Written by Dante Uzel on 05 June 2024 17:30
The Esports Integrity Commission and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with the IOC’s Olympic Movement Unit for the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions (OM Unit PMC), have announced a collaborative effort to combat corruption and misconduct in esports. Through a formal letter of collaboration, the organizations will exchange information, expertise, and best practices to address integrity issues within the esports community.
Friedrich Martens, Head of the OM Unit PMC at the IOC stated “With numerous IFs organising esports competitions and the IOC planning to organise relevant competitions as well, we need to ensure that we have all the information and intelligence available to make sure that these competitions are free of manipulations or related breaches. Therefore we are very happy about this letter of collaboration formalising the long-standing communication between ESIC and the OM Unit PMC, particularly as esports is a developing area. Thus, we count on the support of ESIC for safeguarding the integrity and credibility of the esports competitions of the Olympic Movement, specifically to also further understand relevant risks and develop all right measures to mitigate them."
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