The Japan Sports Agency and the Japan Olympic Committee were among the organizations that decided Thursday on governance guidelines for major sports events, in response to a series of corruption and bid-rigging allegations related to the Tokyo Games.
The guidelines set forth 11 rules regarding the composition of executive boards and the selection of sponsors, in an effort to eliminate corruption in future events organized by the national and local governments with public funds. The guidelines were decided on at the third meeting of a project team chaired by lawyer Kei Ikuta in Tokyo on Thursday.
To enhance the transparency of governing bodies, the guidelines include the establishment of an independent committee to select executive board directors, and regulations outlining policy for the selection of sponsors.
