8 February 2013
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) interviewed representatives of 31 Olympic national sport federations over the past two days as part of its new initiative to eliminate violence from sport. No incident of violence or harassment was reported.
The JOC will conduct further investigations with top athletes and coaches to ensure that violence has no place in sport. Next week, the JOC will discuss measures for enhancing the qualities of coaching and to reaffirm the absolute importance of governance in 57 national sport federations.
The JOC will take all necessary steps to protect the dignity of athletes and sport in Japan. Under the strong leadership of President Tsunekazu Takeda, the JOC will work with the national sport federations to implement organisational improvements. This includes strengthening rules and regulations and establishing permanent confidential hotlines to eliminate violence from sport.
