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of the Olympic Games by guaranteeing the participation of all NOCs, and
partly also to reward those NOCs that, proportionally, contribute the most to the
development and success of the Games.
Additionally, Olympic Solidarity contributes to the International Youth Camp,
organised by the Olympic Games Organising Committee, by covering the travel
expenses of a youth designated by the NOC.
Aware that certain fields of activity are less accessible to NOCs and require
particular attention, Olympic Solidarity contacted some IOC Commissions to establish
joint programmes. Anxious to cover all areas necessary to develop sport and
Olympism, Olympic Solidarity is co-operating with the following Commissions.
Sports medicine
Organising courses in sports medicine and the co-ordination with the NOCs
are the two essential elements that bind together the Medical Commission
and Olympic Solidarity. Within this framework, the development and diffusion
of scientific and technical knowledge in sports medicine remain a permanent
concern. The prevention of sports injuries, nutrition, education programmes
against doping, are just some of the topics that are regularly addressed.
Sport and Environment
Environmental concerns are integral to sports and culture. Protecting nature
and the environment to enable athletes to practice the sport of their choice is
an extremely important activity, and one that must be set within the context of
sustainable development.
Olympic Solidarity supports the organisation of seminars; specific
NOC activities aimed at safeguarding the environment, and participation
by NOC delegates in the global seminars or world conferences organised by
the IOC.
Women and Sport
The aim of this programme is first of all to promote sports activities for
women, reinforce the actions launched by the NOCs and encourage women to
participate in sport administration. It provides the necessary assistance to
those NOC delegates who wish to take part in the regional seminars or world
conferences organised by the IOC Women & Sport-working group.
International Olympic Academy (IOA)
If the training of athletes and their respective performances in the various
competitions still form the most visible part of this great sporting movement,
it is nonetheless essential that we keep the Olympic idea alive in our minds
and, even more importantly, organise ourselves in such a way as to give that
idea the widest possible expression. This concern for educational values is,
historically, what makes Olympia such a famous place for meeting, culture and
dialogue.
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