IOC Commissions Get to Work

(ATR) Thomas Bach is spending some time in all meetings of the IOC’s commissions convening this week in Lausanne.

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(ATR) Thomas Bach is spending some time in all meetings of the IOC’s commissions convening this week in Lausanne.

Around the Rings is told that the IOC president is making a point of greeting members of the 14 commissions at the start or during their meetings.

On Sunday, the first week-long series of commissions’ meetings began. Bach announced widespread changes to the composition and function of the IOC commissions for 2015 back in May. They stem from implementation of Agenda 2020 recommendations.

The Olympic Channel Commission and a Communications Commission are the two new commissions. Some of the others had their name and mandate adjusted under the reforms shake-up.

U.S. IOC member and USOC president Larry Probst heads the Olympic Channel committee, while Dutch IOC member Camiel Eurlings chairs the Communications Commission.

With Bach keen on launching the Olympic TV Channel in the next six to eight months – and time pressing – Probst and his committee have plenty to discuss. They met yesterday and were reconvening for another session on Monday.

The marketing and Olympic education commissions also met Sunday.

IOC ethics and compliance chief officer Pâquerette Girard-Zappelli will play at key role in the ethics commission meeting on Monday. The case of former IAAF president Lamine Diack, who is under criminal investigation for corruption, was referred to the ethics panel last week and could be a major discussion point, especially given the damning WADA report released today.

The Sport and Active Society commission is also meeting Monday.

Leading officials from Olympic Broadcasting Services get together for a meeting on Tuesday, with Rio 2016 and the Olympic Channel sure to be on the agenda. Other commissions convening are: medical and scientific; athlete's entourage; and women in sport.

Bach will attend the Women in Sport Awards at the Olympic Museum on Tuesday night where he will present trophies at a gala dinner.

Wednesday includes meetings of legal affairs, sustainability and legacy, headed by Prince Albert of Monaco, and public affairs and social development through sport commissions.

Reported by Mark Bisson

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