Athletes' Entourage Commission ()

The Athletes’ Entourage Commission was formed after Olympic Agenda 2020 to advise the IOC Session, the IOC Executive Board, and the IOC President on matters concerning supporting and protecting clean athletes. The Commission’s aim is to improve the quality and level of services to athletes. As of 2022 the commission chair is Sergey Bubka (UKR) and the commission currently has 40 members, which includes many who are not IOC Members.

The IOC has defined the athletes’ entourage as, “Comprising all the people associated with the athletes, including, without limitation, managers, agents, coaches, physical trainers, medical staff, scientists, sports organizations, sponsors, lawyers and any person promoting the athlete’s sporting career, including family members.”

The responsibilities of the Athletes’ Entourage Commission are to:

• Give input on relevant activities related to the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020, specifically to support and protect athletes’ health, social development and ethics (doping/irregular betting, manipulation of competition, harassment and abuse in sport and match fixing);
• Help the IOC be an opinion leader and a repository of expertise and knowledge regarding all matters related to athletes’ entourage, and be a facilitator between all stakeholders; and
• Address the growth in importance of commercial and media influences, including the increasing influences of contractual arrangements, employment conditions, revenue generation, commercial associations, media demands and commitments.

Some of the above was taken from the IOC official website. Please refer to the following link for further details, especially of current members of this commission.