NOCs representatives participate in IOC Commissions week

Representatives from many National Olympic Committees (NOCs) around the world are participating in IOC commissions this week in Lausanne.

IOC commissions have been meeting throughout the week and will continue to meet in the days ahead.

It is the first time the IOC commissions have an equal number of women and men with 546 positions occupied by 273 men and 273 women. This gender balance represents a substantial increase in female representation since the adoption of Olympic Agenda 2020 almost eight years ago, with women accounting for only 20 per cent of commission positions in 2013. In addition, a record high of 13 of the 31 commissions are chaired by women in 2022.

This will also be first time the IOC commissions have met after the changes made in the commission structure to reflect the changing landscape of sport and the strategic goals of Olympic Agenda 2020+5. The meetings will have a hybrid format to allow commission members who cannot travel to Lausanne to join online.