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Olympic SOlidarity 2021-2024 plan
Olympic Solidarity
2021-2024 Plan
Olympic SOlidarity 2021-2024 plan
Introduction                                    IOC Subsidies for NOCs’ Participation in
                                                Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games.

We are pleased to present to you in             We are glad to begin this new plan
this leaflet the Olympic Solidarity (OS)        with you, dear NOCs, Continental
objectives, budgets and programmes              Associations, Association of National
established for the 2021-2024 plan.             Olympic Committees (ANOC), International
                                                Federations (IFs) and partners. You all
All the programmes from the previous OS         play an essential role in the success of our
plan have been reviewed, and new options        programmes, and we are looking forward
added, in order to meet the objectives          to working hand in hand with you to take
of the International Olympic Committee          on the challenges of the next four years!
(IOC) and reflect the evolution of our sports
environment. More than ever, athletes are at    The Director and Team of Olympic Solidarity
the heart of OS’s mission: in a bid to meet
their needs even more effectively and to
support them throughout their careers, the      International Olympic Committee
budget of the programmes fully dedicated        Olympic Solidarity
to them has been increased by 25 per cent.
                                                Château de Vidy
Moreover, the OS delivery structure has         1007 Lausanne
been enhanced, with the creation of a           Switzerland
development area entitled “Athletes and
Sport Development”, which includes              T +41 21 621 61 11
three programme clusters focused                F +41 21 621 62 16
on Olympic Games universality, the
entourage and sports development.               solidarity@olympic.org
                                                www.olympic.org
The two other development areas,
“Values” and “Capacity Building and
Administration”, have also undergone
several adjustments in order to provide
even more targeted support to the
National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

With the aim of permanently optimising
the services we offer to the NOCs, we
have significantly upgraded the function-
alities of the Olympic Solidarity Online
Platform, resulting in a more efficient
                                                RELAY
platform, which is now called RELAY.
                                                The RELAY online platform gives the NOCs
On an organisational level, the OS inter-       direct online access to all the information
national office in Lausanne continues           concerning the OS programmes, such as
to manage all the World Programmes in           guidelines, application and report forms, and
coordination with the OS offices at the         other useful information. Thanks to a major
various NOC Continental Associations,           upgrade, new functionalities have been
which, for their part, offer specific           incorporated, with the new online platform
Continental Programmes. The OS interna-         now offering increased performance and an
tional office in Lausanne also manages the      improved one-stop-shop service to NOCs.
Olympic SOlidarity 2021-2024 plan
Key Priorities and                          Targets for 2024
Strategic Objectives
for 2021-2024                               By implementing these key priorities for
                                            the 2021-2024 plan, OS, together with
                                            the Continental Associations and the
Two key priorities will be guiding OS for   NOCs, will, by the end of 2024, have
the 2021-2024 period: further develop       impacted positively on the following:
the opportunities offered to NOCs; and
position OS as the Olympic Movement’s
main reference point for the develop-         The universality of the Olympic Games.
ment of sport. As a result, OS has set
the following strategic objectives:           The training and education of
                                              athletes’ entourages, allowing them
                                              to further support the development
  Empower NOCs to keep athletes at the        of their athletes and their sport.
  heart of the Olympic Movement.
                                              Helping NOCs to have solid and
  Ensure good governance, financial           sustainable administrative structures that
  control and compliance by strengthening     are able to deliver the support needed
  capacity-building programmes for NOCs.      by their athletes and members.

  Strengthen the Olympic Movement’s           Enabling NOCs to contribute to
  solidarity funding model.                   the IOC’s post-coronavirus global
                                              strategy at a national level.
  Align with the IOC’s strategy for
  the post-coronavirus world.                 Informing and engaging all 206 NOCs,
                                              increasing their capacity for good governance
  Enable NOCs to contribute to the            and effective management of sport.
  promotion of the Olympic values.

  Provide tailored services to NOCs.

