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IOC President impressed by Paralympic athletes
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More than 500 athletes who competed at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 received competition uniforms through support programme in Olympic spirit of solidarity
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Athletes from around the world offer praise and thanks to Tokyo and Japan
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The athlete experience at Tokyo 2020
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![Tennis mixed doubles event at Tokyo 2020]()
IOC reinforces engagement and support for the athlete community
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IOC Athletes’ Commission elects Emma Terho as new Chair and Seung Min Ryu as new Vice-Chair
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P&G; recognises athletes for acts of good during Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
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Tokyo Olympians elect four new members to IOC Athletes’ Commission
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P&G; champions LGBTQ+ athletes at Tokyo 2020
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Olympians to connect and celebrate Tokyo 2020 at first-ever online OLY House
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Helping athletes to stay mentally fit
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Staying mentally healthy: the biggest challenge faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes’ survey shows
The athletes are at the heart of the Olympic Movement.
The IOC’s priority is the protection of the clean athletes and to support them on and off the field of play.
This means that any investment in the fight against doping and against match-fixing, manipulation of competition and related corruption, whether it be for education, testing, research, logistics or staffing, cannot be considered as a cost but as an investment in the clean athletes.
On the field athletes are the central actors in the sport competition on which the Olympic Games are built. They are the role models who inspire millions of children around the world to participate in sport and reflect the Olympic ideals.
Off the field the IOC has built on the formation of the IOC Athletes’ Commission in 1981 and addition of an Olympic athlete as a member of the IOC Executive Board in 1999. It has also increasingly supported athletes through career and education programmes, helping athletes develop off the field during and after their careers.
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Prevention of competition manipulation
Find out about how the IOC’s Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions tackles the issue of ensuring fair competitions for clean athletes.
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