134th IOC Session

IOC session in Lausanne, Switzerland, 24-26 June 2019 The 134th IOC Session was the IOC Session which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 June 2019.Livingstone Robert Lausanne To Host Vote For Winning 2026 Winter Olympic Bid Instead of Milan After Italy Enters Race https://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/2026-olympic-bid-news/lausanne-to-host-vote-for-winning-2026-winter-olympic-bid-instead-of-milan-after-italy-enters-race/ GamesBids.com 20 September 2018 21 September 2018 Bidders Milan, Italy, was the sole bidder to host the 134th IOC Session and was elected in a unanimous vote at the 131st IOC Session in Lima in September 2017.https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-elects-milan-as-host-of-the-ioc-session-in-2019 IOC elects Milan as host of the IOC Session in 2019 15 September 2017 IOC However, in 2018 there was a late Italian bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo (which hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics).https://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/2026-olympic-bid-news/italy-could-launch-last-minute-2026-olympic-winter-games-bid/ Italy Could Launch Last-Minute 2026 Olympic Winter Games Bid Robert Livingstone 13 March 2018 GamesBids.com The Olympic Charter does not allow a session to take place in a country that has a candidate for the Olympic Games awarded at the session. Consequently, the IOC session was moved to the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne. 2026 Winter Olympics host city election The host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics was elected at the 134th IOC Session. Bids were submitted to the IOC in 2018. Votes results 2026 Winter Olympics bidding results City Nation VotesMilan–Cortina d'Ampezzo47Stockholm–Åre34 New IOC headquarters inauguration The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially inaugurated its new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 23 June during the celebration of Olympic Day. In 2019 this symbolic day marks the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC. Election of new IOC members Ten new IOC members were elected at the session.https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-executive-board-proposes-10-new-members-for-election-to-the-ioc-session IOC Executive Board proposes 10 new members for election to the IOC Session 22 May 2019 IOChttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/ioc-eyes-10-new-board-members-but-omits-sebastian-coe-and-gianni-infantino/articleshow/69455105.cms IOC eyes 10 new board members but omits Sebastian Coe and Gianni Infantino 23 May 2019 AFP Agence France-Presse The Times of India The new members are: Cameroon Odette Assembe-Engoulou – Cameroon Cape Verde Filomena Fortes – President of Cape Verde Olympic Committee Lesotho Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo – President of Lesotho National Olympic Committee Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam – Ivory Coast Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla – Costa Rica Indonesia Erick Thohir – President of Indonesian Olympic Committee Greece Spyros Capralos – President of Greek Olympic Committee Algeria Mustapha Berraf – President of Algerian Olympic Committee and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa India Narinder Dhruv Batra – President of Indian Olympic Association South Korea Kee Heung Lee – President of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee References Category:International Olympic Committee sessions Category:2019 in Swiss sport Category:Sport in Lausanne Category:2026 Winter Olympics bids Category:2019 conferences Category:Organised events in Lausanne Category:21st century in Lausanne Category:June 2019 sports events in Switzerland