The new Olympic power structure

The new Olympic power structure

THE IN Governance Series — Episode 5 The Olympic system is not simply changing its programme. It is changing where power sits. For months, much of the debate around Brisbane 2032 has concentrated on sports: which will remain, which disciplines could disappear, which...
When Olympic rules meet national law

When Olympic rules meet national law

THE IN governance watch India has just offered a fascinating answer to one of the oldest questions in Olympic governance: what happens when the rules of the Olympic Movement and the legislation of a sovereign state do not quite fit together? In this case, the answer...
French Alps 2030: A governance reset is coming

French Alps 2030: A governance reset is coming

THE IN Governance Watch Edgar Grospiron’s expected departure would be more than another leadership change at French Alps 2030. It would mark the breakdown of the first governance settlement of the Games — and force the IOC and the French stakeholders to confront a...
The future Olympic program

The future Olympic program

THE IN Governance Series – Episode 4 LA28 may be remembered not simply for having one of the largest Olympic programmes ever assembled, but for demonstrating why the Games of the future will no longer need to look like the Games that came before them. Los...
THE NEW OLYMPIC ORDER

THE NEW OLYMPIC ORDER

EPISODE 3: From Sports to Disciplines For generations, Olympic status belonged primarily to a sport. The new Olympic programme architecture introduces a more precise idea: the future of the Games can increasingly be shaped discipline by discipline. For most of modern...