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Olympic movement shows support for Rio 2016


IOC President Thomas Bach stressed the importance of the Olympic family working together (Photo: Getty Images/Matt King)

IOC and International Federations working with Rio 2016 to find intelligent solutions to budgetary challenges.


“The Olympic movement will show solidarity with the Brazilians in order to achieve a balanced budget, which will then serve as a solid foundation for the next six months to have finally successful and excellent Olympic Games in Brazil,” said Thomas Batch, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week.
On Monday and Tuesday (1-2 February) Rio 2016 met with representatives of the 28 Olympic summer sport International Federations (IFs) in a joint effort to deliver efficiencies in the budget for the Olympic Games. In line with the IOC’s Agenda 2020 reforms, strategies for maintaining a balanced budget were the focus of the meeting at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The parties worked together to find creative solutions that will allow organisers to deliver successful Games on a responsible budget. With Brazil currently in recession, sustainability and legacy are key to all Games planning and the Rio 2016 organising committee is committed to using zero public money.
The meeting was part of the ongoing close dialogue between the IOC, Rio 2016 and the IFs. Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman led the Rio 2016 delegation and was accompanied by his executive director of sport Agberto Guimarães and sport director Rodrigo Garcia. The IOC was led by Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi and sport director Kit McConnell.
Among the ideas designed to increase efficiency that were presented to the IFs were shared working areas and more cost-effective transport solutions.
Matt Smith, executive director of the International Rowing Federation (FISA), told Inside that Game that the meeting was “really useful for us all” before adding “we have to be very efficient and make the Games financially viable for the future”.
The process is in line with the IOC's Agenda 2020 reform.  within which promoting sustainability in all aspects of the Olympic Games is a key component.

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