This campaign, along with the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games and the IOC, aims to ensure that athletes, officials and support staff are aware of the Code of Conduct to protect themselves and their sport from manipulation in competition.
Competition manipulation occurs when a sportsperson or official cheats to remove the unpredictability of a competition. Sportspersons may cheat to lose a competition or part of it, which is entirely against the Olympic spirit. The reason behind such an action would be either to gain a sporting advantage (e.g. face an easier opponent in the 2nd round of a tournament) or to gain a financial benefit, notably linked with sports betting.
In order to prevent the proliferation of competition manipulation, EOC works together with the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions (“OM Unit PMC”) to ensure that all athletes, officials and support staff are aware of the Code of Conduct of the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions in order to protect themselves and their sport from threats linked to competition manipulation:
The Believe in Sport Campaign provides a wide range to tools, including audio-visual materials and e-learning for the Olympic Movement stakeholders to raise awareness about the threats of competition manipulation. For more information: Believe in Sport Toolbox.
In order to best fight against competition manipulation, in order to best fight against competition manipulation, NOCs and NFs of each country are required to adopt rules in line with the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions. Breaches of the rules lead to disciplinary sanctions.
Breaches include:
As also provided by the EOC Code of Ethics, if such a breach is identified during an EOC competition or the GSSE, there will be disciplinary proceedings which could lead to disciplinary sanctions for the sportspersons involved.
ALWAYS REPORT & CONTRIBUTE TO KEEPING SPORT INSPIRATIONAL
Relevant breaches of the Rules not only undermine the credibility of your sport, but also the credibility of the overall sports movement and all athletes. It is therefore not only a responsibility, but also a moral duty of all of us to report anything that comes to our attention and looks suspicious. It is our right and responsibility to contribute to protecting the moral integrity of our fellow athletes and our sport, by reporting in a safe way, any potential breach that comes to our attention.
The IOC Integrity Hotline is accessible for anyone at any time to confidentially report any suspicious actions that have come to your attention: www.olympic.org/integrityhotline
(It is noted that the link is to be used for the reporting of competition manipulation cases)
The Olympic Movement Unit of the Manipulation of Sport Competitions works closely with NOCs towards the prevention of the manipulation of competitions and is in the process of developing a network of Single Points of Contacts (SPOCs): the appointment of a SPOC in each NOC who will be in charge of the development of relevant activities.
The role of NOCs in the field include:
NOCs that have questions about their activation can contact the OM Unit PMC directly at omunitpmc@olympic.org
