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A Note from
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Newly Recognized
Federations, Big Goals
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Christian Radnedge, London Correspondent
Aaron Bauer, Writer
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No Slowing Down
for Baku 2015
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A Note from the Publisher and Editor
A World of Difference for
International Sport
With the first European Games in Baku now just
over a year away, European Editor Mark Bisson tells us
preparations are moving full speed ahead … while ATR’s
Aaron Bauer checks in with two federations about what it
means to finally be ‘recognized’.
What a year it’s been!
The months since last year’s SportAccord Convention in
St. Petersburg and this event in Antalya have
seen sweeping change across world sport.
The IOC has its first new president in
more than a decade … Tokyo was chosen as
the 2020 Summer Olympics host … and,
of course, there was the competition among
federations to win a spot on the sports
program – or the pressure to hang on to
their status as an Olympic event. All these
factors served to make 2013 one of the
most exciting years in sports history.
A new president for SPORTACCORD
– now known as the International Federations’
Union – also means further change. NonOlympic sports now have a stronger voice
… while some new sports are now officially
recognized, meaning one day they could enjoy
a turn in the Olympic spotlight.
We’re pleased to be in Antalya/Belek
and to see so many old friends - we hope
you’ll stop by exhibition stand #41 to say
hello. Around the Rings is one of just two of
SportAccord Convention’s original media
partners.We like to think we’ve all grown
together on this journey.
One thing that hasn’t changed is our
commitment to covering the federations
with the same level of excellence you’ve
come to expect over the last 20+ years
ATR has been in existence. We’re here for
you – just to prove it, you can reach me
Ed Hula, Editor & Founder and
Sheila Scott Hula, Publisher
anytime day or night via email – Sheila@
aroundtherings.com. You have my word I’ll
respond to every single one of you. n
This magazine examines what some of these changes
mean for world sport.You’ll find ATR Editor Ed Hula’s
exclusive interview with Marius Vizer, in which he
discusses challenges facing the federations – and how to
make next year’s convention bigger and better.
Last year’s SportAccord Convention
took place in St. Petersburg. (ATR)
And, of course, we have a look at the field of cities vying
for the right to host the Olympic Winter Games with the
first Olympic Bid Power Index for 2022.
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Newly Recognized Federations, Big Goals
Recognition from the IOC has
brought American football and
flying disc into the ARISF family
and reinforced their
Olympic aspirations.
Written by Aaron Bauer
The International Federation of American Football and
the World Flying Disc Federation became the 33rd and 34th
member federations of the Association of IOC Recognized
International Sports Federations in 2013.
Both federations said recognition brought validation and
acceptance to their sport in the international sporting world.
“[We’re] somewhat relieved that we are finally not seen
as a small marginal sport, but we are recognized by the IOC.
It’s been huge for our confidence,” Tommy Wiking, president
of IFAF, said in an interview with Around the Rings.
For American football, IOC recognition also has opened
doors to inclusion in future
continental games. The sport
will make it debut at the
2014 Asian Beach Games in
Phuket, Thailand.
Flying disc has an eye
on long-term goals while
realizing it must strengthen
its member associations,
world championships, and
commercial opportunities
before it can expand outward.
“At this
point in time,
ARISF has
unfortunately
no formal
say in the
recognition
process,”
Raffaele
Chiulli,
president of
ARISF, tells
ATR.
“We
do help and
Flying disc is taking a patient approach with its Olympic aspirations.
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assist our
federation in
the recognition process and are working hard to ensure that
this will change in the future.”
ARISF serves as a link between member federations and
the IOC, helping federations achieve their longterm goals.
According to Chiulli, a survey was given to better understand
their federations.
“Clearly, we are involved
with an eye on the long term
towards possible inclusion in
the Olympic program, but
we also recognize how far
we have to go,” Rauch said
when asked about WFDF’s
Olympic aspiration.
Both federations believe
their sport will continue
to grow and eventually
attempt to be part of the
Olympic program.
“We don’t have a strong
sponsorship program, and our
“We feel that our sport
broadcast is still limited to
American football backers hope the United States’ most popular sport
will be one of the biggest
internet streaming, and … it’s
will translate to the global stage. (Getty Images)
sports. It’s just question of
in these areas that we have long
time.We don’t have any
strides to make,” Rob Rauch, president of WFDF, tells ATR.
limits on how big our sport will be,” Wiking says.
