Building a Legacy Through Sport Ioc Final Report 2009–2012
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IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 Message from the IOC President 03 Celebrating the Games 05 Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 Olympism in Action 18 Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 IOC Membership 48 Report of the Auditors and 54 Combined Financial Statements CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT Message from the IOC President 03 Celebrating the Games 05 “Olympism DID NOT Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 REAPPEAR WITHIN THE Olympism in Action 18 Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 CONTEXT OF MODERN IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 CIVilisation IN ORDER Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 TO play A LOCAL OR IOC Membership 48 Report of the Auditors and 54 TEMPORARY ROLE. THE Combined Financial Statements MISSION ENTRUSTED TO US IS UNIVERSAL AND TIMELESS.” Pierre de Coubertin Founder of the modern Olympic Movement 2 CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 MESSAGE FROM THE IOC PRESIDENT The success of the International Olympic Committee In 2009, an Olympic Congress was convened in Copenhagen Message from the IOC President 03 is not measured solely by what occurs today, but by to take the pulse of the Olympic Movement and chart its future. Celebrating the Games 05 the lasting legacy we create through sport. All of the Delegates from every aspect of the Movement—National IOC’s activities—from staging the Olympic Games Olympic Committees, International Federations, coaches, Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 and the Youth Olympic Games, to bringing sport to athletes and others—produced a blueprint for the future with impoverished communities—are intended to deliver 66 recommendations that have won wide acceptance among Olympism in Action 18 long-term positive benefits. Olympic organisations. Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 Over the past four years, the IOC and its partners in the The IOC’s continued commitment to placing sport as a Olympic Movement have advanced a positive legacy on tool for peace, international development and collaboration IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 multiple fronts, and this final report on the activities of the was recognised by the United Nations (UN) in 2009 when Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 IOC between 2009 and 2012 focuses on this theme. It is the IOC was granted UN Observer status. The designation structured around our four primary work streams: ensuring allows the IOC to promote sport at a higher level by taking IOC Membership 48 the regular celebration of the Games; inspiring and educating the floor at the UN General Assembly and participating in youth; promoting sport and Olympic values; and supporting consultation meetings. Often working with UN partners, the Report of the Auditors and 54 the Olympic Movement. IOC is engaged in projects related to humanitarian assistance, peace-building, education, gender equality, the environment Combined Financial Statements The 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the and the fight against HIV/AIDS, hence contributing to the 2012 Olympic Games in London succeeded in every aspect, achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. with awe-inspiring competition and superb organisation that set new standards for legacy planning and sustainability. Although it is far too early to declare victory in the quest The enthusiasm and excitement in the host countries were for gender equality in sport, the London Games reached shared with huge global audiences. Some Olympic venues significant milestones on the road to achieving that goal. in Vancouver have already been transformed for community For the first time, women competed in every sport on the use, and residents will benefit from new transportation links Olympic Programme and represented more than 44 per cent and other infrastructure improvements for years to come. of the competitors. Every National Olympic Committee has In London, the Olympic Park—a former industrial wasteland now sent women to the Games. —will become a model urban community, with residential We can also report that the Olympic Movement’s financial housing, businesses, sporting venues and parkland. foundation is stronger than ever, even after the worst global The first outhY Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore in 2010 recession in more than 60 years. More than 90 per cent of the and the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in revenue that the IOC generated was passed to International 2012 launched a new Olympic tradition that engages young Federations, National Olympic Committees and Organising people through sport, education and cultural programmes. Committees of the Olympic Games. Participants returned to their home communities as enthusiastic ambassadors for Olympic values. 3 CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 Message from the IOC President 03 Celebrating the Games 05 Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 Olympism in Action 18 Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 IOC Membership 48 Report of the Auditors and 54 Combined Financial Statements The last four years also saw groundbreaking developments The release of this report comes 150 years after the birth in the IOC’s use of information technology to promote Olympic of Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic values more effectively to more people, in more ways. The Movement. Although he could not have foreseen many of the many changes include a redesigned website, a new digital changes that have occurred, I have no doubt that he would archive of material dating back to the 1896 Games and global be pleased to know that the International Olympic Committee engagement on social media. continues to build a legacy for future generations. None of this progress would have been possible without the support and assistance of my fellow IOC members. Their guidance has been invaluable, not just in the most recent quadrennium, but over the past 12 years. I am also indebted to the National Olympic Committees, International Federations, Olympic Games Organising Committees, athletes, our Worldwide TOP Partners and Broadcast Jacques Rogge Partners and the hard-working IOC staff for their commitment to our great cause. 4 CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 CELEBRATING THE GAMES The Olympic Games are more than just a sporting Message from the IOC President 03 event. They are a global stage for the world’s best Celebrating the Games 05 athletes to bring Olympic values to life. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the Games Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 of the XXX Olympiad in London were filled with inspirational athletic achievements. Olympism in Action 18 To be truly successful however, the Games must do Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 more than deliver stunning and inspiring competition. The Vancouver and London Games succeeded on IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 multiple fronts and raised the bar for future Games by: Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 • Providing a lasting and positive legacy for the host city and for sport IOC Membership 48 • Promoting the Olympic values of excellence, friendship Report of the Auditors and 54 and respect to the widest possible audience Combined Financial Statements • Advancing the goals of non-discrimination and sustainability 5 CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 Message from the IOC President 03 Celebrating the Games 05 THE OLYMPIC GAMES Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 ARE A GLOBAL STAGE Olympism in Action 18 Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 FOR THE WORLD’S IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 BEST ATHLETES Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 TO BRING OLYMPIC IOC Membership 48 Report of the Auditors and 54 VALUES TO LIFE. Combined Financial Statements 6 CLICK HERE TO PRINT DOCUMENT BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SPORT CELEBRATING THE GAMES: IOC FINAL REPORT 2009–2012 UNPARALLELED ATHLETICISM In Vancouver, following an Opening Ceremony dedicated Message from the IOC President 03 to Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died tragically during training the Celebrating the Games 05 same day, the world’s athletes confirmed that continuing with the celebrations was the best way possible to pay tribute to Inspiring and Educating Youth 12 the Georgian athlete. They delivered sporting highlights such as the stunning performance by the Republic of Korea’s figure Olympism in Action 18 skater Yuna Kim, Canada’s thrilling overtime victory in the Supporting the Olympic Movement 30 ice hockey final, US snowboarder Shaun White’s dominating run in the half-pipe, German alpine skier Maria Höfl-Riesch’s IOC Administration—Efficiency and Agility 40 two gold medals, the impressive double gold and silver medal wins by Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen in biathlon Major Decisions of the IOC Sessions 46 competition, and skiing triumphs by Switzerland’s Didier Defago and USA’s Lindsey Vonn. IOC Membership 48 VANCOUVER 2010 In London, Great Britain’s Nicola Adams won the first ever Report of the Auditors and 54 women’s boxing gold medal, US swimmer Michael Phelps IN NUMBERS Combined Financial Statements