The Role of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Sports: The Integration of IT in Sports and the Future of Online Gaming

Abstract

A former world No. 1 tennis player once said "You control your own wins and losses." Sports, without a doubt, benefit both mental and physical well-being. Participation in the Olympic Games is, arguably, a dream of every sports person. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to supervise, support and monitor the Olympic Games. The purpose of this article is to examine the IOC's primary function in providing management for the organization of sporting events, as well as its supervisory role in ensuring sports activities. In this context, it appears worthwhile to investigate how the IOC can play a role in international sports and how monitoring can be the true goal of sports at all levels, with the IOC seen as a potential facilitator in the soul of olympism. Thus, it takes the IOC a step further by finding the right way to adopt some rules and responsibilities. First, the impact of the organizational requirements on the functioning of sports entities has been examined from an evolutionary point of view, secondly, the importance of monitoring sports by the IOC, how it is necessary to prepare the rules and regulations to integrate modern technology for sports events and participants for the betterment of society, and thirdly, should online games not also be regulated as the other physical games function, have been more comprehensively analyzed. These findings help to assess the present regulations and future position of the IOC, which set standards and principles for administration to execute responsibilities for fairness cherished in the Olympic values.