125th IOC Session

2013 International Olympic Committee session April 2026 April 2026 10 September 2013 2013 IOC presidential election President BEL Jacques Rogge 2009 2025 Thomas_Bach_(13951010204).jpg Thomas Bach Germany Sergey_Bubka_2013.jpg Sergey Bubka Ukraine 43 (first round)49 (second round) 8 (first round)4 (second round) Richard Carrión Puerto Rico 23 (first round)29 (second round) GER Thomas Bach no IOC Elected President presidential NgSerMiang-2010SummerYouthOlympics-20090426.jpg Ng Ser Miang Singapore 6 (first round)6 (second round) Denis_Oswald.jpg Denis Oswald Switzerland 7 (first round)5 (second round) 臺灣國際奧林匹克委員會執行委員吳經國_TAIWAN's_International_Olympic_Committee_Executive_Board_Member_Wu_Ching-kuo.jpg Wu Ching-kuo Chinese Taipei 6 (first round) Eliminated (second round) The 125th IOC Session took place at the Buenos Aires Hilton in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 7 to 10 September 2013.http://www.coarg.org.ar/nota_act_0164.html Visita de la Comisión Evaluadora del COI a Buenos Aires Visit of the IOC Evaluation Commission to Buenos Aires 2009 Argentine Olympic Committee coarg.org.ar https://web.archive.org/web/20100203043049/http://www.coarg.org.ar/nota_act_0164.html 3 February 2010 dead On 7 September, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected Tokyo as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Wrestling was restored to the Olympic sports program for 2020 and 2024. Thomas Bach was elected to an eight-year term as IOC President on 10 September.upright|thumb|The official banner of the 125th IOC Sessionthumb|upright=1.5|The Buenos Aires Hilton where the session was held Session host city selection The IOC received bids from two cities to host the 125th Session: the Argentine capital Buenos Aires and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur made bids. Buenos Aires was elected at the 122nd IOC Session in Vancouver which took place prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics.June 2020 2020 Olympic host city election Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics The members of the IOC elected the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games on 7 September 2013. The candidates were Tokyo, Istanbul, and Madrid. Prior to the vote, the contest was considered to be close between the three cities. Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympics. The results of the exhaustive ballot were as follows: Election of the Host City of the 2020 Summer Olympics — ballot results City Country Round 1 Runoff 2 Tokyo JPN 42 (44.68%) — 60 (62.50%) Istanbul TUR 26 (27.66%) 49 (52.13%) 36 (37.50%) Madrid ESP 26 (27.66%) 45 (47.87%) — 125th IOC Session Vote details Round 1 Runoff 2 100px|center|125th Session of the International Olympic Committee.Buenos Aires – Argentina Eligible 94 94 96 Participants Abstentions Valid ballots Members unable to vote Members from countries with candidate cities Other members JPN Tsunekazu TakedaESP Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marisol Casado, José PerurenaTUR Uğur Erdener BEL Jacques Rogge (IOC president) (Under IOC rules the President is permitted to vote, but President Rogge elected not to participate in the vote at the 125th Session) Following Madrid's elimination after a tie-breaking vote with Istanbul, the three Spanish IOC members were eligible to take part in the final round of voting. Reaction The announcement was met with jubilation from the Tokyo delegation and across Japan.Olympics 2020: Tokyo wins race to host Games https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/24002795 BBC Sport 8 September 2013 7 September 2013 7 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150607051921/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/24002795 live Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe, who had given a personal address during the presentation stage, said "I would like to thank everyone in the Olympic movement and we will host a wonderful Olympic Games." Japanese fencer Yuki Ota alluded to the 2011 earthquake in a statement to reporters, "After the earthquake everyone in Japan was depressed but now we have to make a dream come true." Abe's role in the final stages of the bid, including his reassurances to the IOC that Fukushima radiation would not affect Tokyo, was considered to be a major asset. Tokyo's bid had also received support from Princess Hisako and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.Bond David Olympics 2020: Why Tokyo is a 'safe pair of hands' to host Games https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/24006629 BBC Sport 8 September 2013 8 September 2013 9 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130909222304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/24006629 live Madrid's bid was considered to have been hampered by Spain's weak economy and Istanbul's was considered to have been damaged by recent internal political instability and