  Measure the real impact of OS
  programmes and funding on the
  worldwide development of sport.
Olympic SOlidarity 2021-2024 plan
Programmes                                    General Life Cycle of
                                              an Application for OS
The World Programmes provide NOCs
with access to technical, financial and
                                              World Programmes
administrative assistance. They are
divided into three development areas
and five programme clusters for the
organisation of specific activities.

The IOC Subsidies for NOCs’                    NOC submits application.
Participation in Olympic Games and
Youth Olympic Games allow the NOCs
to benefit from financial assistance           OS analyses application
before, during and after the Games.            (approval / advance payment).

The Continental Programmes, managed by
the OS continental offices, provide access     Activity takes place.
to technical, financial and administrative
assistance to meet the NOCs’ specific
needs and priorities on each continent.
                                               NOC submits technical and financial reports.

                                               OS analyses reports

Budget                                         (approval / balance payment).

 16%     increase compared to the              Reports and proof of expenses can
         2017-2020 initial budget              be verified by the external auditor.
         USD 509,000,000 to USD 590,000,000

                                               World Programmes
                                               USD 258,270,000 (44%)
                                               Continental Programmes and ANOC
                                               USD 222,100,000 (37%)
                                               IOC Subsidies for NOCs’
                 Total budget                  Participation in Olympic Games
                 USD 590,000,000               and Youth Olympic Games
                                               USD 70,500,000 (12%)
                                               Administration
                                               USD 22,600,000 (4%)
                                               Technical Support Services
                                               USD 16,530,000 (3%)
Olympic SOlidarity 2021-2024 plan
World Programmes                              Programme details on the back of the leaflet

  3 Development    5 Programme                    20 World
  Areas            Clusters                       Programmes

  Athletes                Olympic Games           Olympic Scholarships
  & Sport                 Universality            for Athletes: Tokyo 2020,
  Development                                     Beijing 2022, Paris 2024
                                                  and Milano Cortina 2026
                                                  Team Support Grant

                          Entourage               Technical Courses
                                                  for Coaches
                                                  Olympic Scholarships
                                                  for Coaches
                                                  Athlete Career Transition
                                                  NOC Athletes’ Commission
                                                  Activity Grant

                          Sport                   Development of National
                          Development             Sports System
                                                  Continental Athlete
                                                  Support Grant
                                                  Youth Athlete Development
                                                  Refugee Athlete Support

  Values                  Olympic                 Olympic Values
                          Values

  Capacity                NOC                     NOC Administration
  Building &              Management              Development
  Administration          & Knowledge             National Courses for
                          Sharing                 Sports Administrators
                          (incl. Forums &
                                                  International Executive
                          Special Projects)
                                                  Courses in Sports
                                                  Management
                                                  NOC Exchanges
                                                  Forums for NOCs and
                                                  their Athletes
                                                  Special Projects
IOC SUBSIDIES FOR NOCS’
PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPIC
GAMES AND YOUTH
OLYMPIC GAMES
To provide NOCs with technical and finan-
cial assistance in order to contribute to their
participation in the Olympic Games and
Youth Olympic Games. WHAT Games of the
XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, XXIV Olympic
Winter Games Beijing 2022, Games of the
XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024, 4th Winter Youth
Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. WHO All
NOCs. WHEN Deadlines depend on the edi-
tions of the Games. HOW MUCH Subsidies
depend on the editions of the Games.
HOW Guidelines for the different editions
of the Games and subsidies on RELAY.

