Olympic officials are increasing their collaboration with Interpol to combat match-fixing and illegal betting.International Olympic Committee, President Thomas Bach has discussed the issue with the secretary general of the international police agency Ronald Noble. The IOC said the talks focused on the risks related to the manipulation of competitions, intelligence gathering, the conducting of investigations and prosecution procedures. It added, Interpol's expertise in investigations and intelligence is "critical and two bodies signed a memorandum of understanding in January. Bach called on all governments, police authorities and betting regulators to join the effort. The IOC recently set up the Integrity Betting Intelligence System to monitor any suspicious betting patterns during the Olympics or other sports events.