(ATR) Governance failures of the 28 summer Olympic sports will be highlighted in a report at the SportAccord general assembly in April.
The Association of the Summer Olympic International Federations underlined IFs governance as a top priority again at its council meeting in Lausanne Monday.
In the coming two weeks, an evaluation of the governance self-assessment questionnaires submitted by the 28 sports will take place.
Specific recommendations will then be made by independent experts who are members of the ASOIF governance taskforce. A preliminary report outlining the general outcomes will be presented to all ASOIF members at the April 4 general assembly in Aarhus, Denmark.
ASOIF leaders have vowed to help under-performing IFs to improve their governance models.
Executive director Andrew Ryan tells Around the Rings: "Our members’ commitment to improving sport governance was recognized by the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for sport at the end of last year.
"Today the council underlined the importance of the work of the ASOIF governance task force and reinforced it by approving the parameters for the launch of its major new project on the future role of international federations in the management of global sport."
After today’s meeting, ASOIF president Francesco Ricci Bitti expressed satisfaction with progress on the governance project: "In 2017, ASOIF will drive and support members to implement amendments or upgrades where necessary."
The council also today discussed plans for 2024 Olympic bids – Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris – to present at the Aarhus meeting. The three candidate cities will explain their Games concepts and the sport-specific aspects which will resonate with ASOIF members.
Council members also received an update on the study into the day-to-day role that IFs play in governing their respective sports at a global level.
It was confirmed that the first meeting of the ASOIF Parasport Advisory Group will take place Feb. 16. The group will be chaired by Tom Dielen, secretary general of World Archery, and involve one representative of each of the 11 IFs governing the Paralympic side of sport.
Reported by Mark Bisson
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