The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today (9 Nov) hosted the fourth edition of the International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) which was joined virtually by 520 participants and highlighted the collaborative efforts being made to protect the credibility and integrity of sport. The Forum took place on the same day that the IOC and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the ties between the organisations. The aim is to fight corruption and crime in sport, with a particular focus on preventing youth crime, violence and drug use through sport.
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