IOC releases Olympic Agenda 2020+5 Midway Report Highlights

Adopted in March 2021 as the strategic roadmap of the IOC and the wider Olympic Movement to guide our work through to 2025, Olympic Agenda 2020+5 builds on the achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020 that was adopted in December 2014 and contributed to shaping the Olympic Movement up to 2020.

Olympic Agenda 2020+5 is a set of 15 recommendations that were inspired by five influential contemporary trends, all of which have been identified as areas where sport and the values of Olympism can play a key role. These trends are:

• Solidarity
• Digitalisation
• Sustainable development
• Credibility
• Economic and financial resilience

Olympic Agenda 2020+5 is being delivered with the engagement and active participation of all constituents, stakeholders and partners of the Olympic Movement, including the United Nations (UN) and NGOs that support the mission and values of the Movement. Since its adoption, Olympic Agenda 2020+5 has already made a significant impact on the work of the IOC and the wider Olympic Movement.

Reflecting on the progress to date of Olympic Agenda 2020+5, IOC President Thomas Bach said, “Our world has changed in fundamental ways in recent years. As we anticipated at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we are now facing its far-reaching social, financial, economic and political consequences, which are exacerbated by the ongoing conflicts, wars and natural catastrophes that we must address. Olympic Agenda 2020+5 is our roadmap to prepare ourselves for this new world, and we can be proud of the progress that has been made across all 15 recommendations since it was adopted in March 2021. The accomplishments described in this Report are great examples of what we can achieve together, and are testament to the tremendous amount of work that has been carried out in partnership with our stakeholders. There is still more to be done, but we can already look forward to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 as the Games of a New Era, inspired by Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5 from start to finish.”

Among the achievements to date:

A new model for the Olympic Games – Paris 2024

The Olympic Games have benefitted significantly from Olympic Agenda 2020+5 and Olympic Agenda 2020. This was already evident at Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 and is now on full display in the preparations for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 are the first to be planned and delivered fully in line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5 from start to finish. Paris 2024 will be the “Games of a New Era”, and will serve as blueprint for future editions of the Olympic Games and inspire other major events.

Notable highlights include:

• Gender equality on the field of play: for the first time, the IOC has allocated quota places equally – 50 per cent female and 50 per cent male.
• Sustainable Games:
  • Paris 2024 will be the first Games aligned with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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