List of IOC meetings

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This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings.

The Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Olympic Congresses

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1stParis  France1894
2ndLe Havre  France1897
3rdBrussels  Belgium1905
4thParis  France1906
5thLausanne   Switzerland1913
6thParis  France1914
7thLausanne   Switzerland1921
8thPrague  Czechoslovakia1925
9thBerlin  Germany1930
10thVarna  Bulgaria1973
11thBaden-Baden  West Germany1981
12thParis  France1994
13thCopenhagen  Denmark2009

IOC Sessions

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There has been a session during all Olympic Games except the 1900, 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics.

  Session voting for president
  Session voting for Olympic host
  Session voting for president and Olympic host
SessionYearHost cityOlympic occasionActivitiesRef
1st1894 Paris, France I Olympic CongressAthens of Greece was selected as the host for the Games of the I Olympiad.
Paris of France was selected as the host for the Games of the II Olympiad.
[1]
2nd1896 Athens, Greece Games of the I OlympiadThe French Pierre de Coubertin was elected as the second President of the International Olympic Committee.
3rd1897 Le Havre, France II Olympic Congress
4th1901 Paris, FranceSeparate occasionsChicago of United States was selected as the host for the Games of the III Olympiad. These games would later be moved to St. Louis.[1]
5th1903 Paris, France[2]
6th1904 London, Great BritainRome of Italy was selected as the host for the Games of the IV Olympiad.[1][2]
7th1905 Brussels, Belgium III Olympic Congress
8th1906 Athens, GreeceSeparate occasions
9th1907 The Hague, NetherlandsDe Coubertin was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the third term.
10th1909 Berlin, GermanyStockholm of Sweden was selected as the host for the Games of the V Olympiad.[1][2]
11th1910 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
12th1911 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
13th1912 Basel, Switzerland
14th1912 Stockholm, Sweden Games of the V OlympiadBerlin of Germany was selected as the host for the Games of the VI Olympiad, later were cancelled due to World War I.[1]
15th1913 Lausanne, Switzerland V Olympic Congress
16th1914 Paris, France VI Olympic Congress
All international Olympic business was suspended from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I.
17th1919 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsAntwerp of Belgium was selected as the host for the Games of the VII Olympiad.[1]
18th1920 Antwerp, Belgium Games of the VII Olympiad
19th1921 Lausanne, Switzerland VII Olympic CongressChamonix of France was selected as the host for the I Olympic Winter Games.
Paris of France was selected as the host for the Games of the VIII Olympiad.
Amsterdam of the Netherlands was selected as the host for the Games of the IX Olympiad.
[1]
20th1922 Paris, FranceSeparate occasions
21st1923 Rome, ItalyLos Angeles of the United States was selected as the host for the Games of the X Olympiad.[1]
22nd1924 Paris, France Games of the VIII Olympiad
23rd1925 Prague, Czechoslovakia VIII Olympic CongressThe Belgian Henri de Baillet-Latour was elected as the third President of the International Olympic Committee.
24th1926 Lisbon, PortugalSeparate occasionsSt. Moritz of Switzerland was selected as the host for the II Olympic Winter Games.[1]
25th1927 Monte Carlo, Monaco
26th1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands Games of the IX Olympiad
27th1929 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsLake Placid of the United States was selected as the host for the III Olympic Winter Games.[1]
28th1930 Berlin, Germany IX Olympic Congress
29th1931 Barcelona, SpainSeparate occasionsBerlin of Germany was selected as the host for the Games of the XI Olympiad.[1]
30th1932 Los Angeles, United States Games of the X Olympiad
31st1933 Vienna, AustriaSeparate occasionsGarmisch-Partenkirchen of Germany was selected as the host for the IV Olympic Winter Games.
