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IOC publishes Olympic Movement code

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published an unprecedented code to prevent manipulation of sports competitions.

The code aims to provide the Olympic Movement and its members with harmonized regulations to protect all competitions from the risk of manipulation, said an IOC statement.

Any sports organization bound by the Olympic Charter is expected to respect the provisions of the new Code, which was approved by the IOC Executive Board during its meetings last week, according to the statement.

"We must do everything we can to protect the millions of clean athletes around the world," said IOC President Thomas Bach.

"Protecting them goes hand in hand with ensuring the environment in which the athletes operate is safe from corrupting influences. Today's publication of the code is an important step in fighting manipulation in sport.

"It is a joint effort of various key stakeholders of the Olympic Movement, particularly the International Federations, and another tangible outcome of Olympic Agenda 2020."

The code is a regulatory framework defining the different kinds of violations, minimum standards of disciplinary procedures and the scope of sanctions, said the IOC statement. Endi