OS Contacts

Nicole Girard-Savoy
nicole.girard_savoy@olympic.org
Nils Holmegaard
nils.holmegaard@olympic.org
Céline Mounoud
celine.mounoud@olympic.org
Leah Bonga
leah.bonga@olympic.org

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Olympic Games                                  Olympic Scholarships
                                               for Athletes “Paris 2024”
Universality
                                               To assist athletes in their prepara-
                                               tion and qualification for the Games
Olympic Scholarships                           of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024.
for Athletes “Tokyo 2020”                      WHAT Individual scholarships: monthly
                                               training grant + travel subsidy for qualifica-
Following the postponement of the Games        tion events, or tailor-made option offering
of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 to 2021,      flexible use of a fixed budget. WHO All
this programme has been extended by            NOCs. Focus on athletes and NOCs with
one year. It follows the same initial goal:    the greatest need. WHEN 1 January 2022
assisting the athletes in their prepara-       to 31 August 2024. HOW MUCH Variable
tion and qualification for these Games.        number of individual scholarships or
WHAT Individual scholarships: monthly          tailor-made option according to past
training grant + fixed travel subsidy for      Olympic Summer Games participa-
qualification events. Training options:        tion numbers: maximum five individual
under NOC responsibility or in an inter-       scholarships of USD 1,500 (possibility
national training centre. WHO All NOCs.        to divide scholarships between greater
Focus on athletes and NOCs with the            number of athletes, keeping within total
greatest need. WHEN 1 September 2017           monthly budget), or maximum USD
to 31 August 2021. HOW MUCH Varies             150,000 for the tailor-made option.
depending on the training option, number       HOW Individual athlete application or
of scholarships, past Olympic Summer           request for tailor-made option on RELAY.
Games participation numbers and cost of
living in the country. Fixed travel subsidy.
HOW Individual athlete application.            Olympic Scholarships
                                               for Athletes “Milano Cortina 2026”

Olympic Scholarships                           To offer scholarships to athletes prepar-
for Athletes “Beijing 2022”                    ing and attempting to qualify for the XXV
                                               Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina
To offer scholarships to athletes preparing    2026. WHAT Individual scholarships:
and attempting to qualify for the XXIV         monthly training grant + travel subsidy for
Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.             qualification events, or tailor-made option
WHAT Individual scholarships: monthly          offering flexible use of a fixed budget.
training grant + travel subsidy for            WHO NOCs that can present athletes
qualification events, or tailor-made option    with a proven winter sports record and
offering flexible use of a fixed budget.       technical level, and who have a realis-
WHO NOCs that can present athletes with        tic chance of qualifying for the Olympic
a proven winter sports record and technical    Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
level, and who have a realistic chance of      WHEN 1 November 2023 to 28 February
qualifying for the Olympic Winter Games        2026. HOW MUCH Variable number of
Beijing 2022. WHEN 1 November 2019 to          individual scholarships or tailor-made
28 February 2022. HOW MUCH Variable            option according to past Olympic Winter
number of individual scholarships or tailor-   Games participation numbers: maximum
made option according to past Olympic          five individual scholarships of USD 1,500
Winter Games participation numbers.            (possibility to divide scholarships between
HOW Individual athlete application or          greater number of athletes, keeping
request for tailor-made option on RELAY.       within total monthly budget), or maximum
USD 150,000 for the tailor-made option.           HOW MUCH Average budget: USD
HOW Individual athlete application or             8,000-10,000 per course. In principle,
request for tailor-made option on RELAY.          max. 10 courses during the plan 2021-
                                                  2024 (max. USD 80,000). HOW Individual
                                                  course application. Content in line
Team Support Grant                                with IFs’ / OS partners’ guidelines.

To offer support to national teams to prepare
for and participate in regional, continental      Olympic Scholarships for Coaches
or world level competitions. WHAT Grant
for one summer sport or one winter sport          To allow coaches to benefit from high-
team. Possibility to split the available budget   level training. WHAT Sports science or
between two teams provided one is a               sport-specific training programmes in
women’s team. WHO International level             high-level training centres, universities
teams that practise a summer or winter            or clubs, in person or through e-learn-
sport on the Olympic Games’ programme.            ing, or a combination of both. NOCs can
WHEN Operational throughout the 2021-             propose training locations outside the
2024 plan. HOW MUCH Annual maximum                OS network. WHO All NOCs. Coaches
budget of USD 25,000 per NOC. HOW Two-            officially recognised by their National
step application on RELAY: quadrennial            Federation (NF) and working in their own
plan and annual preparation project.              country. WHEN Based on an agenda sug-
                                                  gested by the centres / partner IFs or on
                                                  individual arrangements. HOW MUCH In
OS Contacts                                       principle, one or two scholarships per
                                                  year per NOC, covering tuition, trans-
Edward Kensington                                 port, full-board accommodation costs,
edward.kensington@olympic.org                     weekly allowance (based on agreement),
Astrid Hasler                                     and health and accident insurance.
astrid.hasler@olympic.org                         HOW Application per scholarship +
Noémie Borcard                                    approval from IF and training centre.
noemie.borcard@olympic.org
Huguette Yéré
huguette.yere@olympic.org                         Athlete Career Transition

