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Olympic Solidarity Commission

Olympic Solidarity manages the share of the television rights from the broadcasting of the Olympic Games which belongs to the NOCs, and redistributes these funds through programmes offered to all NOCs recognised by the IOC.

Increasing resources

The development and assistance budget approved by the Olympic Solidarity Commission for the 2009–2012 quadrennial plan is USD 311 million.

In comparison with the 2005–2008 plan budget of USD 244 million, the new development budget represents an increase of nearly 30%. This increase of USD 67 million will enable Olympic Solidarity to implement its global development strategy and to continue the process of decentralising funds towards the Continental Associations.

Breakdown of the 2009-2012 budget
World Programmes USD 134,000,000
Continental Programmes USD 122,000,000
Olympic Games Subsidies USD 42,000,000
Administration / Communication USD 13,000,000
TOTAL USD 311,000,000
 

Learn more:

2009-2012 "Where the action is" 

2011 Annual report - Moving forward

2010 Annual report

2009 Annual report

All Olympic Solidarity publications
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Olympic Solidarity

Afghanistan's Rohullah (left) won his country's first Olympic Medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing
An Equal Footing - the Olympic Solidarity programme One of the most enduring and endearing qualities of the Olympic Games is the sight of athletes from many of the world’s less developed nations not only competing, but often winning, against those from more well-heeled backgrounds. The romantic notion is that total dedication and sheer talent is responsible for these tales of poverty to podium, but that is usually only half the story. What many outside the Olympic Movement are unaware of is the financial assistance given to such athletes through the Olympic Solidarity programme.
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London 2012

On the road to London 2012: Tanja Bosovic
On the road to London 2012: Tanja Bozovic Tanja Bozovic, the talented young judoka from Niksic, Montenegro hopes to qualify for the Games in London with the aid of a Solidarity scholarship.
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