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InternationalInternational
Sports IssuesSports Issues

2. IOCIOC
 IOC = International Olympic CommitteeIOC = International Olympic Committee
 Based in Lausanne, SwitzerlandBased in Lausanne, Switzerland
 Movement from amateur to professionalismMovement from amateur to professionalism
 Olympic MovementOlympic Movement

3. Political Landscape of IOCPolitical Landscape of IOC
 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

4. IOC StructureIOC Structure
 IOCIOC
 IF = International FederationsIF = International Federations
 NOC = National Olympic CommitteesNOC = National Olympic Committees
 NGB = National Governing BodiesNGB = National Governing Bodies

5. American LandscapeAmerican Landscape
 USOCUSOC
 Amateur Sports Act of 1978Amateur Sports Act of 1978
 Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports ActTed Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
of 1998of 1998
 Exclusive use of the word “Olympic”Exclusive use of the word “Olympic”
 Consider Court of Arbitration for SportConsider Court of Arbitration for Sport

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