123rd IOC Session

August 2023 August 2023 The 123rd International Olympic Committee Session (or the 2011 International Olympic Committee Session, the 123rd IOC Session or the 2011 IOC Session) was held in July 2011 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa. At the session, Pyeongchang, South Korea was announced as the host city of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games. Events The International Olympic Committee officially announced Durban as the host city of the 123rd IOC Session at the 120th IOC Session in Beijing, People's Republic of China on 7 August 2008, before the 2008 Summer Olympics.Government will continue to promote sports development http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200808/07/P200808070154.htm Information Services Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2008-08-07 (In April 2008, the IOC had announced Hong Kong and Durban as the two candidates to host this 2011 IOC Session.Hong Kong vying for hosting 2011 IOC session http://chinarealnews.typepad.com/chinarealnews/2008/04/hong-kong-vying.html ChinaRealNews 2008-04-14 2008-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121616/http://chinarealnews.typepad.com/chinarealnews/2008/04/hong-kong-vying.html 2011-07-17 deadDurban in the running for Olympic meeting http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080413075620511C673319 Sunday Tribune 2008-04-13) IOC withdrew recognition of the NOC of the Netherlands Antilles following the formal dissolution of Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010. The athletes of the five islands comprising the Netherlands Antilles were allowed to qualify and compete in the 2012 Olympic Games as independent athletes under the Olympic flag.http://www.olympic.org/mr-jose-perurena?articleid=133159 Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session 2011-07-09 The sport of floorball was granted full IOC recognition. 2018 Winter Olympics bidding results City NationRound 1Pyeongchang63Munich25Annecy7 See also List of IOC meetings 121st IOC Session 125th IOC Session 127th IOC Session References Category:International Olympic Committee sessions Category:2011 in South African sport Category:2011 conferences IOC Session 2011 IOC Session 2011 Category:Sport in Durban Category:Sporting events in South Africa Category:July 2011 in Africa Category:Organised events in Durban