Paralegal Power Paralegal Power BreakBreak

International International Sports IssuesSports Issues

IOCIOC IOC = International Olympic IOC = International Olympic

CommitteeCommittee Based in Lausanne, SwitzerlandBased in Lausanne, Switzerland Movement from amateur to Movement from amateur to

professionalismprofessionalism Olympic MovementOlympic Movement

Political Landscape of Political Landscape of IOCIOC

1968 Mexico City games1968 Mexico City games 1972 Munich games1972 Munich games 1980 boycott of Moscow games1980 boycott of Moscow games 2002 Salt Lake City issues2002 Salt Lake City issues

IOC StructureIOC Structure IOCIOC IF = International FederationsIF = International Federations NOC = National Olympic NOC = National Olympic

CommitteesCommittees NGB = National Governing BodiesNGB = National Governing Bodies

American LandscapeAmerican Landscape USOCUSOC Amateur Sports Act of 1978Amateur Sports Act of 1978 Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur

Sports Act of 1998Sports Act of 1998 Exclusive use of the word “Olympic”Exclusive use of the word “Olympic” Consider Court of Arbitration for Consider Court of Arbitration for

SportSport

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