IOC publishes Annual Report 2024: celebrating the Games of a New Era

20 June 2025 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today published its 2024 Annual Report following its validation by the IOC membership. This comes after the approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the 144^th IOC Session in March this year. Published under the theme of “Games of a New Era”, the report covers Thomas Bach’s final full year as IOC President, and comes as he prepares to pass the baton to his successor, Kirsty Coventry. The report showcases the historic success of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the IOC’s continued commitment to solidarity, sustainability and innovation, and the transformative impact of the Olympic Agenda.

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 were the centrepiece of a remarkable year. Truly “Games of a new era,” Paris 2024 set new benchmarks for gender equality, sustainability and digital engagement. With full gender parity on the field of play, record-breaking digital reach, and a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016, the Games embodied the Olympic values in action.

“These Olympic Games proved to be a rare symbol of unity and peace in a divided world,” said President Bach. “Despite all the geopolitical tensions, we were able to bring together the athletes from the territories of all 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Paris. They competed fiercely against each other. At the same time, they lived peacefully together under one roof in the Olympic Village, even if many of their countries are at war. The athletes showed us what the world could look like if we all lived by the Olympic values.”

Other Paris 2024 highlights include:

• Some 5 billion people, or 84 per cent of the potential global audience, tuned in to watch the action, making these the most followed Olympic Games in history

• 9.5 million tickets were sold

• 8.5 million fans watched the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays

• 7.9 million fans celebrated at sites across France

• 75 per cent of people surveyed said that the IOC was successful in bringing the world together in troubled times

• 78 per cent of people said that the Olympic Games are more important than ever in a divided world.

The Annual Report also highlights the success of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, which won its first-ever medal in Paris.

While Paris accounted for a large part of the focus in 2024, the year kicked off with the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. Bringing together some 1,800 young athletes from 78 National Olympic Committees, these Games were a clear demonstration of legacy in action, as they built on the experience of PyeongChang 2018. For example, seven of the 12 competition venues were reused, while many of the 1,984 volunteers had also attended PyeongChang 2018.

These events were a true testament to the popularity of the Olympic Games, whose appeal was further demonstrated when the 142^nd IOC Session selected two more hosts for the Olympic Winter Games, with the French Alps elected for 2030 and Salt Lake City – Utah chosen to stage the Olympic Winter Games in 2034. Meanwhile, potential candidates for 2036 and beyond are in double figures.

Beyond the field of play, 2024 was a year of transformation. The IOC launched the Olympic AI Agenda, setting a strategic framework for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in sport, and announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, with the inaugural edition to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2027.

The report also details the IOC’s continued investment in athletes and the Olympic Movement. Despite a challenging environment, the IOC continues to distribute 90 per cent of its revenue, which during the 2021–2024 period equated to USD 4.7 million every day.

Separately, and in line with its commitment to sustainability, the IOC has also published its first integrated Environmental and Social Responsibility (ESG) reports, covering achievements from 2021 to 2024 across four strategies: Sustainability, Legacy, Gender Equality and Inclusion, and Human Rights. These reports follow internationally recognised standards—in this case, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the world’s most widely used ESG reporting framework. This edition marks the first time the IOC is implementing such an integrated approach, and the accordance of the reports with GRI has been subject to independent review by ERM CVS. The full ERM CVS Assurance Report is included in the IOC’s GRI Supplement: Environmental and Social Responsibility.

The reports, available here, are as follows:

1. Environmental and Social Responsibility Report – Overview
   
2. Sustainability Progress Report 2021–2024
   
3. Olympic Games Impact and Legacy Progress Report 2021–2024
   
4. Gender Equality and Inclusion Progress Report 2021–2024
   
5. Human Rights Progress Report 2021–2024
   
6. GRI Supplement: Environmental and Social Responsibility

The full IOC Annual Report 2024 is available on the IOC website.