Currently, WFDF participates in the World Games and
Asked when American football would first attempt to
has only begun preliminary discussions with continental
be included in the Olympics, Wiking answered with no
associations about joining additional games such as the Pan
hesitation, “2017.”
American Games and the Youth Olympic Games.
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“The World Games were very successful for WFDF,”
Rauch told Around the Rings after the Cali Games.
Flying disc believes that it will take at least “two decades”
until the federation can realistically enter the Olympic program.
“We were able to showcase our best athletes in a world
class and established multi-sport event.We have been speaking to
SportAccord about some of their multi-sports games as well.”
“At this point in time, the way we are managing our athletes
and administrators expectations, it’s a multi-decade timeframe at
the earliest,” Rauch said.
Recognition brings necessary governance changes with
IOC guidance, as well as membership in ARISF.
“By that time, I think we’d have everything in place to be at
least credible to the Olympic Program.” n
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No Slowing Down for Baku 2015
With little over a year to the inaugural
European Games in Baku, organizers tell
Around the Rings that preparations are
moving at breakneck speed.
Written by Mark Bisson
European Olympic Committees president Pat Hickey
told ATR that, at the third EOC Coordination Commission
inspection visit in the first week of April, “he expects to
receive comprehensive and encouraging reports that venue
construction is on track and advancing to plan.”
“Given that the Games were only awarded to Baku at the end
of 2012, this represents particularly impressive progress,” he said.
“But I am not surprised that preparations are coming
along so well, as the Baku 2015 European Games Operation
Committee has demonstrated huge commitment and
applied the necessary local resources with the right blend of
international expertise.”
The IOC Executive Board member promises Baku
2015’s world-class venues would be matched by world-class
athletes competing in them.
“I am absolutely confident of this. The EOC is
providing significant financial incentives for the 19 European
Baku will host the first of what the EOC hopes will be
many European Games. (Getty Images)
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federations on the sports program to use the Games as a
qualifying event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and
further financial encouragement for NOCs to bring their top
athletes to the Games,” the Irish IOC member added.
All NOCs will receive an equal share of 2.5 million
euros to assist them in Games preparations. To incentivize
Europe’s NOCs to make their best athletes available, the
EOC will also distribute an additional fund to NOCs based
on the national rankings of their athletes participating at
Baku 2015.
The 19 participating European federations will be
supported with a participation fee based on the ranking of
each sport within the Olympic Movement, which is linked
to the IOC’s revenue distribution system for Olympic sports.
“As we approach the one-year-to-go milestone, there
is a lot of work still to be done, but I am hugely confident
that the inaugural European Games will set new standards in
continental multi-sport championships,” said Hickey.
Jim Scherr, chief operating officer of Baku 2015, told ATR
that organization of the fast-track Games was going well.
“Our team continues to make excellent progress and our
momentum is building,” he said.
“We are confident we will deliver an outstanding event
which meets the needs of the Olympic committees, the people
of Azerbaijan, the athletes of Europe, and fans of sport.”
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The Olympic Village in Baku awaits the athletes who will compete in the inaugural European Games. (Getty Images)
More than 20 officials representing European national
Olympic committees attended a two-day NOCs event in
Baku in March to bring them up to speed on preparations
for the Games.
Delegates at the summit heard that Baku is investing in
20 new and refurbished venues to create “a new world-class
sporting center for the NOCs and athletes of Europe and
beyond for decades to come.”
Construction is progressing on the concrete building
structure of the Olympic Stadium, ATR is told, with the
north and east sections almost complete. Installation of the
steel roof frame sections has started.
Designed by Korea’s Heerim Architects and Planners,
the 68,000-seat stadium, venue for the opening and closing
ceremonies, is going up on a 496,000 sq. meter site.
The National Gymnastics Arena project is on track, too.
Facade works are almost completed with sun shade structures
in the process of being fully installed.
Construction of Baku Aquatics Centre, the other big
project for the European Games, is also well-advanced. The
majority of the concrete building structure is complete with
work on the roof now underway.
For the three temporary venues being used for the 2015
Games, site preparation and enabling works has started.
Inspecting progress on the stadium project on a site
visit last month, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said,
“We want to provide the best possible venues and theatres
of sport for the finest athletes of Europe at the Baku
Games,” he said.
Around 5,400 athletes from the 49 EOC member
countries will compete at the Games.