                                                  To offer assistance to support athletes
                                                  throughout their careers in view of a
                                                  successful post-sport career. WHAT
                                                  Technical and financial assistance
entourage                                         to provide educational opportunities
                                                  to athletes and to deliver the IOC
                                                  Athlete365 Career+ Power Up Outreach
Technical Courses for Coaches                     Programme. WHO All NOCs. WHEN
                                                  Operational throughout the 2021-
To offer short training options at differ-        2024 plan. HOW MUCH Maximum
ent levels for coaches. WHAT Training             budget of USD 10,000 per NOC for
for coaches led by an expert appointed            the individual education project.
by the IF or by the OS partner. WHO All           HOW Application on RELAY. Managed
NOCs. Focus on the NOCs with the                  and financed in cooperation with the
greatest need. WHEN Operational                   IOC Sports Department, Consortium
throughout the 2021-2024 plan.                    Master MAiSI or Yunus Sports Hub.
NOC Athletes’ Commission                       an action plan. WHO All NOCs. Focus
Activity Grant                                 on the NOCs with the greatest need.
                                               WHEN Operational throughout the 2021-
To empower athletes and contribute to the      2024 plan. HOW MUCH In principle,
development of an effective global athletes’   one project per year per NOC depend-
representation network at national level       ing on NOC needs. USD 25,000-30,000
by strengthening direct financial support      including the expert’s expenses, e.g.
for NOC Athletes’ Commission activities.       international travel, full-board accommo-
WHAT To fund activities proposed by            dation, indemnities, etc. HOW Application
active NOC Athletes’ Commissions or to         per project + IF / OS partner approval.
offer support to NOCs without an Athletes’
Commission so that they can create one.
WHO All NOCs. WHEN Operational                 Continental Athlete Support Grant
throughout the 2021-2024 plan.
HOW MUCH Annual maximum budget of              To offer financial and technical assistance
USD 10,000 per NOC. HOW Application            to NOCs to prepare their athletes
on RELAY. Managed in cooperation               for regional, continental and world
with the IOC Sports Department.                competitions. WHAT Grant to assist NOCs
                                               in preparing their athletes for international
                                               competitions. WHO All NOCs. WHEN
OS Contacts                                    Operational throughout the 2021-2024 plan.
                                               HOW MUCH Annual maximum budget
Yassine Yousfi                                 of USD 25,000 per NOC. HOW Two-
yassine.yousfi@olympic.org                     step application on RELAY: quadrennial
Silvia Lucciarini                              plan and annual preparation project.
silvia.lucciarini@olympic.org
Cynthia Amami
cynthia.amami@olympic.org                      Youth Athlete Development
Paola Bueno de Colley
paola.bueno-de-colley@olympic.org              To offer assistance to identify and
                                               prepare young athletes to participate
                                               in youth competitions and qualifying
                                               competitions for the Youth Olympic
                                               Games. WHAT Three grant options:
Sport                                          identification, Youth Olympic Games
                                               qualification, and training opportunities
Development                                    for young athletes organised in coop-
                                               eration with the IFs. WHO All NOCs.
                                               WHEN Operational throughout the 2021-
Development of National                        2024 plan. HOW MUCH Identification:
Sports System                                  annual maximum budget of USD 25,000
                                               per NOC. Qualification: maximum budget
To allow NOCs to develop and strengthen        of USD 30,000 per NOC for the Youth
their coaching structure and sports system     Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. Training
at local or national level. WHAT Develop a     opportunities with the IFs: in line with
national sports and coaching structure by      the IF project and upon invitation by OS.
implementing a mid- to long-term action        HOW Separate application for identifi-
plan for one or several sports. The main       cation project and qualification project
IF expert or OS partner’s expert works         on RELAY. Upon invitation by OS for
with the national coach(es) to implement       training opportunities with the IFs.
Refugee Athlete Support                           main types of financial assistance: NOC
                                                  initiatives, training scholarships and an
To identify and support a limited number of       Olympic Day subsidy. The activities imple-
refugee athletes to help them prepare for         mented by the NOCs within the scope of
and participate in international competi-         this programme should contribute to one
tions. WHAT Scholarships: monthly grant           of the following overarching objectives:
for training + travel subsidy for participation
in international competitions. Technical and             A change at organisational level
financial assistance for the organisation                within the NOCs, NFs, clubs, etc.,
of specific activities for the identification,           creating the necessary structures
training and education of refugee athletes.              for a safe, sustainable and inclu-
WHO NOCs of countries hosting refu-                      sive sporting movement; or
gees. WHEN Operational throughout the
2021-2024 plan. HOW MUCH Standard                        A change at community level,
individual scholarship: monthly USD                      for example by encouraging
1,500 per athlete. Variable scholarship                  more people to be physically
amount according to training option.                     active and practise sport, by
HOW Individual athlete application on                    giving them access to Olympic
RELAY. Identification project to be organ-               and values-based education, or
ised in collaboration with UNHCR.                        by promoting and developing
                                                         Olympic culture and heritage.

