IOC member and Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federations Sergei Bubka, third left, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak, center, Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko, third right, and Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka, second right, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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From left: Japan's Koji Murofushi, Olympic champion (2004) and world champion (2011), repeated champion of Japan, Asia's record holder in hammer throwing, track and field athlete; Olympic swimming champion (1980) Michelle Ford-Eriksson (Australia); Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco), two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion; Anastasia Davydova, five-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming, vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee; American athlete, triple jump world record holder Willie Banks; Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee; and President of the World Olympians Association (WOA) Joël Bouzou at the ceremony to sign the declaration of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Japan's Koji Murofushi, Olympic champion (2004) and world champion (2011), repeated champion of Japan, Asia's record holder in hammer throwing, track and field athlete signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Olympic swimming champion (1980) Michelle Ford-Eriksson (Australia) signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Hicham El Guerrouj, two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion, signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Anastasia Davydova, five-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming, vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee, signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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American athlete, triple jump world record holder Willie Banks signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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From left: American athlete, triple jump world record holder Willie Banks, Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, and President of the World Olympians Association (WOA) Joël Bouzou at the ceremony to sign the declaration of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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October 21, 2015. Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, at the opening of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the World Olympians Association (WOA) Joël Bouzou signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach at the opening of the 1st World Olympians Forum held by the World Olympians Association in Moscow.

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October 21, 2015. Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach addresses the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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October 21, 2015. Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, signs the declaration at the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak, third left, and Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka, fourth left, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Anastasia Davydova, five-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming, vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum (WOF) in Moscow.

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Vitaly Smirnov, honorary president of the Russian Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, at the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach addresses the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach addresses the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Svetlana Khorkina and Alexander Karelin, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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From right: Alexander Karelin, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, and Yevgeniya Kanayeva, two-time Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Olympic champion in biathlon Alexander Tikhonov before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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October 21, 2015. Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of the World Olympians Association, a member of the International Olympic Committee, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Yevgeniya Kanayeva, left, two-time Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeny Plushenko before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Former President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation Valentin Balakhnichev, right, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Alexander Karelin, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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Yelena Isinbayeva, two-time Olympic champion, Merited Master of Sports of Russia in athletics, before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov before the opening ceremony of the 1st World Olympians Forum in Moscow.

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