Azad Rahimov, the country’s sports minister who
accompanied the president on the stadium visit, said Baku 2015
organizers were working closely with the European Olympic
Committees to stage a memorable first European Games.
“The Baku Games will feature innovative sporting
formats, fields of play, and settings that will help to keep
Europe at the forefront of sporting excellence and innovation
and unite people across Europe in a passionate celebration of
the athletes and sport,” he said.
A second NOC Open Day is planned for September
with two more expected to be held in Baku in February and
May 2015.
As preparations ramp up for Baku 2015, the EOC is
already welcoming bids for the 2019 edition.
The EOC told ATR it will not be a complex bidding
process in order to reduce the financial burden on potential
hosts. At least three cities have expressed interest in staging
the next Games.
“In order to minimize costs and reduce the need for a
lengthy bid process, technical submissions will be made to the
EOC Executive Committee later this year before a decision
will be taken and recommended to the full EOC General
Assembly in November,” the EOC confirmed. n
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Uncertainty Rules 2022 Olympic Race
Five cities hope to host the
Winter Olympics; all face
challenges in the
ATR Olympic Bid Power Index.
Written by Ed Hula and Mark Bisson
The race for the 2022 Winter Games begins with the
weakest field of contenders in decades.While there are some
strengths among the cities, the field is hardly ideal for the IOC,
which may have become the victim of backlash over the cost and
complexity of the Games as well as the process for bidding.
The five cities: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing, China; Krakow,
Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; and Oslo, Norway.
Oslo seeks the Olympics for a third time in Norway. Beijing
could be the first to host Summer and Winter Games, while Almaty
is making a third try. Lviv and Krakow are first-time bidders.
March 2014
Almaty
Beijing
Krakow
Lviv
Oslo
Ambience (5)333 33
Accommodation
666 67
Bid Operation
555 67
Finance
775 52
Last Games (5)
5
Legacy
766 77
1
5
5
2
Marketing
675 58
Gov/Public Support
775 55
Security
565 57
Transportation
655 57
Venue Plans744 46
POWER INDEX
645755 5661
voters across Bavaria rejected plans to bid.Voters in another
winter sport haven, Switzerland, also turned down a winter
Olympic bid last year. And in January, Stockholm had to drop
out when city leaders refused to back a bid.
The first edition of the Around the Rings Olympic Bid
Power Index for the 2022 Winter Games provides some
measure of the weakness of the remaining five cities. All five
score in the middling
range of the Power Index.
Almaty
Almaty scores the best,
but it’s only 64 points
out of the 100 possible.
Oslo, seemingly a strong
bid, only scores 61; Beijing
at 57. Two laggards are
Lviv and Kraków, 56 and
55 respectively.
Almaty’s Medeu Alpine Ice Arena (Getty Images)
Significant to note: three bids that were derailed by lack of
public support could have changed the character of the contest
by virtue of the technical superiority they may have offered.
Munich, which also ran for 2018 and was possibly the
strongest contender for 2022, dropped out last October when
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The ATR Power Index
evaluates the bid cities across
11 categories ranging from
accommodations to venue
plans. In this initial review,
scores in the category of
ambience have been pegged
at three until satisfactory
assessments in this subjective
category can be made.
It’s one of two categories
-- along with Last Games –
that has a maximum score
of five.The other nine
categories carry 10 point
maximums, with a total
score possible of 100.
The Medeu skating arena would host opening and closing
ceremonies in Almaty. Almaty leads this race by virtue of
geographic good fortune. It is the only one of the five cities that
has mountains nestled against city limits.Venues have been built
to host the Asian Winter Games that will be used again in 2017
for the Winter Universiade.
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Arenas for some ice events still need to be built in
Almaty, but the scale of work needed is less than most of the
other 2022 hopefuls. The iconic Medeu speedskating arena is
supposed to be covered and used both for sport and opening
and closing ceremonies. Of all five 2022 cities, Almaty
presents the only truly compact bid.
Big projects needed include the Olympic Village and
continued improvements to roadways and airport expansion.
Almaty also needs a hotel construction boom to meet IOC
requirements if the city of 1.5 million wins the Games.
Kazakhstan is the only one of the five countries bidding for
2022 that does not have an IOC member.The IOC has yet to
vote for a host city without an IOC member in the country.
Oslo
Oslo might be a clear front-runner if not for the indecision
of the national government on whether to back the 2022 bid.
National surveys indicate the public is
not so sure either.
