“The support of betting shops and intergovernmental organisations such as the Council of Europe and its network of national platforms has also been of paramount importance,” added Martens.

Sport-specific risk assessments before matches

Monitoring of all Olympic events is essential and has been carried out since London 2012. This experience has helped to continuously improve existing processes and make violations easier to detect. Thorough preparations for Paris 2024 began over a year ago.

Last year, the OM Unit PMC monitored all continental games (including Olympic qualifiers), allowing it to better understand emerging betting trends in Olympic sports. With the support of Sportradar, the IOC also conducted detailed risk assessments for each sport in the Olympic programme, which were shared with all Summer Olympic IFs.

Coordination of disciplinary and law enforcement measures in sport

In the event of a possible violation of rules, the OM Unit PMC will immediately forward the information to the IOC Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. Disciplinary proceedings will be initiated in accordance with the relevant procedural rules, which may involve the establishment of a Disciplinary Commission. If there is a criminal dimension, the local authorities will launch an investigation in parallel. To optimise coordination efforts between the sports disciplinary side and law enforcement authorities at Paris 2024, the IOC has set up a Joint Integrity Unit (JIU) together with the French authorities (including the French betting regulator “ANJ”), which will enable a rapid exchange of relevant information and intelligence between both sides.