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TOP programme. The manual for candidate cities provides information on all the
aspects of the Olympic Marketing Programme.
- The Press, Radio and Television Commission, whose representatives sit on
the Coordination Commission, consists of various working groups which meet re
gularly to advise and help the OCOG.
- The Eligibility Commission sees to it that Rule 46 of the Olympic Charter on
participation in the Games in conformity with the competitor's nationality is ob
served. It studies contentious cases and submits proposals to the Executive Board.
Let me now give you a short summary of the most important activities of the
IOC commissions that are more directly involved with the Olympic Games.
- The IOC's administration, meaning the Secretariat, is of course directly invol
ved, through the Directorates and Departments corresponding to these commis
sions, in all such activities. I will refer to these in the second part of my lecture.
These different commissions meet at regular intervals and in case of urgent
questions or specific needs. These meetings are held either at the IOC's headquarters
in Lausanne, or at the headquarters of the OCOG, or elsewhere.
During the meetings of the Session held before the opening ceremony of the
Olympic Games, all IOC commissions present a report on their activity and that of
their working groups, including of course the Coordination Commission, in this
case the Coordination Commission for the Olympic Games of Atlanta.
Activities of IOC Members during the Olympic Games
It is mostly the members of the Executive Board, the Atlanta Coordination
Commission and the Medical Commission who are the most active.
These members meet daily, for the whole duration of the Games and usually
in the morning, with the OCOG representatives in order to consider and settle any
problems that may arise from day to day and to make sure that the Games are progressing
smoothly in all the areas for which they were responsible for practically
seven years, i.e. accommodation, transport, the athletes' village, security, etc.
The Medical Commission has a particularly difficult task since it monitors the
results of the daily medical tests, helps the OCOG to solve any problems which
may arise and meets with the NOC medical officers to inform them on any problem
involving their athletes. Its members are responsible for doping control, performed
on a daily basis, the Olympic Village's medical clinic, gender testing, etc.
The Press and Radio-Television Commissions have an office in the Press and
Broadcasting Centre which provides regular information to the media through
press releases and conferences.
In addition, a large number of IOC members are invited to present the medals
at the victory ceremony, a pleasant duty certainly, but one requiring their full availability.
So there you have a brief summary of the different activities of IOC members
and commissions before and during the Games.
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