(ATR) The IOC has approved an Olympic Movement Code on the manipulation of competitions that NOCs and federations are being asked to comply with.
The IOC Executive Board rubber-stamped regulations on the first day of its final meeting of the year in Lausanne.
The IOC has not yet published the code or provided any details about the regulations to media.
But IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a press briefing that the code was "aiming to provide the whole Olympic Movement with harmonized regulations".
"The idea is that federations and NOCs don’t have different codes. Having agreed that code we will ask NOCs and international federations to work in compliance with that code and make educational programs for referees and judges," he said.
Hamburg Demise Discussed
The Hamburg 2024 Olympic bid, killed by a referendum last week, was only "touched on" at the start of the IOC meeting, according to Adams.
"Once again the reasons for the decision in referendum were touched on," he said, citing a "whole range" of issues which impacted the public ‘No’ vote, from "uncertainties over the budget" to the influx of Syrian refugees into Germany and terrorist attacks in Paris.
IOC president Thomas Bach is expected to be asked about Hamburg’s embarrassing exit from the 2024 bid race at his Thursday press conference.
Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome are the other 2024 bids.
IOC Governance
The IOC took the first step in a study of its governance and transparency by IMD, a Lausanne business school known worldwide.
IMD Professor Didier Cossin met with the EB to explain the process for the study expected in March. He tells Around the Rings that IMD will assess where the IOC stands against "world-class standards of transparency and governance".
He said the study will mention strengths as well as weaknesses that may be uncovered.
Lillehammer 2016 YOG On Track
Adams said the Norwegian organizers of the 2016 Youth Olympics gave a "very comprehensive presentation". Coordination Commission chair Angela Ruggiero also reported to the IOC’s ruling body.
"It’s looking very well organized," he said.
Reported in Lausanne by Mark Bisson
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