IOC; IOC EB Meeting December 2019

Headlines IOC Executive Board Meeting, 3-5 December, Lausanne

 

Traditional and youth sports create perfect gender balance at Dakar 2022
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved the sports and event programme for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022, which will see five sports join the initial 28 on the programme and full gender equality in terms of not only the number of athletes, but also the male and female representation in each sport and event for the first time in Olympic history.

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Future Olympic hosts to gain prominence in athletes’ parades
On the first day of its three-day meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board (EB) today decided to make changes to the marching order of athletes’ parades at Olympic Games opening ceremonies.

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IOC EB announces a USD 5 million budget for long-term storage of pre-Games testing samples
Following up on the IOC President’s announcement during the recent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s Fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport, the IOC Executive Board (EB) today approved a budget of up to USD 5 million, spread over 10 years, to be allocated in a comprehensive long-term storage programme managed by the International Testing Agency (ITA).

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Tokyo 2020 marathon and race walk venue approved
The IOC, World Athletics and Tokyo 2020 agree on revised event schedule and a legacy-focused 20km loop course for the first half of the marathon in Sapporo Odori Park.

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Tokyo 2020 in the spotlight at IOC Executive Board
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 were in the spotlight during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting today in Lausanne, with a number of important decisions being taken on the sports front.

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IOC Executive Board proposes three new Members for election to the IOC Session
The proposal to elect three new IOC Members was made today by the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and will be submitted to the IOC Session, which will meet on 10 January 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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30 athletes to run for IOC Athletes’ Commission elections in Tokyo
The list of athletes vying to be elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC) has been approved today by the IOC Executive Board. The elections will take place next year during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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IOC to study proposal from Korean Sport and Olympic Committee for 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024
After receiving a compelling proposition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) today accepted the recommendation of the Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games to initiate a targeted dialogue with the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KOC) for the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2024.

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IOC Executive Board concludes a three-day meeting in Lausanne
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) today wrapped up its meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. The proposal to put forward new IOC Members for election by the IOC Session and the future host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games were discussed, amongst other topics.

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