STRUCTURE

The administration of the IOC is placed under the responsibility of the Director General who, under the authority of the President, runs it with the assistance of the Directors; the latter are at the head of small units responsible for dealing with business in their respective sectors of competence (International Cooperation, Olympic Games Coordination, Relations with IFs, NOCs and OCOGs, Finance, Marketing, Legal Affairs, Technology, Control and Coordination of operations, Communications, and Medical).

On 25 November 2002, the IOC Executive Board in Mexico City approved the new functional organisation chart for the IOC administration. Full migration from the current organisation of the IOC to the new structure will be implemented over a 12 to 36 month period.

MISSIONS

The main assignments of the administration include: preparation, implementation and follow-up of decisions taken by the Session, the Executive Board and the President; preparation and follow-up of the work of all commissions; permanent liaison with the IFs, NOCs and OCOGs; coordination of the preparation for all Olympic Games; organisation and preparation of other Olympic events; circulation of information within the Olympic Movement; advice to candidate cities; relations with many international governmental and non-governmental organisations dealing with, in particular, sport, education and culture; liaison with Olympic Solidarity and the implementation of many other tasks of an ongoing or ad hoc nature assigned to it by the President and the Executive Board.