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The aim of Olympic Solidarity is to organise assistance to all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), particularly those with the greatest needs, through multi-faceted programmes prioritising athlete development, training of coaches and sports administrators, and promoting the Olympic values. The Olympic Solidarity Commission is responsible for defining the main courses of action and managing the activities of Olympic Solidarity, for example by approving programmes and the related budgets, and monitoring their implementation. It enjoys financial, technical and administrative autonomy, and reports to the IOC Executive Board and President, keeping them regularly informed about the main decisions taken, e.g. approval of programmes and budgets for the Olympic Solidarity plans. The Olympic Solidarity Commission relies on the Olympic Solidarity international office in Lausanne to implement, execute, monitor and coordinate all its decisions.
The Olympic Solidarity Commission administers the programmes adopted by Olympic Solidarity, which, as per the Olympic Charter, are to contribute to:
The Olympic Solidarity Commission is supported by Olympic Solidarity.
The aim of Olympic Solidarity is to organise assistance for all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), particularly those with the greatest needs, through multi-faceted programmes prioritising athlete development, training of coaches and sports administrators, and promoting the Olympic ideals (Olympic Charter, rule 5).
The three sections – World Programmes, Continental Programmes and IOC Subsidies for Participation in Olympic Games - available through Olympic Solidarity function autonomously and complement one another. They cover the objectives of the NOCs, which are mainly to improve their functioning and organisational ability; to create or develop efficient structures; to organise training courses at various levels; and to profit from the technical and financial resources available, which in turn will benefit their athletes.
Find out more about Olympic Solidarity and its line of action
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad AL-SABAH
Marisol CASADO Kirsty COVENTRY Sari ESSAYAH Tony ESTANGUET Nicole HOEVERTSZ Nenad LALOVIC Lingwei LI Gunilla LINDBERG Le Grand-Duc Henri de LUXEMBOURG Julio César MAGLIONE Robin E. MITCHELL Bernard RAJZMAN Lassana PALENFO Abou ABOU ELGASIM HASHIM Husain AL-MUSALLAM Ricardo BLAS Neven ILIC Raffaele PAGNOZZI Ivar SISNIEGA
Director of Olympic Solidarity