The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) is an umbrella
sports organisation whose main objective is to
develop and protect the Olympic Movement in Zimbabwe
in accordance with the Olympic Charter. ZOC has
30 National Sports Associations affiliated to
it on a voluntary basis. It is governed by a constitution
and the General Assembly which meets annually
is the highest decision making organ of ZOC. In
between General Assemblies, the Executive Board
takes charge of ZOC business. The Board is elected
every four years in the year following the Olympic
Games. However, the constitution has a provision
for co-option of Board Members to address anomalies
in representation. The Commissions are appointed
by the Board to ensure effective discharge of
the Board’s responsibilities and currently
11 ZOC Commissions are in place and functioning
effectively. ZOC also has a Secretariat of just
6 full-time staff members headed by the Chief
Executive Officer/Secretary General, but like
many other sporting organizations in Zimbabwe,
benefits considerably from the involvement of
volunteers.
The ZOC mandate
is as follows:
ZOC's
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FUNCTIONS
AND DUTIES OF ZOC |
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| LEADERSHIP |
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“To promote the fundamental
principles and values of Olympism” |
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| DEVELOPMENT |
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“To encourage the development
of high performance sport as well as sport
for all” |
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| CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT |
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“To help in the training of sports
administrators, coaches and technical officials” |
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| REPRESENTATION |
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“To represent Zimbabwe
at the Olympic Games and at the regional and
continental or world multi-sports competitions
patronized by the IOC” |
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| DISCIPLINARY |
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“To take any action against any form
of discrimination and violence in sport” |
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| REGULATORY |
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“To ensure the observance of the
Olympic Charter” |
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“To adopt and implement the World
Anti-Doping Code” |
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“To preserve its autonomy as defined
in the Olympic Charter. |
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“To protect the Olympic Symbols in
Zimbabwe from commercial and any other abuse” |
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| PARTNERSHIP |
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“To cooperate with and achieve harmonious
relations with government bodies in order
to achieve its mission” |
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| FACILITATION |
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“To select and designate the city
which may apply to organize Olympic Games
in Zimbabwe” |
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WHAT IS THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
The Olympic Movement includes the International
Olympic Committee (IOC), the Organizing Committees
of the Olympic Games (OCOGs), the National Olympic
Committees (NOCs), the International Federations
(IFs), the national associations, clubs and of course
the athletes, officials, spectators and all who
subscribe to the ideals of Olympism.
The Olympic symbols are:
• The
rings – blue, yellow, red, black and green
interlaced from left to right symbolize the union
of the 5 continents and the meeting of athletes
from all over the world at the games
• The
flag
• The
motto – “Citius. Altius. Fortius “
inviting all athletes to excel in accordance with
the Olympic spirit – Higher Stronger Faster
• The
Anthem
• The
Olympic Torch and Flame – kindled in Olympia
DEFINED THROUGH ITS NUMEROUS
ACTIVITIES THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT INVOLVES:
· Co-operation with public
and private organizations to place sport at the
service of mankind
· Assistance to develop “Sport for
All”
· Advancement of women in sport at all levels
and in all structures
· The fight against doping
· Promoting sport ethics and fair play
· Raising awareness of environmental problems
· Financial and educational support for developing
countries through Olympic Solidarity
· Working with strategic partners such as
o Court of Arbitration for Sport – CAS
o International Committee for Fair Play –
CIFP
o International Paralympic Committee – IPC
o World Anti-Doping Agency – WADA
o World Olympians Association – WOA
plus numerous others in various activities.
MARKETING AND REVENUE
The Olympic marketing programme has become the driving
force behind the promotion, the financial security
and stability of the Olympic Movement. Revenue is
generated from television broadcast partnership,
corporate partnership, Olympic games ticketing and
Olympic licensing.
The Olympic Movement receives most
of its funding from the Olympic games rights bought
by broadcast networks. It also benefits from the
Olympic Partners (TOP) worldwide sponsorship programme
comprising the following multinational companies:
·• The Coca Cola Company
·• John Hancock
• Kodak
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McDonalds
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Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co
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Samsung – wireless communication services
– TOP1997
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Atos Origin IT Services Co
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Sports Illustrated
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Swatch
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VISA
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XEROX
OLYMPIC MARKETING REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
ZOC – receives funds for training
and development athletes, technical and administrative
personnel, and sending teams to the Games and other
high performance competitions, which are often considered
as preparations for the Games i.e. Commonwealth
and All Africa Games.
Depending on the courses applied
for, which are subject to approval, ZOC can receive
anything up to US$200 000.00 in grants in a year.
OS is the arm of the IOC, which administers a share
of the broadcast revenue, redistributing it to the
NOCs in order to help them develop sports in their
countries.
