121st IOC Session

2009 session of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen April 2026 2009 IOC presidential election IOC presidential no no 2013 9 October 2009 14-01-10-tbh-263-jacques-rogge.jpg Jacques Rogge Belgium Unopposed President BEL Jacques Rogge BEL Jacques Rogge Elected President 2001 right|thumb|Logo of the 121st IOC Session. The 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session was held on 1–9 October 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, during which Rio de Janeiro was selected as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Copenhagen elected as host city for the 13th Olympic Congress in 2009 http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1653 February 18, 2009 2006-02-08 International Olympic Committee Turin, Italy The city of Copenhagen was chosen on 8 February 2006 by the 118th IOC Session held in Turin, Italy to stage the 13th Olympic Congress, together with the meetings of the Executive Board and the 121st IOC Session. The other candidates were Athens (Greece), Busan (South Korea), Cairo (Egypt), Riga (Latvia), Singapore, Taipei (Chinese Taipei). Convened on the initiative of President Jacques Rogge, the 13th Olympic Congress brought together all the constituent parties of the Olympic Movement to study and discuss the current functioning of the Movement and define the main development axes for the future. The programme for the meeting was:http://www.2009olympiccongress.com/international/en-gb/menu/home/mediacentre/programme-ioc-session-and-olympic-congress/program-ioc-session-and-olympic-congress.htm Programme for the 121st IOC Session and XIII Olympic Congress National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark 2009-08-28 2009-09-30 2009-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090612233825/http://www.2009olympiccongress.com/international/en-gb/menu/home/mediacentre/programme-ioc-session-and-olympic-congress/program-ioc-session-and-olympic-congress.htm dead 1–2 October: Part I of the IOC Session. The 2016 host city was announced on October 2: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 3–5 October: The Olympic Congress. 7–9 October: Part II of the IOC Session. Elections for IOC President and IOC Members were held, as well as the final vote on the potential inclusion of golf and rugby sevens in the 2016 Games. Both sports were approved for the 2016 programme. 200px|thumb|The Bella Center was the location used for the IOC Session & Olympic Congress 2016 Olympic host city election On 2 October 2009, the IOC voted to elect the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio de Janeiro was elected host city after three rounds of voting. This was Rio's fourth bid for the Olympic Games. Jacques Rogge, former president of International Olympic Committee said, "I have the honor to announce that the games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of Rio de Janeiro."Suarez Ray 2009-10-02 Chicago Loses Out On Olympics as Games Head for Rio https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/chicago-loses-out-on-olympics-as-games-head-for-rio 2024-02-01 PBS NewsHour en-us Election of the Host City of the 2016 Summer Olympics — ballot results City Country (NOC) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Rio de Janeiro BRA 26 (27.66%) 46 (48.42%) 66 (67.35%) Madrid ESP 28 (29.79%) 29 (30.53%) 32 (32.65%) Tokyo JPN 22 (23.40%) 20 (21.05%) — Chicago USA 18 (19.15%) — — 121st IOC Session Vote details Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 100px|center|121st Session of the International Olympic Committee.Copenhagen - Denmark Eligible 95 97 99 Participants 94 96 98 Abstentions 0 1 0 Valid ballots 94 95 98 Members unable to vote Members from countries with candidate cities Other members USA Anita L. Defrantz USA James L. Easton JPN Chiharu Igaya JPN Shun-Ichiro Okano BRA João Havelange BRA Carlos Arthur Nuzman ESP Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. BEL Jacques Rogge (IOC president) KOR Lee Kun-hee (suspended) GUI Alpha Ibrahim Diallo (absent) FIN Saku Koivu (absent) Following Chicago's elimination, the two American IOC members were able to vote in the second and final rounds of voting. Following Tokyo's elimination, the two Japanese IOC members were also able to vote in the final round of voting. Later corruption investigations In 2017, Brazilian police and prosecutors investigated allegations that the Rio 2016 bidding process had involved vote-buying. The investigation focused on claims that Carlos Arthur Nuzman, then president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and head of the Rio 2016 bid committee, helped arrang a US$2 million payment connected to Lamine Diack and Papa Massata Diack shortly before Rio was selected as host city.Kelner Martha 2017-09-05 Rio Games vote-winner questioned by police over ‘rigged bidding process’ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/05/head-rio-2016-organising-committee-questioned-vote-buying-investigation 2026-05-28 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077Brazil Olympic chief brokered $2 million bribe to buy Rio Games - police https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/brazil-olympic-chief-brokered-2-million-bribe-to-buy-rio-games-police-idUSKCN1BG1HS/ 2026-05-28 www.reuters.com In 2019, former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral testified that he had paid US$2 million in bribes to secure votes for Rio's bid, allegations that led the IOC to open an inquiry. Nuzman denied wrongdoing.Former Rio de Janeiro governor tells judge he paid $2 million bribe to host 2016 Olympics https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/former-rio-de-janeiro-governor-tells-judge-he-paid-2-million-bribe-to-host-2016-idUSKCN1U0028Ingle Sean 2019-07-05 IOC investigates allegations of bribery over Rio’s 2016 Olympic bid https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/05/ioc-investigates-allegations-of-bribery-over-rios-2016-olympic-bid 2026-05-28 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 In 2024, a Brazilian federal court annulled corruption convictions related to the Rio selection, ruling that the judge who had issued the convictions lacked legal competence in the case.Brazil's court annuls Nuzman, Cabral sentence over Rio 2016 corruption https://www.reuters.com/sports/brazils-court-annuls-nuzman-cabral-sentence-over-rio-2016-corruption-2024-03-07/ live www.reuters.com IOC elections and membership On 9 October 2009, Jacques Rogge was re-elected as IOC president for a final four-year term.2009-10-09 Jacques Rogge re-elected as International Olympic Committee president https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/09/jacques-rogge-elected-president-ioc 2026-05-28 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 He was the only candidate and was re-elected by a vote of 88-1, with three abstentions.Imports Archive 2009-10-10 Jacques Rogge re-elected as IOC president https://www.heraldnet.com/2009/10/09/jacques-rogge-re-elected-as-ioc-president/ 2026-05-28 HeraldNet.com en The session also elected Mario Pescante and Ng Ser Miang as IOC vice-presidents, and Craig Reedie and John Coates to the IOC Executive Board. Six new IOC members were elected: Richard Peterkin, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Habu Ahmed Gumel, Habib Abdul Nabi Macki, Lydia Nsekera, and Göran Petersson. New sports The Session decided to add Rugby Sevens and Golf to the Rio 2016 program."121st IOC Session: some much awaited decisions" https://web.archive.org/web/20150521150142/http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/210-121st-IOC-Session--some-much-awaited-decisions.html 2015-05-21 . The tally for rugby was 81 in favor, with 8 against,"History of Rugby in the Olympics" https://web.archive.org/web/20150627130524/http://www.worldrugby.org/olympics/history 2015-06-27 . and golf was approved 63–26."Golf receives final approval, will be part of 2016 Olympics". Neither sport is new to the Olympics — rugby was last featured at the Olympics in 1924, and golf in 1904. See also List of IOC meetings 117th IOC Session 123rd IOC Session 125th IOC Session Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics References External links 121st IOC Session and XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen 2009 Category:International Olympic Committee sessions Category:IOC Presidential elections Category:2009 in Danish sport Category:2009 conferences IOC Session 2009 Category:Sports competitions in Copenhagen Category:Organised events in Copenhagen Category:Sporting events in Denmark Category:2009 in Copenhagen