IOC Ethics Commission
The International Olympic Committee's disciplinary body for member conduct.
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Can a 1999-era ethics body built for IOC members actually reach a sitting FIFA president?
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FairSquare takes Infantino fight to IOC
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Background
FairSquare, a human rights group, said on 8 July 2026 it would ask the IOC Ethics Commission to open a case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, over his role in awarding the FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump. The complaint follows seven months of silence from FIFA's own ethics body on an earlier December 2025 filing over the same award.
Established in 1999 as the first independent ethics body set up by any international sports organisation, the Commission examines possible breaches of the IOC Code of Ethics and can propose sanctions. It has nine members, with the chair and a majority drawn from independent figures outside the IOC's own membership. Cases normally reach it via referral from the IOC's Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, triggering a confidential investigation before conclusions and recommendations go to the full Commission.
The Commission's ordinary jurisdiction covers IOC members and Olympic-movement Conduct, not FIFA's internal governance. A complaint asking it to weigh in on Infantino's handling of a FIFA award would test whether its 1999-era mandate can reach a sitting federation president acting in his own organisation's affairs.
