ASOIF Press Release N. 1 31.01.2017
Lausanne, 31.01.2017
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) announced today that
progress has been achieved towards the goal of improved governance standards for its member
International Federations (IFs). Following the creation of the ASOIF Governance Taskforce in
November 2015 and the approval of the group’s report at the ASOIF General Assembly in April
2016, each IF was asked to complete a detailed questionnaire. IFs were requested to outline the
current state of their governance including compliance with the Olympic Charter, WADA Code and
other IOC Code of Conduct matters and five key principles including transparency, integrity,
democracy, development/solidarity and control mechanisms. The questionnaire was distributed in
November 2016 with a submission date of 27 January 2017. Twenty-four questionnaires have been
received with the remaining four IFs expected to report over the next few days.
ASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: "This response from our member IFs and their
commitment to improving governance is gratifying and I am very proud of the effort that has gone
into this project so far." He added: "ASOIF took this on because it was apparent that all of our
members are committed to improved governance by analysing their model to see what upgrades and
amendments are required. The Summer IFs take their leadership role very seriously and an
important part of this is to ensure a culture of good governance and transparency across all
federations."
The next steps are to analyse the data and present a preliminary report at the ASOIF General
Assembly in Aarhus, Denmark on 4 April 2017 and then work with each IF to upgrade and improve
their respective governance model. ASOIF is committed to ensuring that the governance of IFs
continues to be fit for purpose.
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ASOIF’s role is to serve and represent the Summer Olympic International Federations in the most
competent, articulate and professional manner on issues of common interest in the Summer Olympic
Games and the Olympic Movement, and on any other matter deemed necessary by the IFs.
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