IOC President Thomas Bach said they appriciate atheltes courage to speak out on incidents of harassment and abuse. Source: Reuters) IOC President Thomas Bach said they appriciate atheltes courage to speak out on incidents of harassment and abuse. Source: Reuters)Trying to protect athletes from abuse and harassment, the International Olympic Committee has published a 106-page document to help sports bodies improve their rules and processes. Athletes, including Olympic champion gymnasts, have talked about their experiences in the (hash)MeToo campaign since allegations of sexual abuse were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein. A welfare officer worked at the athletes village in Rio, and the same system will be in place at the Pyeongchang Olympics in February.

Source: Indian Express November 03, 2017 15:56 UTC