Olympic Movement
The Olympic Movement is the concerted, organised, universal and permanent action, carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC, of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism.
It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival, theOlympic Games. Its symbol isfive interlaced rings.
The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised in accordance with Olympism and itsvalues.
Belonging to the Olympic Movement requires compliance with theOlympic Charter and recognition by the IOC.
The three main constituents of the Olympic Movement are theInternational Olympic Committee (“IOC”), theInternational Sports Federations (“IFs”) and theNational Olympic Committees (“NOCs”).
In addition to its three main constituents, the Olympic Movement also encompasses theOrganising Committees of the Olympic Games (“OCOGs”), the national associations, clubs and persons belonging to the IFs and NOCs, particularly the athletes, whose interests constitute a fundamental element of the Olympic Movement’s action, as well as the judges, referees, coaches and the other sports officials and technicians. It also includes other organisations and institutions as recognised by the IOC.
In line with Recommendation 14 of Olympic Agenda 2020+5, which urges the IOC to foster compliance by all Olympic Movement constituents with the Basic Universal Principles of Good Governance, the IOC has established a clearer and more transparent recognition procedure. This includes specific criteria for granting both provisional and full recognition. Organisations seeking recognition by the IOC are therefore encouraged to refer to theIOC Recognition Procedure for detailed information.
The mission of the NOCs is to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in their respective countries, in accordance with the Olympic Charter. NOCs encourage the development of high performance sport as well as sport for all, while also providing training of sports administrators based on the Fundament Principles of Olympism.
The International Sports Federations are responsible for establishing and enforcing the rules concerning the practice of their respective sports and to ensure their application. The role of the IFs is to also oversee the development of their sports worldwide while acting in accordance with the Olympic Charter, including the adaption and implementation of the World Anti-Doping Code.