The International Olympic Committee is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement. A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including the athletes, the National Olympic Committees, the International Federations, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, the Worldwide Olympic Partners and Media Rights-Holders. It also collaborates with public and private authorities including the United Nations and other international organisations.

The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme is the highest level of Olympic sponsorship, granting exclusive, global marketing rights to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Olympic teams around the world to a select group of Worldwide Olympic Partners.