OS Contacts                                       WHAT Initiatives: financial support for
                                                  initiatives that promote the Olympic values.
Sheila Stephens Desbans                           Olympic Values Training Scholarships:
sheila.stephens_desbans@olympic.org               assistance for a person pursuing one of
Carina Dragomir                                   the Olympic values-related training and
carina.dragomir@olympic.org                       educational opportunities. Olympic Day:
Gonzalo Barrio                                    annual subsidy to support the organ-
gonzalo.barrio@olympic.org                        isation of Olympic Day celebrations.
                                                  WHO All NOCs. WHEN Operational
                                                  throughout the 2021-2024 plan. For
                                                  training scholarships: a deadline is
                                                  specified for each training opportunity.
Olympic                                           HOW MUCH Depends on the nature and
                                                  needs of the NOC initiative or training
Values                                            course proposed within the scope of the
                                                  scholarship. HOW Application on RELAY.

The five programmes of the 2017-2020
plan have been merged into one single             OS Contacts
programme for 2021-2024, covering the
same areas and offering a more holis-             Nicole Girard-Savoy
tic approach and lighter procedure at             nicole.girard_savoy@olympic.org
administrative level. The application             Nils Holmegaard
procedure is now more straightforward,            nils.holmegaard@olympic.org
with the three activity, project / seminar        Céline Mounoud
and strategy, forms now combined into             celine.mounoud@olympic.org
a single “initiative” form. The Olympic           Leah Bonga
Values Programme offers NOCs three                leah.bonga@olympic.org
NOC Management and                              Managing Olympic Sport Organisations
                                                manual, organised in modules over several
Knowledge Sharing                               months. WHO Staff and executives of NOCs,
(incl. Forums and                               affiliated NFs, sports clubs and other sports
Special Projects)                               organisations. WHEN Operational through-
                                                out the 2021-2024 plan. HOW MUCH Sports
                                                Administrators Courses: up to USD 3,500
NOC Administration Development                  per gender-balanced course. Advanced
                                                Sports Management Courses: up to
To help NOCs develop and maintain solid         USD 14,000 per gender-balanced
and sustainable administrative struc-           course. HOW Courses are delivered by
tures that are able to deliver the support      NOC instructors recognised by OS.
needed by their athletes and members.

