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The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) yesterday announced its full support for the 40 recommendations that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved in Monaco last Monday. |
The Qatar Olympic Committee was represented by an official delegation, consisting of Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, and Qatar Olympic Committee Board Member, Vice President of the IAAF and President of the Qatar Athletics Federation, Dahlan al-Hamad, in Monaco for the IOC Session.
The recommendations from 14 Working Groups followed a year of discussions and consultations with all the stakeholders of the Olympic Movement, as well as external experts and the public. Debates also took place at the 126th IOC Session in Sochi, at two Olympic Summits and in the IOC Commissions.
The recommendations were presented to the full membership of the IOC in their Session on Monday.
Speaking following the IOC Session, Sheikh Saoud said: “The QOC congratulates IOC President, Thomas Bach, for his vision and leadership of the Olympic Movement and all IOC members for the important and wide-ranging initiatives that have been agreed to strengthen the Olympic Movement and prepare it for the future.
“The QOC seeks to promote the Olympic values, to use sport to strengthen society, and to engage and inspire young people through the power of sport. We are confident that the IOC’s decisions will enable progress and growth in all of these areas and we welcome the unity demonstrated by IOC Members. We have no doubt that the Agenda 2020 process will lead to a stronger and more successful future for the Olympic Movement.”
In total, the IOC members approved 40 recommendations that make up Agenda 2020 and aim to shape the future of the Olympic Movement Recommendations covered topics including the bidding process for hosting the Olympic Games, sustainability, the Olympic programme, protecting clean athletes and a new Olympic TV Channel.
Speaking about the recommendations that were approved, Sheikh Saoud said: “The QOC are fully supportive of all 40 recommendations that were approved at the IOC Session. The QOC particularly welcomes the IOC’s recommendations to protect and honour clean athletes. Ensuring a clean future for sport is a top priority for the QOC."