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Mumbai, Feb 19: India earned the privilege to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unchallenged campaign during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China.
The Indian delegation, which included Abhinav Bindra, the country’s first individual Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008, shooting), IOC Member Nita Ambani, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, presented the award to IOC members during the 139th IOC Session, which is taking place concurrently with the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
A historic moment as the International Olympic Committee Session is coming to India in 2023! Indian sport has made giant strides in recent yrs. Excited and proud to have been a part of the Indian delegation for this landmark occasion: Union Sports Min Anurag Thakur
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— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2022
It is truly an honour to lead the Indian delegation today and share our passion and our ambition for hosting such a prestigious Olympic event. This will be the first IOC session in India in 40 yrs. India's next generation is brimming with a billion hopes: Nita Ambani, IOC member pic.twitter.com/q9w7ujEwZ0
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2022
This will be India’s second IOC session. The country’s last IOC session was held in New Delhi in 1983.
The IOC session is the annual general gathering of the IOC’s members. It is the IOC’s highest decision-making body, and its decisions are definitive. Extraordinary Sessions may be summoned by the President or at the written request of at least one-third of the Members. Ordinary Sessions are held once a year.
There are 101 members of the IOC that have voting rights. There are further 45 honorary members and one honorary member who are not eligible to vote. Senior Representatives (President and Secretary-General) from more than 50 International Sports Federations (summer and winter sports disciplines) attend the IOC session in addition to the members.
