134th IOC Session
The 134th IOC Session was the IOC Session which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 June 2019.[1]
Bidders
[edit | edit source]Milan, Italy was the sole bidder to host the 134th IOC Session and was elected in a unanimous vote at the 131st IOC Session in Lima in September 2017.[2] However, in 2018 there was a late Italian bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo (which hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics).[3] The Olympic Charter does not allow a session to take place in a country that has a candidate for the Olympic Games awarded at the session. Consequently, the IOC session was moved to the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne.[1]
2026 Winter Olympics host city election
[edit | edit source]The host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics was elected at the 134th IOC Session. Bids were submitted to the IOC in 2018.
Votes results
[edit | edit source]| 2026 Winter Olympics bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Votes | ||||
| Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 47 | ||||
| Stockholm–Åre | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 34 | ||||
New IOC headquarters inauguration
[edit | edit source]The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially inaugurated its new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on 23 June during the celebration of Olympic Day. In 2019 this symbolic day marks the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC.[1]
Election of new IOC members
[edit | edit source]Ten new IOC members were elected at the session.[4][5] The new members are:
- Cameroon Odette Assembe-Engoulou – Cameroon
- Cape Verde Filomena Fortes – President of Cape Verde Olympic Committee
- Lesotho Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo – President of Lesotho National Olympic Committee
- Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam – Ivory Coast
- Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla – Costa Rica
- Indonesia Erick Thohir – President of Indonesian Olympic Committee
- Greece Spyros Capralos – President of Greek Olympic Committee
- Algeria Mustapha Berraf – President of Algerian Olympic Committee and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
- India Narinder Dhruv Batra – President of Indian Olympic Association
- South Korea Kee Heung Lee – President of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
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