The 131st IOC Session took place between 13–16 September 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 13 September 2017.

The official banner of the 131st IOC Session.

Bidders

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At the 127th IOC Session in 2014, Lima, Peru, was selected as session host by the IOC general assembly over Helsinki, Finland, by 54 votes to 30.[2]

Host city elections

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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

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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
City Nation Votes
Paris   France Unanimous

2028 Summer Olympics

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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
City Nation Votes
Los Angeles   United States Unanimous

134th IOC Session

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Milan was elected as the host city of the 134th IOC Session in 2019. The 134th IOC Session would decide the host city for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan eventually decided to bid along with Cortina D'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics against Lausanne, Switzerland. Milan and Cortina, won the rights to host the 2026 Winter Games at the 134th Session in 2019.[3]

Candidate city
134th IOC Session bidding results
City Nation Votes
Milan   Italy Unanimous

Election of the new IOC members

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Eight new IOC members were elected at the session.[4]

The eight new members who were elected are:

Election of the new IOC Executive Board members

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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

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New members were appointed.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "130th IOC Session". Sportcal. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ "IOC selects Lima to host 130th session in 2017". Sportsnets. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ Longman, Jere (24 June 2019). "Italy chosen to host 2026 Winter Olympics". The New York Times. NY times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD TO PROPOSE NINE NEW MEMBERS TO SESSION IN LIMA
  5. ^ "Ban Ki-moon promises to improve accountability of IOC as members speak out on corruption allegations". InsideThe Games. 14 September 2017.