131st IOC Session
The 131st IOC Session took place between September 13 – September 16, 2017 at the Lima Convention Centre[1] in Lima, Peru. The host cities for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2028 Summer Olympics were elected during the 131st IOC Session on September 13, 2017.
Bidders
Lima, Peru, was selected as session host by the IOC general assembly over Helsinki, Finland, by 54 votes to 30.[2]
Host city elections
Two Olympic host city elections took place at the 131st IOC Session. The host cities of the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics were elected.
2024 Summer Olympics
The only candidate city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris, France, was elected during the 131st IOC Session. The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet were not eligible to vote in this host city election under the rules of the Olympic Charter.
- Candidate city
2024 Summer Olympics bidding results | ||||||
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City | Nation | Votes | ||||
Paris | France | Unanimous |
2028 Summer Olympics
The only candidate city for the 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles, United States, was elected during the 131st IOC Session. The three American IOC members, Anita DeFrantz, Angela Ruggiero and Larry Probst were not eligible to vote in this host city election under the rules of the Olympic Charter.
- Candidate city
2028 Summer Olympics bidding results | ||||||
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City | Nation | Votes | ||||
Los Angeles | United States | Unanimous |
134th IOC Session
Milan was elected as the host city of the 134th IOC Session in 2019. The 134th IOC Session also saw Milan win the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]
- Candidate city
134th IOC Session bidding results | ||||||
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City | Nation | Votes | ||||
Milan | Italy | Unanimous |
Election of the new IOC members
Eight new IOC members were elected at the session.[4]
The eight new members who were elected are:
- Baklai Temengil
- Kristin Kloster Aasen
- Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul
- Luis Mejía Oviedo
- Neven Iván Ilic Álvarez
- Khalid Muhammad Al Zubair
- Jean-Christophe Rolland
- Ingmar De Vos
Election of the new IOC Executive Board members
Two IOC members were elected to the IOC Executive Board at the session.
Denis Oswald and Nicole Hoevertsz were elected to the executive board. Anita DeFrantz was elected to a four-year term as a vice-president, succeeding John Coates, who concluded his term as a vice-president.
Ethics Commission
New members were appointed.[5]
References
- "130th IOC Session". Sportcal.
- "IOC selects Lima to host 130th session in 2017". Sportsnets. December 9, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- Longman, Jere (June 24, 2019). "Italy chosen to host 2026 Winter Olympics". NY times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD TO PROPOSE NINE NEW MEMBERS TO SESSION IN LIMA
- "Ban Ki-moon promises to improve accountability of IOC as members speak out on corruption allegations". InsideThe Games. 14 September 2017.