Administrative Subsidy                          International Executive Courses
                                                in Sport Management
WHAT Contribution towards NOCs’
running costs. WHO All NOCs.                    To provide sports managers with access
WHEN Operational throughout the 2021-           to internationally recognised higher-­
2024 plan. HOW MUCH USD 45,000                  education training courses. WHAT MEMOS
per year. Additional USD 15,000 for             (Executive Masters in Sport Organisation
NOCs with limited sources of funding.           Management) in English, French and
HOW Annual application on RELAY.                Spanish. Six modules in 3-4 sessions span-
                                                ning a year. Development of a practical
NOC Management Initiatives                      project meant to improve the participant’s
                                                sports organisation, under the supervision of
WHAT Contribution to one-off projects           an assigned tutor. WHO Staff and executives
to improve NOCs’ management, with a             of NOCs, affiliated NFs or other national
focus on putting in place a strong finan-       sports organisations, who are selected by
cial management structure and strategic         their NOC and meet MEMOS admission
planning, and having properly trained           criteria. WHEN MEMOS in English: every
staff, appropriate IT equipment and             year. MEMOS in French and MEMOS in
communication tools. WHO All NOCs.              Spanish: every two years on an alternating
WHEN Operational throughout the 2021-           basis. Deadline for applications: 15 June
2024 plan. HOW MUCH Contribution                each year. HOW MUCH Scholarships
will depend on the project scope and            cover tuition and travel to all the modules,
budget. HOW Application per project.            and include a contribution towards
                                                accommodation costs. HOW Programme
                                                delivered by a network of universities.
National Courses for
Sports Administrators
                                                NOC Exchanges
To offer NOCs the possibility to train sports
administrators by organising courses in         To build the capacity of NOCs by pro-
sports administration and management.           moting and facilitating the exchange
WHAT Sports Administrators Courses:             of knowledge and experiences among
20-hour basic level courses based on the        NOCs. WHAT NOCs with specific exper-
Sport Administration Manual. Advanced           tise share their experience, knowledge
Sports Management Courses: focus on             and resources with the NOCs in the
six areas of management, based on the           greatest need. Workshops can also be
put together by NOCs or OS for specific     in extraordinary or unexpected
NOCs. WHO All NOCs. WHEN Depends            circumstances. WHEN Upon analysis of
on proposals. HOW MUCH Financial            an NOC’s detailed request. HOW MUCH
contributions depend on the nature of       Depending on the nature of the needs
each exchange and are determined on a       and request. HOW NOCs submit
case-by-case basis. HOW NOCs willing        a request backed up by a detailed
to share their experience or put together   explanation and budget breakdown.
a workshop can apply on RELAY.

                                            OS Contacts
Forums for NOCs and their Athletes
                                            NOC Management and
To promote concepts and ideas to NOCs.      Knowledge Sharing
WHAT Annual forums on each continent
addressing topics of interest. Biennial     Joanna Zipser-Graves
forums for the Continental Association      joanna.zipser_graves@olympic.org
Athletes’ Commissions. WHO All NOCs.        Catherine Laville
WHEN Dates to be announced prior to         catherine.laville@olympic.org
the event. HOW MUCH Costs related           Angélica Castro
to travel and full-board accommodation.     angelica.castro@olympic.org
HOW OS / Continental Associations to        Aurélie Hoëppe
coordinate with and inform the NOCs.        aurelie.hoeppe@olympic.org
                                            Anne Wuillemin
                                            anne.wuillemin@olympic.org
Special Projects
                                            Forums and Special Projects
To respond to special requests from
NOCs as a result of extraordinary           Pamela Vipond
or unexpected circumstances.                pamela.vipond@olympic.org
WHAT Special assistance granted             Julie-Catherine Gagnon
by the OS Commission. WHO NOCs              julie-catherine.gagnon@olympic.org
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