IOC 2000 Finalizes Reform Recommendations

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, October 30 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reform commission, IOC 2000, reached consensus on a final report recommending the adoption of new reforms and enhancement of current IOC policies during its meeting Saturday in Lausanne.

The 50 reform recommendations, to be submitted to the IOC membership for vote at the December 11-12 Extraordinary Session, would bring about changes in policy and structure that will lead to a more contemporary and transparent IOC.

"Since the impact of the crisis was first felt, I was determined that positive changes would result from it," said IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who presided over the day's proceedings.

"After months of study, IOC 2000 has done a great service to the Olympic Movement by laying out the path toward reform. Now the membership must end this Century by taking these recommendations and building an IOC better suited for the next," he added.

As it went very well, the originally-scheduled two-day meeting was brought to an end after one day's debate on Saturday, Samaranch told reporters.

IOC 2000, an 82-member reform commission, was set up last March to reshape the 105-year-old organization following the bribery scandal surrounding Salt Lake City's winning bid for the 2002 Winter Games.

Seventy-one members of the commission were present at Saturday' s meeting. Leading figures on the commission include outside delegates such as former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and ex-United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.


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