E-sports gets a new commission at the International Olympic Committee

Nine Swedes participated in IOC activities

Gunilla Lindberg, who has been an IOC member since 1996, remains the most influential Swede in the world of sport and is a member of five IOC committees when its president Thomas Bach has now provided staff on all IOC committees. In addition to his work within the IOC, Lindbergh also serves as Secretary General of ANOK, the association of the world’s National Olympic Committees.

Other Swedes who have gained the trust of Chairman Thomas Bach are Frida Hansdotter, Pernilla Wiberg, Ole Dahlen, Petra Sörling, Stefan Holm, Ole Dahlen, Niklas Carlsson and Johan Eliasz. In total, Sweden is represented by eight people, four women and four men, on nine of the IOC’s 33 committees.

Once again, the IOC maintains an equal gender distribution on committees with a total of 583 positions, of which 287 are held by men and 296 by women.

Facts / Swedes on IOC committees

• Gunella Lindberg
  Coordination Committee for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
  Coordination Committee for the World Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026
  Coordinating Committee for the 2024 Gangwon World Youth Olympic Games
  Program Committee (which decides which sports are included in the Olympic Games)
  Olympic Solidarity Committee (which distributes grants for IOC projects)
• Frida Hansdotter
  Active committee
  Olympic Committee 365
• Pernilla Viberg
  Active Committee (as a representative of the World Olympic Association)
• Petra Sorling
  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (as President of the International Table Tennis Federation)
• Stefan Holm
  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
• Ole Dahlen
  Committee on Sustainability and Legacy of the Olympic Games (as President of the International Biathlon Federation)
• Johann Eliach
  Committee on Sustainability and Legacy of the Olympic Games (as President of the International Ski Federation)
• Niklas Carlson
  Coordinating Committee for the 2024 Gangwon World Youth Olympic Games