Questions are being raised about
how much will come from the
national treasury and the extent of
IOC concessions the host city must
provide, such as hotel rooms, which
are stipulated in the host city contract.
Having hosted the Games
twice before plus the coming
2016 winter edition of the Youth Olympic Games set for
Lillehammer, the novelty of playing host may have worn off
in Norway.
Speaking of Lillehammer, the 1994 Olympic Alpine venues
will be pressed into service if Oslo wins.The venues, 200km from
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Oslo, will force a second Olympic village, media center and the
logistics of spanning such a distance. It’s a fact of geography that
saddles Oslo, Beijing, Kraków and Lviv.
On the plus side, Oslo will cluster all the other venues
around the city, which overall presents the most modern and
compact city in the 2022 race. Norway, a Winter Olympic
sport powerhouse, also would be the most experienced
among the five contenders. And among the five there is little
doubt knowledgeable and fervent Norwegian sports fans
would fill venues.
But all it will take is a refusal by the national government
to end this Norwegian Olympic dream. No date has been set
for this decision, which some have said could come before
the IOC makes its short list in July or in the fall after the
IOC chooses the finalists.
Beijing
Mountain events for a Beijing Winter Games would be held
in Zhangjiakou. (Beijing 2022) Beijing is the next contender,
on paper at least.The 2008 Summer Olympic host city is one of
the world’s largest with the infrastructure and hotels needed to
support the arena events planned for the city. The iconic Bird’s
Nest stadium from the 2008 Games would be the site for opening
and closing ceremonies. A new Olympic Village would be built
nearby, one of three villages Beijing organizers are planning.
The other two villages are needed because the bid requires
the participation of the city of Zhangjiakou, a mountainous area
200 km north of Beijing. All the snow events would be staged in
the region, making it tough for spectators, media and athletes to
commute from Beijing, similar to the challenge facing Krakow,
Lviv and Oslo. Beijing bid backers say a new high-speed rail line
will cut the travel time to less than two hours each way, which is
still a substantial investment of time for those who must go back
and forth on the same day.
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Skiers launching themselves skyward at the Holmenkollen ski venue
would be a common sight at an Oslo Games. (Getty Images)
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Uncertainty Rules 2022 Olympic Race
continued from page 12
Beijing scores lowest
among the five cities in the
Last Games category, which
takes into account the issue
of geographic rotation. In
the case of Beijing, hosting
the 2008 Games is one thing,
but with PyeongChang,
South Korea, site of the 2018
Winter Games, and Tokyo
hosting the 2020 Summer
Games, conventional wisdom
does not give much hope
for the IOC to stage a third
Olympics in a row in the Far
East. Nonetheless, the field
for 2022 has already been
altered by the unexpected
and Beijing could remain as
the last city standing when it
comes time for the IOC to
vote in 2015.
Lviv
With Ukraine facing
life or death issues of
national sovereignty, it
is hard to see how a bid
from Lviv is a priority for
the country. At one time
the bid had the support
and attention of the
government, but that was
before a new regime took
Beijing hopes voters remember its success in hosting the 2008 Summer Games. (Getty Images)
over, with more elections
to come. And who can tell
While IOC rules permit such a cross-border bid, one
what will happen in Crimea? The stability Lviv needs from
has
never
advanced to the final stage of consideration. The
Ukraine for a credible Olympic bid is not there.
distance from the city venues in Poland to the mountain
venues in Slovakia is probably an additional handicap facing
Lviv may be an attractive
the Kraków bid.
tourist-oriented city that
is using an Olympic bid to
Kraków was the only city of the 2022 field that failed
guide its development, but
to host a press conference in Sochi during the 2014 Games.
the timing is clearly off.
The death of the father
Under the Olympic plan
for Lviv, new arenas would
be built in the city of 700,000, including a first-ever sliding venue
in an urban center. Improvements would come to resorts to the
south in the Carpathian Mountains.
Kraków
Kraków is the latest bid from Poland for a Winter Games. A
midsized city in the south of the country, Kraków would need
substantial work on venues, hotels and other infrastructure.
The most complicating factor for the Polish bid is the plan
to host all the ski events across the border in Jasna, Slovakia, 200
km from Kraków.
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of bid leader Jagna
Marczułajtis-Walczak
forced cancellation
of a planned briefing,
which was the only
press event the IOC
allowed for the 2022 cities in Sochi. Marczułajtis-Walczak, a
member of Parliament, was not able to return to Sochi after
the funeral due to legislative obligations, which prevented
even a rescheduled press briefing.
