Mumbai to host 140th IOC Session in 2023

Mumbai to host 140th IOC Session in 2023

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Category : Sports Published on: February 22 2022

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  • The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) won the bid to host the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) next session in Mumbai in 2023.
  • The IOC Session is the general meeting of the Members of the IOC and is held at least once every year.
  • Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, IOC member Nita Ambani, IOA president Narinder Batra and sports minister Anurag Thakur presented India’s proposal for the hosting rights at this year’s IOC Session, the 139th edition, in Beijing.
  • Beijing is currently hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
  • The IOC Session 2023, returning to the country after 40 years, will be held in May or June at the state-of-the-art Jio World Centre in Mumbai. 
  • India last hosted an IOC Session in 1983 in New Delhi.
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