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2017-2020 PLAN Final Report Contents CONTENTS Foreword – President of the International International Executive Courses Olympic Committee 2 in Sport Management 51 Foreword – Chair of the Olympic NOC Solidarity Exchanges 52 Solidarity Commission 4 Promotion of the Olympic Values 54 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION Sports Medicine and Protection of Clean Athletes 56 Sustainability in Sport 58 Olympic Solidarity in 2017-2020 8 Gender Equality and Diversity 59 The History of Olympic Solidarity 10 Sport for Social Development 61 Mission and 2017-2020 Objectives 11 Olympic Education, Culture and Legacy 63 Organisational Structure 12 Olympic Solidarity International Office Forums and Special Projects 66 in Lausanne 14 Forums and Workshops 68 2017-2020 Programmes 15 Special Projects 70 2017-2020 Budget 16 Partners 18 3 IOC SUBSIDIES FOR NOCS’ PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPIC GAMES AND YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2 WORLD PROGRAMMES Introduction 74 Introduction 22 Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 76 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 77 Athletes 24 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 78 Olympic Scholarships for Athletes – Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 79 PyeongChang 2018 26 Olympic Scholarships for Athletes – 4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Tokyo 2020 27 Olympic Scholarships for Athletes – Introduction 82 Beijing 2022 28 2017-2020 Financial Statements 84 Team Support Grant 29 Continental Athlete Support Grant 30 5 CONTINENTAL PROGRAMMES Youth Olympic Games – Athlete Support 31 Athlete Career Transition 32 Introduction 96 Refugee Athlete Support 33 Association of National Olympic Committees NOC Athletes’ Commission Activity Grant 34 of Africa (ANOCA ) 98 Panam Sports Organization (Panam Sports) 106 Coaches 36 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) 112 Technical Courses for Coaches 38 The European Olympic Committees (EOC) 118 Olympic Scholarships for Coaches 40 Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) 124 Development of National Sports System 43 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) 130 NOC Management and Knowledge Sharing 46 NOC Administration Development 48 Abbreviations 136 The NOC of Mongolia benefited from the YOG Athlete Support programme for Lausanne 2020 National Courses for Sports Administrators 49 Contact 140 Olympic Solidarity Final Report 2017-2020 01 Forewords THE EVER- GROWING IMPORTANCE OF OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee Over the course of the Olympiad 2017-2020, respect, the crisis made the relevance of our Olympic we have significantly strengthened our commitment Solidarity programme clearer than ever. This is why to solidarity, pursuing our mission to develop sport since the outbreak of the pandemic, Olympic globally and upholding our promise to ensure universal Solidarity has actively supported the athletes, the Olympic participation. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the International Federations (IFs), through an emergency In those four years, through its world and continental COVID-19 aid package programme, to address the programmes, Olympic Solidarity made it possible for immediate needs of the Olympic community. all athletes and officials to participate at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. The new Recognising the ever-growing relevance of solidarity, generation of athletes also competed at the Youth we increased the Olympic Solidarity budget to over Olympic Games (YOG) Buenos Aires 2018 and the USD 509,000,000, an increase of 16 per cent Winter YOG Lausanne 2020. Many Olympic compared to the previous Olympiad. In this report you scholarship holders made it onto the podium will find the many successful activities implemented or received diplomas, as detailed in this report. by the NOCs with more efficient and transparent management, clearly illustrating the significant work The global coronavirus crisis has highlighted one and ever-growing importance of Olympic Solidarity important lesson that we all have learned from this during the last four years. unprecedented situation: we need more solidarity. More solidarity within societies and more solidarity In this respect, my thanks and gratitude go to the among societies. Olympic Solidarity Commission under the leadership of its Chair, Robin Mitchell, as well as to the The worldwide crisis and its far-reaching Association of National Olympic Committees consequences had profound implications for everyone (ANOC) and to the Continental Associations. in the Olympic community. The most visible impact Their excellent work and dedication demonstrate was the historic decision to postpone the Olympic in the best possible way that solidarity runs strong The Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to 2021. In this in our Olympic community. CONTENTS Olympic Solidarity Final Report 2017-2020 02 03 Forewords Pyeongchang 2018 as well as the YOG Buenos Aires RISING TO THE 2018 and Winter YOG Lausanne 2020, many CHALLENGE achieving exceptional results. Despite the difficult circumstances for all NOCs Dr Robin E. Mitchell, Chair of the Olympic in 2020, which are largely covered in the Olympic Solidarity Commission Solidarity Annual Report 2020, we can be very satisfied with the global results of this plan, an overview of which is provided in detail in the following pages of this report. On behalf of the Olympic Solidarity Commission, The Olympic Solidarity plan 2017-2020 I would like to take this opportunity to thank the was based on a clear set of objectives, NOCs, the Continental Associations, ANOC, which included: the IFs and the many partners who work with us on a day-to-day basis towards the successful • to focus on the NOCs with the greatest need implementation of our programmes, for their and thus continue to ensure the universality unwavering support and collaboration. Thanks also of the Olympic Movement; to those who work with the Olympic Solidarity offices, • to provide a more individualised service to in Lausanne and on all five continents and who NOCs, recognising the diversity of the Olympic dedicate themselves to serving the NOCs in the Movement and that each NOC has unique best way possible. characteristics and challenges; • to increase assistance to athletes and support NOCs in their efforts to protect clean athletes; • to actively promote the Olympic Agenda 2020 concepts through advocacy and education across all Olympic Solidarity programmes and initiatives, in particular strengthened support to athletes and protecting clean athletes; good governance; gender equality; sustainability; inclusion (prevention of discrimination and violence in sport); and engagement with youth and community; • to encourage solidarity by actively supporting NOCs wishing to assist other NOCs in their sport development efforts; and • to ensure that all Olympic Solidarity funds are spent in a responsible, transparent and accountable way. During the four years of the plan, I am proud to note that these objectives were successfully implemented, and all the World and Continental Programmes were fully operational. In addition, thanks to the support provided by Olympic Solidarity, NOCs were able to The Opening Ceremony of the YOG Buenos Aires 2018 send their athletes to the Olympic Winter Games CONTENTS Olympic Solidarity Final Report 2017-2020 04 05 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 08 Olympic Solidarity in 2017-2020 10 The History of Olympic Solidarity 11 Mission and 2017-2020 Objectives 12 Organisational Structure 14 Olympic Solidarity International Office in Lausanne 15 2017-2020 Programmes 16 2017-2020 Budget 18 Partners CONTENTS General Introduction programmes and activities during the plan had a sharing and harmonise procedures with the ultimate strong focus on sustainability, the protection of clean goal to continuously improve the support given to athletes, gender equality, inclusion and good the NOCs. A number of regional forums took place governance. Through the Olympic Solidarity Special on each continent during the four-year period to Projects fund, Olympic Solidarity also contributed introduce the new plan and prepare NOC delegations towards the IOC Olympism in Action Forum in Buenos for the Olympic Games. These provided an Aires (Argentina) in 2018 by covering the participation opportunity for the NOCs on each continent costs of the NOCs jointly with the IOC and ANOC. to discuss topics of particular importance with Olympic Solidarity. The World Programmes supported NOC sports development activities at various levels, including: Other opportunities for Olympic Solidarity staff to meet with NOCs included Olympic Games, over 2,700 scholarships for athletes, including continental and regional games, General Assemblies 52 scholarships for refugee athletes; of the continental associations and ANOC, visits by 83 athletes supported with individual NOCs, Continental Associations Athletes Commission education initiatives by the Athlete Career Forums, regional forums, marketing seminars and Transition programme; various training sessions for coaches, certain 865 technical courses for coaches; functional areas within the NOCs and sports leaders. 734 courses for sports officials and advanced These occasions helped to strenghten relations and sports management courses and 178 MEMOS allowed Olympic Solidarity to provide assistance and (Executive Masters in Sports Organisation collect valuable input, with the ultimate objective to Management) scholarships; better help the NOCs. Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 774 NOC activities to promote the Olympic values; A new NOCnet platform was developed during the 71