Marczułajtis-Walczak is the only woman in the 2022
field to have the top spot in the bid leadership and is the
only Olympian. She was a snowboarder at three consecutive
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On the Record: Marius Vizer, President of SportAccord
Interview by Ed Hula
Around the Rings: In the 10 months since you were
elected president of SportAccord, what changes have you
brought to the organization?
Marius Vizer: We appointed as the new General Director of
the organization, Mr.Vlad Marinescu.
In all this time that I consider to be a period of
transition, we took over the positive aspects of the previous
management and made improvements
where we saw fit.
First of all, we brought
transparency to the organization
and a different management plan
based on a more detailed analysis
and the ideas that were the result of
our collaboration with the member
federations. We signed in November
an agreement with ANOC and we
established a new department of the
Integrity Unit called “SISO” with new
concepts regarding match-fixing and
Vizer at the 2012 London Games
governance issues.
(Getty Images)
We organized two very successful
multi-sports events, The World Combat Games, taking place
August 2013 in St. Petersburg, and The World Mind Games,
taking place December 2013 in Beijing.
Currently, we are working to finalize the strategies for
two other major multi-sports events, the World Beach Games
and the World Urban Games.
Also, SportAccord offers its full support to those IFs
that are seeking recognition by the International Olympic
Committee by creating an online system to assist our
members with the IOC recognition application process.
And last but not least, we have strengthened the
relationship with our members, stakeholders, and the IOC.
ATR: What are the next goals for SportAccord?
MV: At this moment, we are preparing the strategy for next
year’s convention and looking for the most suitable cities to
host such large-scale events as the World Beach Games and
the World Urban Games, as well as for the next editions of
the World Combat Games and World Mind Games.
As for the future, concerning the convention, we are
planning to turn it into a truly large-scale event with new
elements for a more complex composition, which will
bring additional value to the media and marketing strategies
of our members.
We will continue to offer high quality services and will
maintain and strengthen the relationship with our members
and stakeholders.
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Power brokers from the world of sport gather annually for the SportAccord Convention. (Getty Images)
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On the Record: Marius Vizer, President of SportAccord
continued from page 13
MV: The issues that the member federations are facing
are extremely various and complex. As you know,
SportAccord has in its composition Summer Olympic
sports federations, Winter
MV: We analyzed this
Olympic sportsfederations,
subject very carefully
international federations
and decided, for the
recognized by the IOC, and
moment, to keep
international federations that
“SPORTACCORDare not recognized by
International Federations’
the IOC.
Union.”
The Olympic sports
federations wish to develop
ATR: How can this
their own sport, contributing
organization better serve
this way to the development
the smaller federations?
of the Olympic movement.
The goal of the international
MV: SportAccord is
federations that are recognized
able to help smaller
by the IOC is to become
federations by involving
Olympic sports federations.
them in major multi I believe that the
Sochi organizers unveiled the 2014 Winter Olympic medals at last year’s
SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg. (Getty Images)
sports events. This way,
international federations that
they have the chance to present their heroes to a large
are not recognized by the IOC are facing the most difficulties
audience, as well as reach many more through the media.
and the role of SportAccord is to support these federations and
[They can] learn how to organize their own events and
help them promote and develop their own sport.
eventually get to that dividend that will offer them support
in administration and development of their own sport.
ATR: Are you still looking to create new sports events for
the federations?
ATR: What issues face international sports federations
today?
MV: As I mentioned previously and during my campaign for
the election, I am ready
to organize any major
event that could bring
benefit to the world of
sports. Of course, the
strategies and wishes
of the international
federations are important
to us, as well as the
understanding of the
event with all its aspects.
ATR: How about a name change for the federation
organization?
ATR: How about
the relationship with
the SportAccord
Convention? Are
changes coming?
Draughts was part of SportAccord’s World Mind Games in 2012 in Beijing. (Getty Images)
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MV: The SportAccord
Convention 2014 is
drawing near. Everything
is on the way. As for the
future, as I mentioned
before, we wish to
bring new elements and
content for the event
which will raise the
value of the event itself
and also of our members
and stakeholders. n
2014 is an exciting year for Scotland as the country gears up to host the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Looking
ahead, Scotland has secured major sporting & cultural events with bids beyond 2015
already in progress.
For more information please visit EventScotland.org and follow @EventScotNews
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