IOC; Headlines 135th IOC Session

Thomas Bach, President of the IOC (centre) with members of the Korean delegation as Gangwon in Korea is announced as the host for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee session in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday 10 January 2020. Photo: OIS/Joe Toth. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC.

 

135th IOC Session
10 January
Lausanne

IOC awards Olympic Cup to UNHCR
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today awarded the Olympic Cup 2019 to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

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Gangwon 2024: legacy of PyeongChang 2018 lives on in first Winter Youth Olympic Games awarded to Asia
The fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2024 will be held in Gangwon province in the cities of PyeongChang and Gangneung (Republic of Korea), home to the Olympic Winter Games 2018.

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Unprecedented levels of excitement around the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
From 24 July to 9 August this year, Tokyo and Japan will be at the centre of the world’s attention as the next hosts of the Olympic Games. With 339 events in 33 sports, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will have plenty of sporting highlights this summer; but even before the Games have begun, there is already “an unprecedented level of excitement” for the Games, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates.

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IOC Session elects three new Members
The 135th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today elected three new Members following the proposal made by the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 5 December.

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IOC Session receives updates on anti-doping activities
The 135th IOC Session this afternoon received comprehensive updates on anti-doping activities from the International Testing Agency (ITA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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President Bach re-emphasises importance of solidarity model and political neutrality at IOC Session
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s opening speech today set the tone for the one-day IOC Session held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

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Ban Ki-moon delivers Ethics Commission report to the IOC Session
In his report to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland, during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission and former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, focused on three specific points.

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IOC Session discusses Olympic Movement topics on the sidelines of Lausanne 2020
Just as the Winter Youth Olympic Games kicked off in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session today gathered for presentations and discussions on several topics.

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