A group of fifteen officials from around the world met in Lausanne, Switzerland Saturday to discuss the Olympic Agenda 2020 campaign recently launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
The group discussed the creation of an Olympic channel, an alteration in the bidding process that places more emphasis on “legacy” which would mean discouraging potential host cities from building expensive venues that would go unused after the Games ends, and a flexible approach in modifying the Olympic program based on events, not sports. Olympic leaders backed IOC President Thomas Bach’s proposals for setting up an Olympic television channel.
The group also discussed the use of $20 million earmarked to fight doping and match-fixing in Olympic sports.
The leaders supported the platform of changes that Bach will put to a vote at a special IOC session in Monaco December 8-9.
Updates were also given on the subjects addressed at the previous Olympic Summits, and progress reports on three key issues were provided. These including the fight against doping, the sports calendar, autonomy and good governance, and the fight against match-fixing and related corruption.
