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Introduction

The Olympic Movement is the sole authority mandated to generally organize and promote basic sporting events (known as the Olympic Games). The committee is established by the Olympic Charter adopted by the Olympic Committee in 1894. The Charter sets out the basic and specific fundamental principles in the philosophy of Olympic Games. The movement is made up of; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Federations (IFS), the National Olympic Committees (NOCS), the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), the national associations, clubs, the athletes, judges and referees, coaches and the other sports technicians. It also includes other organizations and institutions recognized by the IOC (Findling, 2004). Further, the charter outlines the structural organization of the committee. The specific roles of the movement include but are not limited to, promoting the female gender in sports, advocating for environmental protection, enhancing culture and education, protection of athletes physical and psychological health, supporting peace initiatives, promotion of the physically challenged persons through Paralympic games among others. This research paper will be an exploration into the organizational structure of the Olympic Movement.

Organizational Structure

The organization adopted by the movement emanates from the Olympic Charter. As such, the structure and the organization can only be altered through amendment of the Charter. The alteration and or amendment must be approved by the members of the movement. Each of the movement’s constituting body has clear-cut roles to play in the common agenda of achieving a peaceful integrated global society.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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...Bribery has been reported in various instances. It has been argued that a few years ago, states that required to be considered as hosts bribed the officials so that they were offered the opportunity to host the events. An explicit example is the Salt Lake bid Committee scenario (Olympism, 2001). Due to this embarrassing scenario, there was a bid to change the mode of selecting host states. Another criticism from some member states is that IOC exercises discrimination in replacing its members. Some members are life members while some states lack representation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Olympic Movement is pivotal in the integration of states in terms of culture and sports. However, the organizational structure may not reflect transparency in terms of voting for members to be included in the various committees. Transparency lacks in the selection of host cities.