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The IOC has been forced to step in to help organizers of both
the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2018 Winter
Olympics in Pyeongchang because of question marks over their
preparedness.
The IOC's executive committee on Friday announced it was setting
up an integrated working group to help Pyeongchang, while last
year they named a point man to more closely monitor Rio's
preparations.
"We have probably learned from these two experiences that we
have to force integration probably earlier," Dubi, the IOC's
Sports Director, told reporters.
"It is just normal that all these big planning entities are
working in silo, and forcing integration earlier in the life
cycle of the organizing committee is definitely something that
we have to bring on board."
After concerns Pyeongchang was falling behind schedule, the IOC
turned over more decision-making powers to an integrated working
group of the IOC, international federations, central and
regional governments and the Pyeongchang organizing committee.
Dubi said the IOC realized this was increasingly the case and
would look to change its modus operandi.
"What we see in Pyeongchang is not uncommon, it is very similar
to what we have had in the past," he said.
"It is the government entities planning on one side, it is the
organizing committee and the international federations on their
side planning into the details as well. We have to force
integration and this is what it will do."
(Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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