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The Olympic Charter outlines the set of rules and
guidelines that are adopted by the International Olympic committee
(IOC) for carrying out the Olympic Games. The Charter is the
codification of the Rules, By-laws and fundamental principles that
have been adopted by the IOC since its inception. It is the Olympic
Charter that governs the running of the Olympic movement and sets
the guidelines for conducting the Olympic Games. The Olympic Charter
throughout history has been used to solve any kind of dispute during
the Olympic Games. The decisions and final verdict is based on the
rules and by-laws pronounced in the charter.
The official languages of the charter are French and English. At
the International Olympic Committee sessions however simultaneous
translations are provided in Arabic, German, Russian and Spanish.
The charter was originally penned down in French and in case of any
discrepancy between the French and English in the Olympic Charter;
it is the charter in French that prevails. The Olympic Charter
constitutes five chapters and sixty one articles that govern the
Olympic Games. The Olympic Charter was last updated on July 7, 2007.
In the Olympic Charter it is clearly pronounced that it principally
serves three main purposes. These are:
- The Olympic Charter, as a basic instrument of constitutional
nature, sets forth and recalls the fundamental principles and
essential values of Olympism.
- The Olympic Charter serves as statutes for the International
Olympic Committee.
- The Olympic Charter also defines the main reciprocal rights
and obligations of the three main constituents of the Olympic
Movement, namely the International Olympic Committee, the
International Federations and National Olympic Committees, as
well as the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games, all of
which are required to comply with the Olympic Charter.
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