doping scandals, as well as match fixing in 2011.Gibson Owen Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympic Games https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/07/tokyo-host-2020-olympic-games The Guardian 8 September 2013 7 September 2013 8 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130908034522/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/07/tokyo-host-2020-olympic-games live Later investigations After Tokyo was selected as host city, the bidding process became the subject of investigations in France concerning payments made by the Tokyo bid committee to Black Tidings, a Singapore-based consultancy.2019-01-11 Tokyo 2020 Games: Japan Olympics chief 'investigated in French corruption probe' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46836001 2026-05-28 www.bbc.com en-GB Reuters reported that Tokyo bid president Tsunekazu Takeda approved a payment of nearly US$1 million to Black Tidings shortly before the 2013 host-city vote, and that Dentsu, an IOC marketing partner, had supported Tokyo's bid campaign.Insight: Japan’s Dentsu lobbied for and funded campaign for Tokyo games, documents show, despite Olympics contract https://www.reuters.com/sports/japans-dentsu-lobbied-funded-campaign-tokyo-games-documents-show-despite-2020-10-15/ live www.reuters.com The Tokyo 2020 organising structure was later affected by separate bribery and bid-rigging investigations. Former Tokyo 2020 executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi, a former senior executive at Dentsu, was accused of receiving payments from companies in connection with Olympic sponsorship and licensing contracts.2022-08-17 Haruyuki Takahashi: Tokyo 2020 Olympic official accused of taking bribes https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62579153 2026-05-28 en-GB In 2023, Japanese prosecutors indicated Dentsu, Hakuhodo and other companies over alleged bid-rigging related to Tokyo Olympic contracts.2023-02-28 Japan ad giant Dentsu indicted over Olympics bid-rigging https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64794720 2026-05-28 en-GB Japan seeks charges against ad firms over Olympics contracts https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/2/28/japan-seeks-charges-against-ad-firms-over-olympics-contracts live 2026-05-28 Al Jazeera en IOC presidential election On 10 September 2013, Thomas Bach of Germany was elected to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC President, winning in two rounds of voting, over five other candidates. The results of the vote were as follows: Election of the 9th IOC PresidentThomas Bach elected new IOC President https://www.olympic.org/news/thomas-bach-elected-new-ioc-president/208945 Olympic.org 10 September 2013 IOC 27 June 2020 7 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190707203300/https://www.olympic.org/news/thomas-bach-elected-new-ioc-president/208945 livehttps://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-president-voting-figures/ioc-elect-bach-new-president-the-voting-figures-idUKBRE9890Y220130910 IOC elect Bach new president – the voting figures 10 September 2013 Ossian Shine Reuters 6 January 2019 7 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072044/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-president-voting-figures/ioc-elect-bach-new-president-the-voting-figures-idUKBRE9890Y220130910 dead CandidateRound 1RunoffRound 2 Germany Thomas Bach 43 — 49 Puerto Rico Richard Carrión 23 — 29 Singapore Ng Ser Miang 6 56 6 Switzerland Denis Oswald 7 — 5 Ukraine Sergey Bubka 8 — 4 Chinese Taipei Wu Ching-kuo 6 36 — Election of new IOC members Nine individuals were elected IOC members at the 125th IOC Session on 10 September: Romania Octavian Morariu Brazil Bernard Rajzman Philippines Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Russia Alexander Zhukov Kenya Paul Tergat USA Larry Probst Ethiopia Dagmawit Girmay Berhane Netherlands Camiel Eurlings Sweden Stefan Holm Olympic gold order King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was awarded this highest IOC honor on Sunday 8 September after he relinquished his membership to focus on matters at home.https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/9650368/dutch-king-willem-alexander-awarded-ioc-highest-honor Dutch King given Olympic gold order 8 September 2013 espn.co.uk Associated Press 27 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629190934/https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/9650368/dutch-king-willem-alexander-awarded-ioc-highest-honor live Potential new sports The IOC considered wrestling, squash and baseball/softball to the program for the 2020 Summer Olympics.http://www.olympic.org/news/baseball-softball-squash-and-wrestling-make-cut-for-ioc-session-vote-in-buenos-aires/199833 Baseball/softball, squash and wrestling make cut for IOC Session vote in Buenos Aires 29 May 2013 Olympic.org IOC