Relations and strengthening of the global network of athlete representatives
The relations team is responsible for providing support to the IOC AC , the IOC Athletes ’ Entourage Commission , the worldwide network of athlete representatives and the World Olympians Association , and facilitating their communication with the athletes they represent .
These efforts include delivering administrative and technical support , calls with the global network of athlete representatives , and sharing resources with International Federation ( IF ) and National Olympic Committee ( NOC ) support personnel , to assist them in their effort to empower their ACs .
The IOC Athletes ’ Department also facilitates the delivery of the international and continental athlete forums , including the 10th International Athletes ’ Forum in May 2021 , which was the first to be held in a virtual format and welcomed nearly 2,000 participants . In July 2022 , the IOC AC will deliver an International Town Hall event to further engage with the athlete community .
Engaging with the athlete community way about all the key topics for their sporting career , such as mental health , prevention of competition manipulation , anti-doping , safe sport and many more . At Beijing 2022 , these engagement efforts led to an impressive 80.5 per cent voter turnout , and more than 60 per cent of accredited athletes played PinQuest and answered more than 250,000 questions .
The engagement and educational programmes for athletes at the Youth Olympic Games have also been transferred to the Athletes ’ Department , while engagement with the athletes ’ entourage has also been made a priority at the recent Olympic Games .
During Games time and in the period between the Games , athletes are engaged digitally through Athlete365 – the IOC ’ s official community for elite athletes and Olympians and their entourage . The Athlete365 community has reached the milestone of over 130,000 members , who are engaged through a range of content , advice , newsletters , webinars and surveys .
Athlete communications and digital activations
This suite of advice , tools and services is tied together by Athlete365 , which is now being delivered in six languages : English , French , Spanish , Russian , Chinese and Arabic , making it a truly global offering . The website and learning platform were relaunched in 2021 to allow for a better user experience , and the Athlete365 social media accounts now have more than 150,000 combined followers .
Popular digital activations at Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 were delivered via sign-up forms on Athlete365 , including Athlete Moment , which gave athletes the opportunity to connect with their loved ones straight after their competition via video link , and Athlete365 Connect , which helped athletes receive and share their Olympic Games photos via their social media accounts .
With the IOC Athletes ’ Department continuing to evolve in 2022 , athletes and Olympians can look forward to an improved offering of advice , tools and services in the future , designed to meet them exactly where they are in their sporting or non-sporting career .
Engagement at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was delivered in person through the Athlete365 Space , where athletes could make their voice heard by voting in the IOC AC election . This engagement was also supported by the PinQuest game , where athletes could learn in a gamified