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ments, services, operational centres
and other administrative units that
were to prepare and submit information
and accounts on trial competitions
and related arrangements (the
trial competitions were staged one
month prior to the Games) to the
Games Control Headquarters. The
Operational Presidium checked
if the Olympic facilities were
ready for operation during the
Games, in particular, the Olympic Village
and the Main Press Centre. Close
attention was given to the Olympic
torch relay, the reception of the Olympic
flame in Moscow, and the transportation
of the duplicate flames to Tallinn,
Leningrad, Kiev, and Minsk.
Matters relating to the Opening and
Closing ceremonies of the Games, to
the ceremonial opening of the 83rd
Session of the IOC, to the Congresses
of IFs, the reception and accommodation
of arriving officials and dignitaries,
to the events of the Cultural Programme
and protocol were also dealt
with.
Starting on July 20, 1980, the
Operational Presidium began to meet
daily at 8:00 a.m. By that time, its
Secretariat had processed reports
from the Headquarters and senior staff
of the OCOG-80, prepared a summary
of the progress of the Games for the
previous day and a rundown of matters
to be settled by the Operational
Presidium.
The Operational Presidium held a
total of 31 meetings at which it discussed
and took decisions on 118 questions.
The last meeting was held on
32
August 6, 1980, to sum up the results
of the Games.
To increase the efficiency of the
standing commissions of the OCOG-
80, special operational groups where
formed inside them as "bureaus"
headed by the chairmen of the same
commissions. During the Games, the
bureaus reported to the Vice-
Presidents of the OCOG-80 and co-operated
with the appropriate administrative
units.
The Operational Centres for Competitions
set up at all the venues
played an important part at the final
stage of preparations and, especially,
during the Games. They created the
necessary conditions for staging competitions
successfully and in conformity
with the regulations, and solved
problems with regard to the organisation
of competitions and supply of
sports equipment and score-keeping
devices. The centres also helped to
organise eating facilities and retail
outlets, medical care, maintenance
of public order at the sites, etc.
The structure of an Operational
Centre for Competitions is shown in
Chart 3.
The Operational Centres for Competitions
were not structural divisions
of the OCOG-80 but rather administrative
units comprised of personnel from
the OCOG-80 and members of the
staff and organisations of the USSR
Sports Committee, as well as employees
of the directorates of the competitions
sites. The centres also included
representatives from services
and organisations of the Moscow City
Soviet's Executive Committee, of the
The Games' Control
Headquarters in session