International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international non-governmental and non-profit organisation and the creator of the Olympic Movement. The IOC is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement. It is the sole owner of all rights on the Olympic symbols: the Olympic flag, the Olympic motto, the Olympic anthem and the Olympic Games. Its primary responsibility is the supervision of the organisation of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee is currently composed of 202 National Olympic Committees.
 

The Executive Board	Education and Dissemination of the Olympic Ideals - FAIR PLAY
Members	Sports Medicine and Sciences
Goals	Sports Equipment and Facilities
Partners	Media and Information
Organisations recognised by the IOC	Other Organizations

• The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
  President Samaranch created the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 1983 to deal with the legal problems an athlete could face. Ten years later the Court of Arbitration for Sport became an independent body.
  The purpose of the CAS is to rule out in all sports-related disputes which are submitted to it through ordinary arbitration or appeal against the decisions of sports bodies or organisations.
   
• The International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP)
  The Olympic Charter promotes the pracitce of sport in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play as one of the fundamental principles of the Olympic Movement. The spirit of fair play includes observance of the rules, respect for the opponent and fight against violence and unfair behaviour.
  The International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP), established in 1963, promotes the principles of fair play, which are essential to sport. Every year, the CIPF awards International Fair Play Prizes on the basis of nominations of various organisations and the public to athletes for their contribution to the promotion of fair play, be they Olympic champions or beginners.
   
• The International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  The International Paralympic Committee is the governing international organisation of top level sports for athletes with a disability. The IPC organises, supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Games and other multi-sport competitions on the top level.
  The International Paralympic Committee consists of 160 National Paralympic Committees.
   
• The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
  The International Olympic Committee organised a World Conference on Doping in Sport in Lausanne from 2 to 4 February 1999.
  In accordance with the conclusions of the Conference, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established on 10 November 1999, with a task to promote and co-ordinate the fight against doping in international sport.
   
• The World Olympians Association (WOA)
  The World Olympians Association is an independent global organisation representing Olympians. Juan Antonio Samaranch initiated the foundation of this organisation, and its foundations were set on the Centennial Olympic Congress of the IOC held in Paris in 1994.
  The World Olympians Association was established in order to involve nearly 100,000 Olympians worldwide into the activities of the Olympic Movement; to promote the Olympic principles and the importance of the education of athletes; to fight against doping, violence and intolerance in sport; to support diversity and equality in sport and sports management, and to exercise the Olympians’ rights and enable their participation in humanitarian programmes.
  The patron of the WOA is Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spain), the honorary president Jacques Rogge (Belgium), and the president Pal Schmitt (Hungary).

• Association of Summer Olympic International Federations - ASOIF
• Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations - AIOWF
• Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations - ARISF
• General Association of International Sports Federations - GAISF
   

• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE TIR À L'ARC - FITA
• INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS - IAAF
• INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION - IBF
• INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL FEDERATION - IBAF
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONAL DE BASKETBALL - FIBA
• INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION - AIBA
• INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION - ICF
• UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE - UCI
• FÉDÉRATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE - FEI
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE HOCKEY - FIH
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - FIFA
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE - FIG
• INTERNATIONAL HANDBALL FEDERATION - IHF
• INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION - IJF
• UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE - UIPM
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIÉTÉS D'AVIRON - FISA
• INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION - ISAF
• INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORT FEDERATION - ISSF
• INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL FEDERATION - ISF
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION - FINA
• INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION - ITTF
• WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION - WTF
• INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION - ITF
• INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION - ITU
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONAL VOLLEYBALL - FIVB
• INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION - IWF
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE LUTTE AMATEUR - FILA

• INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION - IBU
• INTERNATIONAL BOBSLEIGH AND TOBOGGANING FEDERATI - FIBT
• WORLD CURLING FEDERATION - WCF
• INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION - FIH
• INTERNATIONAL LUGE FEDERATION - FIL
• INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION - ISU
• INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION - FIS

• WORLD AIR SPORTS FEDERATION - FAI
• FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE - FIA
• FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL BANDY - FIB
• WORLD CONFEDERATION OF BILLIARDS SPORTS - WCBS
• WORLD CONFEDERATION OF BOULES SPORT - CMSB
• INTERNATIONAL BOWLING FEDERATION - FIQ
• WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION - WBF
• WORLD CHESS FEDERATION - FIDE
• INTERNATIONAL DANCESPORT FEDERATION - IDSF
• INTERNATIONAL GOLF FEDERATION - IGF

• Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa - ANOCA
• Olympic Council of Asia - OCA
• European Olympic Committees - EOC
• Pan American Sports Organisation - PASO
• Oceania National Olympic Committees - ONOC

• International University Sports Federation - FISU
• International School Sport Federation - ISF
• International Catholic School Sport Federation - FISEC
• International Labour Sports Confederation - CSIT
• International Military Sports Council - CISM
• International Union of Police Sports - USIP
• International World Games Association - IWGA
• International Committee of Mediterranean Games - CIJM
• International Federation of Physical Education - FIEP
• International Sport for All Federation - FISPT
• International Assembly of National Organisations of Sport - IANOS
• Trim and Fitness International Sport For All Association - TAFISA
• Committee of the International Children's Games - CICG
• European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation - ENGSO
• International Masters Games Association - IMGA

• International Olympic Academy - AIO
• International Pierre de Coubertin Committee - CIPC
• Pierre de Coubertin Institute - IPC
• Associación Panibérica de Academias Olímpicas - APAO
• Pentathlon International - PI
• International Committee for Fair Play - CIFP
• International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance - ICHPER-SD
• European College of Sport Science - ECSS
• International Association for Non Violent Sport - AICVS
• Fondation Internationale - OLYMPAFRICA

• International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education - ICSSPE
• Association International Olympique pour la recherche médico-sportive - AIORMS
• International Federation of Sports Medicine - FIMS

• International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities - IAKS
• World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry - WFSGI

• Agence France Presse - AFP
• Associated Press - AP
• Reuters
• International Association for Sport Information - IASI
• International Sports Press Association - AIPS
• International Sporting Cinema and Television Federation - FICTS

• International Timekeeping Federation - FIC