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International Olympic Committee spotlights winter sports with uplifting short film
The International Olympic Committee invites the world to celebrate the power that believing in each other has to unite, through a short film narrated by Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn. This evolution of the IOCs Stronger Together campaign shines a spotlight on the jaw-dropping sports that take place on snow and ice.
Learn more Latest news All news PrevNextLegacy “Sport can save lives” – IOC President addresses Smart Cities Crop,size=(335,189),gravity=Center" media="(min-width: 500px)" /> IOC News IOC President and IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair hold video call with Peng Shuai Beijing 2022 IOC welcomes vaccine donation from Pfizer and BioNTech for Beijing 2022 IOC News Athletes’ mental health, contribution of the Olympic Movement to the SDGs among 19 priority topics in the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme IOC News IOC holds talks with Afghan General Directorate of Physical Education Crop,size=(335,189),gravity=Center" media="(min-width: 500px)" /> LA 2028 Legacy, collaboration and commercial success drive LA28 progress YOG YOG Education Programme accessible to youth sports event organisers with a single click IOC News IOC releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations IOC News IOC Athletes’ Commission geared up to support athletes at Beijing 2022 and beyond IOC News IOC President receives Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from President Duda Olympic Solidarity NOCs to receive USD 28.5 million subsidy for Tokyo 2020 IOC News One change of nationality approved for Beijing 2022 All about Beijing 2022 Get all the information about the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Learn more Gender equality Tokyo 2020 Mixed-gender events: a sign of innovation and greater gender diversity at Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020: a new blueprint for the Olympic competition schedule and the visibility of women’s sport Tokyo 2020 New IOC guidelines to ensure gender-equal, fair and inclusive representation in sport in Tokyo Tokyo 2020 Women athletes take centre stage at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Tokyo 2020 Coca-Cola’s Placard Bearers help to promote diversity and inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Tokyo 2020 A positive trend at Tokyo 2020 for female coaches and officials Partners PG champions LGBTQ+ athletes at Tokyo 2020 About the IOC IOC principles The IOC is at the very heart of world sport, supporting every Olympic Movement stakeholder, promoting Olympism worldwide, and overseeing the regular celebration of the Olympic Games. The IOC is also committed to promoting sport in society, strengthening the integrity of sport and supporting clean athletes and other sports organisations. Learn more The IOC as an organisation Established in on 23 June 1894, the International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit independent international organisation. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Capital, it is entirely privately funded and distributes 90 per cent of its revenues to the wider sporting movement, for the development of sport and athletes at all levels. Learn more Gender equality Gender equality is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. The two main aims are to make access to sport in general and the Olympic Games easier for female athletes, and to increase the number of women in sports administration and management. IOC Refugee Olympic Team At the UN General Assembly in October 2015, confronted with the global refugee crisis that has seen an estimated 65.3 million people in the world displaced, IOC President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympic Team to take part in the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Ten months on from the announcement, 10 athletes were competing alongside 11,000 fellow athletes in Brazil, sending a message of hope and inclusion to millions of refugees around the world and inspiring the world with the strength of their human spirit. Olympic legacy Olympic legacy includes the long-term benefits that the Olympic Games create for the host city, its people, and the Olympic Movement before, during and long after the Olympic Games. Find out more about our strategic approach to Olympic legacy. Olympic Solidarity Olympic Solidarity redistributes the share of the broadcast rights from the Olympic Games through programmes offered to all 206 National Olympic Committees. All Olympic Solidaritys programmes are aimed at developing and promoting sport worldwide, and encouraging athletes participation in the Olympic Games. Sustainability The IOC takes a proactive approach to ensure that sustainability is embedded in all aspects of organising the Olympic Games. Leaving a sustainable and positive legacy for the host city and country is a primary, achievable objective for all organisers of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Partners Programme The Olympic Partners (TOP) programme is the highest level of Olympic sponsorship, granting category-exclusive marketing rights to the Summer, Winter and Youth Olympic Games to a select group of global partners.