133rd IOC Session
The 133rd IOC Session was an IOC Session held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 8 October 2018, during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. This was the second IOC Session held in Buenos Aires after the 125th IOC Session. The Candidature Phase for 2026 Winter Olympics was opened and the host of the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics for of its kind Olympics in Africa for the first time ever: Dakar, Senegal was announced at this IOC Session.[1][2]
Before the session the Olympism in Action Forum was held in the city.
The session took place at the Buenos Aires Hilton in Buenos Aires.
Votes results
| 2022 Youth Olympic Games bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Votes | ||||
| Dakar |  Senegal |
Unanimous | ||||
The Senegal President Macky Sall and Dakar Mayor Soham El Wardini were present at the session.
Election of the new IOC members
Nine new IOC members were elected at the session.[3]
The nine new members are:
Samira Asghari
Daina Gudzineviciute
Giovanni Malagò (as of January 1, 2019)
Camilo Perez López Moreira
Felicite Rwemarika
William Blick
Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck
Andrew Parsons
Morinari Watanabe
References
- "IOC targets African cities to host 2022 Youth Olympics | IOL Sport". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Dakar leading contender to host 2022 Summer Youth Olympics as African host approved". 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- Parsons and Watanabe among nine new members proposed by IOC but no place for Coe or Infantino
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