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Call for action against all forms of corruption in sport

Open letter to the President of the IOC, Jacques Rogge and IOC members.

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• London Olympic organisers asked to explain ethics of sponsorship deal -

Amnesty International has now added its voice to the mounting pressure on the organising committee...[more]

• Sports Movement agrees on unified strategy to tackle irregular betting -

Under the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the sports movement today agreed...[more]

• Time for IOC to learn from new medias that appeals to young people -

Communications guru Martin Sorrell advised global sports leaders at the IOC Congress in Copenhagen...[more]

• Fidel Castro congratulates Brazil with the election of host for 2016 Summer Olympics -

Rio’s Olympics Win Is ‘Victory of Third World,’ Castro says. Source: Bloomberg.com[more]

• Brazil: Moving from second to first rate country -

After having been chosen as host for the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil will transform sporting...[more]


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Comments and opinions on the IOC meetings

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The athletes

18 September 2009

Sport involves a lot of different stakeholders, organisations, federations, fans, journalists etc. but in the midst of all this are the athletes. What do big sports organisations and federation do to ensure the athletes' well...[more]


The Olympic Games

30 September 2009

The Olympic Games have been running since 1896 and have undergone several changes in both structure and format since then. How can the Olympic Games continue to be the leading event within the world of sport? Are the Olympic...[more]


The structure of the Olympic Movement

30 September 2009

The structure of the Olympic Movement, the governance within the organisation and the way it interacts with its stakeholders are all issues that have previously been discussed both at Play the Game conferences and in articles on...[more]


Olympism and Youth

30 September 2009

Internationally, governments are trying to encourage a more active lifestyle among their yet still fewer young people are joining elite sports, is Youth Olympics the solution to this dilemma? How can the Olympic Movement play a...[more]


The Digital Revolution

30 September 2009

Sports reporting as well as reporting in general has been undergoing a change the last decade. New types of media have emerged, new communication channels that call for on-the-fly reporting like Twitter. How should the Olympic...[more]


Comment: Walking the talk on governance

06 October 2009

As a fan of Olympism, I can see things that could be improved in how it is organized. For instance, I am puzzled by IOC governance, so I contributed the following text to the Virtual Olympic Congress[more]


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