India to host International Olympic Committee annual session in 2023 after 40 years

Updated : Feb 19, 2022 16:25
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After 40 years, India will host the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session as Mumbai received a historic 99 percent of the votes in favour of its bid.

An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the International Olympic Committee, comprising 101 voting members and 45 honorary members.

Nita Ambani, India's first woman IOC member, said that this will be a significant development for India's Olympic aspiration and will herald the start of a new era for Indian sport.

An IOC session discusses and decides on the key activities of the global Olympics movement including adoption or amendment of the Olympic Charter, the election of IOC members and office bearers and election of the host city of Olympics.

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