Safeguarding Sport from Corruption

The present report is part of the ongoing work of the UNODC Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime to strengthen the fight against corruption in sport, which is undertaken in cooperation with a range of partners, including the International Olympic Committee, and is the result of a meeting organized on the margins of the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held in Atlanta, United States of America. Building on an overview of the two events, with a focus on their scale and geographic footprint, and of the sports-corruption-risk landscape, highlighting risks relating to major sports events, specific corruption-related threats to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles are examined in detail, while good practices in mitigating risks relating to major sports events are also shared.