Summer Olympic Games

The organisation of the Olympic Games is legally entrusted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the National Olympic Committee of the host country and city who form together an Olympic Organising Committee.

The Summer Olympic International Federations are the organisations responsible for what happens on the field of play at the Olympic Games. With their long history of specific experience and know-how in running their sports on a daily basis, the Federations play a key role in the proper functioning of the sporting competitions at the Games. In close co-operation with both the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and the IOC, ASOIF ensures that there is equal treatment given to each sport on the Olympic Programme and that the competitions are held according to the rules and requirements of the International Federations. In 2000, the IOC and ASOIF worked together to develop the IF Requirements for the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Summer Olympic Games are staged every four years. The next summer Olympics will be held in London in 2012.

For more information on the technical responsibilities of the International Federations in the Olympic Games, please click to consult the Olympic Charter on the IOC web site.