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Dutch Crown Prince makes controversial proposal in the IOC

05 October 2009

In an attempt to change the culture of corruption in the IOC, members have been prohibited from visiting the Olympic candidate cities for ten years. Now the Dutch crown prince wants to lift the travel ban.[more]




IOC Vice-President sets out to curb governments and corrupt sports leaders

05 October 2009

Thomas Bach calls for mutual respect, responsibility and reliability between sport and politics[more]


IOC Vice-President Thomas Bach speeking at the Olympic Congress 2009. Photo(c)IOC/R. Juilliart


Senior sport officials give their view on the need for a World Anti-Corruption Agency

04 October 2009

Following an open letter to the Olympic Committee calling for actions against corruption in sport, Senior officials in the Olympic world give their opinion on the need for a World Anti-Corruption Agency[more]




The “secret” Olympic Congress is now open

04 October 2009

After one day of international media pressure the International Olympic Committee, IOC, yesterday decided to open up the “secret” 13th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen.[more]




IOC confirms establishment of betting control for future Olympics

04 October 2009

A spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee, Emmanuelle Moreau, confirms what Play the Game wrote earlier today, that the IOC is setting up a new company, International Sports Monitoring, to watch over betting patterns...[more]




Call for action against all forms of corruption in sport

04 October 2009

Open letter to the IOC President and the International Olympic Committee, gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark on the occasion of the 121st IOC Session and the XIII IOC Congress[more]




48 stakeholders in sport ask the IOC to combat corruption effectively

04 October 2009

Everybody can now join 48 Olympian athletes, trainers, academics, media and business people in signing up for a call on the IOC to combat all forms of corruption in sport[more]




The secret Olympic Congress in Copenhagen

03 October 2009

First the International Olympic Committee (IOC) denied journalists access to the Marriott Hotel in Copenhagen, where the 106 IOC-members stay during their 121st session and 13th Olympic congress. This was on Thursday.[more]




Athletes associations issue statement on corruption in sport

03 October 2009

Representatives of 26 European players associations have issued a statement on curruption in sport at a conference organised by UNI europa and the European Elite Athletes Association.[more]




Comment: Samba Sim! New rhythms in the dance around the golden Olympic calf

03 October 2009

Brazil now faces the challenge to tame the commercial forces around The Summer Olympics and make them serve social development[more]




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