https://web.archive.org/web/20130607170846/http://www.olympic.org/news/baseball-softball-squash-and-wrestling-make-cut-for-ioc-session-vote-in-buenos-aires/199833 7 June 2013 dead Wrestling had been part of the Ancient Olympic Games and every Modern Olympic Games with the exception of the 1900 Paris Games, however in February 2013 it was dropped from the 2020 Olympic Program. Wrestling successfully campaigned at the 125th Session to be re-included in the 2020 program. The results of the vote on 8 September 2013 were: Election of the new sport for 2020https://www.olympic.org/news/wrestling-added-to-olympic-programme-for-2020-and-2024-games/208839 Wrestling added to Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024 Games Olympic.org IOC 8 September 2013 9 September 2013 11 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130911122207/http://www.olympic.org/news/wrestling-added-to-olympic-programme-for-2020-and-2024-games/208839 live SportRound 1 Wrestling 49 Baseball/softball 24 Squash 22 Baseball/softball Baseball was first included as a demonstration sport at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. It was again played as a demonstration sport at the Summer Olympics in 1912, 1936, 1956, 1964, 1984, and 1988. It was first included as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Baseball then featured at every Summer Olympic Games until the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where it made its last Olympic appearance. Softball was included at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. The governing bodies for baseball (International Baseball Federation) and softball (International Softball Federation) merged in 2013 to form the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The two sports each had a separate bid for joining the Olympic program.http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2013/04/14/new-world-baseball-softball-body-born-at-historic-/75492541-8081-452d-a203-df3523006093 New World Baseball Softball Body born at historic Tokyo Congress ibaf.org International Baseball Federation 14 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130610230013/http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2013/04/14/new-world-baseball-softball-body-born-at-historic-/75492541-8081-452d-a203-df3523006093 10 June 2013 dead Although Baseball and Softball were not successful in being included in the 2020 Olympic core program, in 2016 the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the WBSC successfully campaigned to have the two sports included in the 2020 Games as a one sport, two discipline event for a one-off appearance. Squash Squash is played in more than 185 countries and by millions of people worldwide.http://squash2020.com/world-squash-federation-welcomes-international-olympic-committee-sport-shortlist-decision-for-2020-games/ World Squash Federation Welcomes International Olympic Committee Sport Shortlist Decision for 2020 Games Squash2020.com 29 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130821091047/http://squash2020.com/world-squash-federation-welcomes-international-olympic-committee-sport-shortlist-decision-for-2020-games/ 21 August 2013 dead It has been played at various international sporting events, including the Pan American Games since 1995, and the All-Africa Games since 2003. Squash has also been played at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games since 1998. The sport is governed by the World Squash Federation. Wrestling Wrestling is practiced all around the world, officially in 177 countries, some of which participate in the Olympic Games in this sport alone. It was first introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC and was included in all the ancient Olympics from that date. Wrestling has featured at the modern Summer Games since the 1896 Olympics in Athens, and it has been a part of all modern Olympics except those in Paris in 1900. It was still included in the Olympic program at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Wrestling was initially dropped from the 2020 Olympic program; however, it was given the opportunity to be reselected for the 2020 and 2024 Games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/21427455 Wrestling to be dropped from 2020 Olympic Games BBC Sport 12 February 2013 9 September 2013 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701064236/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/21427455 live The sport is governed by United World Wrestling. See also List of IOC meetings 121st IOC Session 123rd IOC Session 127th IOC Session 2018 Summer Youth Olympics References 30em External links Official Website for 125th IOC Session 34.6058 S 58.3636 W source:wikidata title Category:2013 conferences Category:2013 in Argentine sport Category:2020 Summer Olympics bids Category:Sport in Buenos Aires Category:Organized events in Buenos Aires Category:IOC Presidential elections Category:International Olympic Committee sessions