moutawakel, to each of the Candidate Cities. The Commission is now in the process of producing its evaluation report, which will be distributed to the IOC members no later than one month before election day. The final vote will be held in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2 October 2009.
Evaluation Commission Chairwoman Nawal El Moutawakel noted, “The Evaluation Commission and I have just spent April and May visiting each of the four Candidate Cities, getting a good understanding for each of the projects and looking at the reality on the ground. These briefings will complement perfectly the Commission’s report and will ensure that all IOC members with a vote in October have access to the information that they need to evaluate the cities in the best way possible.”
This is the first time that the Candidate Cities have had the opportunity to brief the members in such a way and this evolution comes from the IOC’s evaluation process of previous bid procedures, where it was felt that another opportunity to present the technical elements of a bid to the IOC members would be appreciated by all involved. Approved by the Executive Board at its meeting in Beijing (P.R. China) in April 2008, this addition to the evaluation of the Candidate Cities shows the IOC’s willingness to learn and improve on the bidding process and also to ensure that members are able to make their decision based on the most complete information possible.
IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli commented, “Under the leadership of President Rogge, the IOC has developed a strong focus on the transfer of knowledge between Games, in order to ensure that the Games remain as the number one sporting event in the world. The bid process is also a part of that, and there was a strong feeling, following the 2014 bid, that a technical meeting like today’s would be useful for all concerned. We have taken that feedback on board and all the Candidate Cities now have an additional opportunity to make their case in detail, on an equal platform and in a less formal way than at the Session at which the host city is elected.”
[1] Cities are listed in the order of drawing of lots.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
The presentations are scheduled to conclude at 17:30 CET, so some media assets may not be available until after this time.
Further information on the 2016 Bidding Process can be found here:
2016 Bid Process:
www.olympic.org/2016
2016 Evaluation Commission and Biographies: http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=2805
Evaluation Commission Visits:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2840
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Watch an interview of the IOC President Jacques Rogge on the candidature procedure for 2016
Watch an interview of the IOC President Jacques Rogge on the candidature procedure for 2016
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