Colin Moynihan, current British Olympic Association chair and president of the Association of National Olympic Committees, has been appointed resident of the Special Commission for Collaboration Between National Olympic Committees (NOC) and Governments.

The commission includes representatives from all five continents and Moynihan says the vision is for every NOC to have a "strategically collaborative working relationship with its government, while retaining its autonomy".

UK sports minister Hugh Robertson said Moynihan's role "reflects the influence of Britain in international sport".