Stakeholders in action

Key stakeholders in the Olympic Movement continue to support the fight against competition manipulation and the quest for fair sport. Here is an overview of recent activities involving International Federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and Continental Associations of NOCs.

IOC workshop for International Federations

More than 50 representatives from 40 Summer and Winter IFs gathered at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 13 May 2025 for a highly interactive workshop on the prevention of competition manipulation.

The IOC invited all IFs with sports on the programme of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games to attend the meeting, following a first successful workshop in 2023.

Led by the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions (OM Unit PMC), the main focus was on how to include National Federations (NFs) in sports integrity initiatives, and how to maximise the potential of values-based education to prevent unethical conduct. Read more.

A brilliant follow-up action was undertaken by World Rowing during the World Rowing Under-19 Championships, which took place on 8 and 9 August in Lithuania and brought together some of the most promising young athletes in the sport. Alongside the competitions, the International Testing Agency (ITA), in partnership with the OM Unit PMC, hosted an integrity booth on site, demonstrating World Rowing’s continued efforts to support clean and fair competition. Learn more.

Initiatives for and by National Olympic Committees

A webinar organised by Panam Sports on 17 June attracted more than 50 integrity experts and athlete ambassadors from 30 NOCs in the region. The meeting served as a platform to exchange experiences and best practice in the fight against competition manipulation, especially in view of future editions of the Pan American Games. These are held every four years, acting as a direct qualifier for the Olympic Games for athletes from all 41 NOCs of the Americas.

Looking back at the seminar, Panam Sports CEO/Secretary General Jimena Saldana said: “Our regional webinar has been highly efficient in terms of reach and high-quality learning. It is really important for our organisation to have all our NOCs aligned and coordinated when it comes to protecting the integrity and fairness of the Pan American Games.”

Over recent months, several NOCs - including Pakistan, Moldova, Chile, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Nauru - also organised webinars and workshops at national level, to educate their NFs about competition manipulation, how to prevent it, and what to do if cases occur. The OM Unit PMC is happy to support the organisation of such initiatives.

Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General of the Pakistan Olympic Association, highlighted: “All of the events we have organised in the past years would not have been possible without the continuous and long-standing partnership with the IOC’s OM Unit PMC, for which we are sincerely grateful. The OM Unit PMC team’s contribution to our recent workshop was deeply appreciated by all participants.”

The Sri Lankan NOC’s integrity expert, “SiGo” Sivarajah Gobinath, who on 15 August organised a workshop for all delegates ahead of the Asian Youth Games, said: “Having worked with the Unit for a long time, I would like to encourage other NOCs to consult them for their integrity initiatives. Such sessions are now part of our routine prior to every multi-sports event, and we feel our awareness-raising efforts really bear fruit. Consistency is really important.”

In May, the French NOC tested new ground and became the first NOC to organise a webinar on gambling addiction, a critical issue affecting both athletes and sports enthusiasts. The objective of this session was to help sports organisations better understand the phenomenon of sports betting addiction - its particularities compared to other addictions with or without substances, how to diagnose pathological gambling as early as possible, and how to support sportspersons in need. The webinar was delivered jointly with ANJ, the French national betting regulation authority.

In view of the African School Games, the NOC of Mauritania included the topic of preventing competition manipulation into a preparatory meeting with the NOC leadership, the young athletes’ parents and their coaches.

The OM Unit PMC is also in talks with the Chinese NOC, advising them on educational initiatives for the next edition of the Chinese National Games, which will be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao from 9 to 21 November this year.

Coming up

On 24 September, the OM Unit PMC will organise Advanced Virtual Training for NOC integrity experts (Single Points of Contact) on preventing competition manipulation, with a specific focus on the NOCs’ role in intelligence and investigations, empowering them to deal with specific cases in the future.

Another workshop will be organised for NOCs in the Americas on 1 and 2 October - this time in cooperation with INTERPOL. The IOC-INTERPOL workshop on preventing competition manipulation in Panama will focus on bringing together the key stakeholders needed for successful collaboration at national level. It is targeted at the NOCs of Guyana, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Mexico, together with the respective law enforcement officials and representatives of the sports and justice ministries from those countries.