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The Olympic Games

A global multisport event within the Olympic Movement that brings athletes, sports, National Olympic Committees, International Federations, Organising Committees and host communities together through competition, ceremony and the values of Olympism. The Olympic Charter identifies the IOC, International Federations and National Olympic Committees as the three main constituents of the Olympic Movement, alongside Organising Committees, athletes and other recognised participants. (Olympic Library)

The Teamwork Translation Matrix already places sports within arts, entertainment and recreation and recognizes sports occupations through performance conditions, development, performance teams and management. For the Olympic Games, those related translations provide context, while Olympic-specific language provides the stronger translation. The Translation Rules require the source to provide the language while the framework provides the structure.

01 Overview

Bringing athletes, sports and nations together through the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are the recurring global sporting celebration of the Olympic Movement. The IOC leads the Olympic Movement and is responsible for ensuring the regular celebration of the Games, while International Federations direct their respective sports, National Olympic Committees represent the Olympic Movement within their countries, and Organising Committees deliver each edition. (Olympics Support)

Using the Teamwork Framework, Olympic teamwork can be recognized through communicating competition conditions, planning Games preparation, organizing Olympic teams & partnerships, and administering Games governance & operations. Together, these connect the information athletes and Games participants need, the preparation required to compete and host, the relationships that make international competition possible, and the rules and operations that protect fair and continuing Olympic competition.

02 Required Teamwork

What the Olympic Games make recognizable

The Olympics depend on teamwork far beyond the visible cooperation within individual sports. Their regular celebration requires athletes, sporting bodies, organisers, officials, host authorities and many supporting participants to work across shared rules and responsibilities. (Olympic Library)

  • Communicating qualification requirements, schedules, competition information, venue conditions, results and athlete needs
  • Preparing athletes through training, coaching, qualification and competition planning
  • Preparing venues, transport, accommodation, technology, ceremonies and other Games services
  • Organizing athletes into national delegations and sport-specific competitions
  • Connecting the IOC, NOCs, IFs, Organising Committees and host communities
  • Officiating competitions and applying the rules of each sport
  • Coordinating volunteers, workforce, medical services, media, broadcasters and operational partners
  • Recording results, rankings, entries, accreditations and competition documentation
  • Protecting athlete health, safety and fair competition
  • Managing venues, schedules, equipment, security and event operations
  • Applying Olympic and sport-specific rules, standards and responsibilities
  • Sustaining the regular celebration and continuity of the Olympic Games
03 Players

Competition Conditions

The athletes, officials, organisations and supporting participants connected through the information and changing conditions of Olympic competition.

Communicating qualification status, schedules, competition formats, rules, venue and weather conditions, athlete needs, safety information, results and other conditions that participants need to understand before and during the Games.

Recognizable Players include:

  • Athletes
  • Coaches and team personnel
  • National Olympic Committees
  • National sport federations
  • International Federations
  • The International Olympic Committee
  • Organising Committees for the Olympic Games
  • Judges, referees and other technical officials
  • Medical and athlete-support personnel
  • Games workforce and volunteers
  • Host-city and public authorities
  • Venue and event personnel
  • Media and broadcast organisations
  • Spectators and Olympic audiences
  • Technical, logistics and other Games partners

The Olympic Charter expressly recognizes organisations, athletes and other persons within the Olympic Movement, including the IOC, IFs, NOCs and Organising Committees. (Olympic Library)

04 Practice

Games Preparation

The training, qualification, planning, rehearsal and operational readiness required for athletes and hosts to participate in the Olympic Games.

Planning athlete training and qualification, coaching, competition readiness, venues, schedules, equipment, workforce, transport, accommodation, ceremonies, technology and other capabilities required to stage and participate in the Games.

Recognizable Practice includes:

  • Athletic training and conditioning
  • Coaching
  • Technical and tactical preparation
  • Qualification competitions
  • Sport-specific practice
  • Competition scheduling
  • Venue preparation
  • Equipment preparation and testing
  • Workforce and volunteer preparation
  • Medical and emergency preparation
  • Transport and accommodation planning
  • Ceremonies and event production
  • Technical rehearsals
  • Operational testing
  • Contingency planning
  • Learning and preparation carried forward from previous Games

Preparation occurs at several connected levels: athletes and teams prepare to compete, sporting bodies prepare their competitions, and Organising Committees prepare the host environment in which those competitions can occur.

05 Offense

Olympic Teams & Partnerships

The organized relationships through which athletes compete, sports are presented and each edition of the Olympic Games becomes a shared international event.

Organizing athletes, teams, NOCs, IFs, the IOC, Organising Committees, officials, host authorities and Games partners around Olympic competition and the collective delivery of the Games.

Recognizable Offense includes:

  • Athletes competing in Olympic events
  • National delegations representing their NOCs
  • Teams competing within team sports
  • Coaches and support staff working around athlete performance
  • International Federations directing their Olympic sports
  • Officials conducting competitions
  • Organising Committees delivering the Games
  • Host cities and public authorities supporting delivery
  • Volunteers and workforce serving participants and spectators
  • Broadcasters connecting the Games with global audiences
  • Olympic partners supporting Games delivery
  • Cooperation across countries, sports and institutions
  • Opening and closing ceremonies bringing delegations together
  • Medal events recognizing competitive achievement
  • Relationships that carry the Olympic Movement between editions of the Games

The IOC describes itself as a catalyst for collaboration among athletes, NOCs, International Federations, Organising Committees, Olympic partners and broadcasters, alongside public and private authorities. (Olympics Support)

06 Defense

Games Governance & Operations

The rules, systems and operational responsibilities that protect fair competition, athlete welfare, accountability and the continuing celebration of the Olympic Games.

Administering Olympic and sport rules, entries, accreditation, competition schedules, officiating systems, results, venues, safety, medical services, records and operational responsibilities needed to conduct and sustain the Games.

Recognizable Defense includes:

  • The Olympic Charter
  • Rules of individual Olympic sports
  • Athlete eligibility and entries
  • Accreditation
  • Competition schedules
  • Judging and officiating systems
  • Results and official records
  • Venue operations
  • Equipment requirements
  • Athlete health and medical services
  • Safety and security
  • Anti-doping responsibilities
  • Disciplinary and integrity processes
  • Transport and access systems
  • Games technology and information systems
  • Operational coordination
  • Organisational accountability
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Protection of Olympic symbols and responsibilities
  • Continuity between successive editions of the Games

International Federations are specifically responsible for establishing and enforcing the rules of their sports and for the control and direction of those sports at the Olympic Games. (Olympic Library) At the broader level, the IOC leads the Olympic Movement and ensures the regular celebration of the Games. (Olympic Newsroom)

07 Natural Order

How the teamwork moves

The Olympic Games become easier to recognize as teamwork when the competition itself is understood as the visible result of a much larger sequence of shared information, preparation, relationships and administration.

01

Competition Conditions

Qualification, schedules, rules, athlete needs, venue information, safety conditions and results are communicated so Olympic participants know the conditions in which competition and Games activity occur.

02

Games Preparation

Athletes prepare to perform, while sporting bodies and Games organisers prepare the venues, schedules, people, systems and resources required for Olympic competition.

03

Olympic Teams & Partnerships

Athletes, delegations, NOCs, IFs, officials, the IOC, Organising Committees, host authorities and partners are organized around the competitions and shared delivery of the Games.

04

Games Governance & Operations

Rules, entries, results, accreditation, venues, safety, records and operating systems are administered so competition remains fair, coordinated and capable of continuing from one Olympic Games to the next.

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