107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

Cooperation with the International Federations
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FIS course designer
Bernhard Russi (dressed
in red) inspects the
downhill course at
Happo’one (Nov. 1997).
Close cooperation was maintained with the
International Federations (IFs) for each sport to
make preparations for the staging of competitions.
Technical advisors appointed by NAOC
received invaluable advice and assistance from
federation experts, and coordinated preparations
with the National Federations (NFs) and
Nagano prefectural sports federations.
For the Nagano Games, the following seven
IFs were responsible for the technical control
and direction of competitions:
International Biathlon Union (IBU)
International Bobsleigh & Tobogganing
Federation (FIBT)
World Curling Federation (WCF)
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
International Luge Federation (FIL)
International Skating Union (ISU)
International Ski Federation (FIS)
Technical Delegates
The Technical Delegate (TD) appointed by
each federation was responsible for inspecting
venues and giving technical advice for the staging
of competitions.
(Names of the Technical Delegates for the
Nagano Games are listed in Volume III.)
IF Relations
TDs and other experts from the IFs were invited
to Nagano to inspect courses and venues
and consult on various matters related to staging
the competitions. Representatives from NAOC
and the NFs attended IF Sessions regularly to report
on the status of preparations. Furthermore,
NAOC Sports Director Tsunekazu Takeda
attended sessions of the General Assembly of
International Sports Federations (GAISF) and
joint meetings of the IOC Executive Board with
the Association of International Winter
Federations (AIWF) to make progress reports
and liaise with the IFs.
Sports Programme
Under the direction of NAOC’s Sports
Commission, 14 sub commissions (one for each
discipline) put together a schedule for the Sports
Programme for the Nagano Games. After