{"id":733,"date":"2020-12-09T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/iff-2025b\/?page_id=733"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:21:37","slug":"lausanne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/iff-2025\/lausanne\/","title":{"rendered":"Lausanne Olympic Capital. Shaping the World of Sport."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud \u2013 together known as the Olympic Capital \u2013 are home to close to 60 international sports organisations and federations. In close proximity to the International Olympic Committee headquarters, an array of international sports federations continue to shape tomorrow\u2019s world of sport in collaboration with R&amp;D and academia, start-ups and specialist businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, this region has become a hub of knowledge, expertise, and pioneering thought that has left its mark on today\u2019s sporting landscape. It is this extraordinary confluence of fresh ideas, emerging talent, and novel prospects within international sport that positions Lausanne as the premier global hub of the international sports ecosystem. The \u201cOlympic Capital Foundation\u201d made of the City of Lausanne and the Canton de Vaud works to strengthen this network even further by pooling resources and skills to serve the international sport world.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic Capital has also acquired invaluable experience by hosting major international sporting events and other key gatherings from across the sport industry in recent years. Among them, the IF Forum, organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/\">SportAccord<\/a>, stands out as one of the key events on the international sport community\u2019s calendar. 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