LAUSANNE — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) began an extraordinary session on Wednesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the reform program Fit for the Future (F4F) as the primary agenda item. The session is taking place over Wednesday and Thursday at the IOC headquarters.

Kirsty Coventry, the president of the International Olympic Committee, stated that the Olympics cannot continue growing indefinitely. She also said the reform process would include some "uncomfortable" measures. The F4F agenda includes changing how the Olympic program is evaluated, moving from a sport-based assessment to a discipline-based assessment.

Coventry established working groups under the Fit for the Future scheme to implement changes. These changes are set to begin with the 2032 Games in Brisbane. The IOC stated, "This will not be the finish line but an important moment to set the direction of the organization."

Specific disciplines could be affected by these proposed changes. Nordic combined and snowboard parallel giant slalom may be removed from the Winter Olympics. In the Summer Olympics, athletics race walking events, equestrian events, and modern pentathlon could also see alterations.

"We feel we need to regain the control of the programme. We are the leaders. This is our product," Coventry said, according to a podcast interview. She also discussed athlete compensation, stating, "I do believe that our role as the IOC is to find ways to directly support a large number of athletes on their journey towards becoming Olympians, at the Olympics and as they transition to life after sport."

Roland Schoeman, a former South African swimmer, commented on the IOC's approach to Olympic values. "The IOC is enthusiastic about the idea of Olympic values – as long as athletes are the only ones expected to make financial sacrifices," Schoeman said.