De Baillet-Latour was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the second term.
[1]
32nd1934 Athens, Greece
33rd1935 Oslo, Norway
34th1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany IV Olympic Winter Games
35th1936 Berlin, Germany Games of the XI OlympiadTokyo of Japan was selected as the host for the Games of the XII Olympiad.[1]
36th1937 Warsaw, PolandSeparate occasionsSapporo of Japan was selected as the host for the 1940 Winter Olympics.[1]
37th1938 Cairo, Egypt
38th1939 London, Great BritainGarmisch-Partenkirchen of Germany was selected as the host for the 1940 Winter Olympics.
Cortina d'Ampezzo of Italy was selected as the host for the 1944 Winter Olympics.
London of Great Britain was selected as the host for the Games of the XIII Olympiad, later were cancelled due to World War II.
[1]
All international Olympic business was suspended from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II.
39th1946 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsSt. Moritz of Switzerland was selected as the host for the V Olympic Winter Games.
London of Great Britain was selected as the host for the Games of the XIV Olympiad.
The Swedish Sigfrid Edström was elected as the fourth President of the International Olympic Committee.
[1]
40th1947 Stockholm, SwedenOslo of Norway was selected as the host for the VI Olympic Winter Games.
Helsinki of Finland was selected as the host for the Games of the XV Olympiad.
[1]
41st1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland V Olympic Winter Games
42nd1948 London, Great Britain Games of the XIV Olympiad
43rd1949 Rome, ItalySeparate occasionsCortina d'Ampezzo of Italy was selected as the host for the VII Olympic Winter Games.
Melbourne of Australia was selected as the host for the Games of the XVI Olympiad.
[1]
44th1950 Copenhagen, Denmark
45th1951 Vienna, Austria[2]
46th1952 Oslo, Norway VI Olympic Winter Games
47th1952 Helsinki, Finland Games of the XV OlympiadThe American Avery Brundage was elected as the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee.[3]
48th1953 Mexico City, MexicoSeparate occasions
49th1954 Athens, Greece
50th1955 Paris, FranceSquaw Valley of the United States was selected as the host for the VIII Olympic Winter Games.
Rome of Italy was selected as the host for the Games of the XVII Olympiad.
[1]
51st1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy VII Olympic Winter Games
52nd1956 Melbourne, Australia Games of the XVI Olympiad
53rd1957 Sofia, BulgariaSeparate occasions
54th1958 Tokyo, JapanIn this meeting, the Olympic Hymn by Spyridon Samaras was declared the official anthem of the Games and the IOC.
55th1959 Munich, West GermanyInnsbruck of Austria was selected as the host for the IX Olympic Winter Games.
Tokyo of Japan was selected as the host for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad.
Luge had been added to the Olympic programme in 1964.
[1][4]
56th1960 Squaw Valley, United States VIII Olympic Winter Games
57th1960 Rome, Italy Games of the XVII OlympiadBrundage was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the second term.
58th1961 Athens, GreeceSeparate occasions
59th1962 Moscow, Soviet Union
60th1963 Baden-Baden, West GermanyMexico City of Mexico was selected as the host for the Games of the XIX Olympiad.[1]
61st1964 Innsbruck, Austria IX Olympic Winter GamesGrenoble of France was selected as the host for the X Olympic Winter Games.[1]
62nd1964 Tokyo, Japan Games of the XVIII OlympiadBrundage was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the third term.
63rd1965 Madrid, SpainSeparate occasions
64th1966 Rome, ItalySapporo of Japan was selected as the host for the XI Olympic Winter Games.
Munich of West Germany was selected as the host for the Games of the XX Olympiad.
[1]
65th1967 Tehran, Iran
66th1968 Grenoble, France X Olympic Winter Games
67th1968 Mexico City, Mexico Games of the XIX OlympiadBrundage was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the fourth term.
68th1969 Warsaw, PolandSeparate occasions
69th1970 Amsterdam, NetherlandsDenver of the United States was selected as the host for the XII Olympic Winter Games, later withdrew and replaced by Innsbruck.
Montreal of Canada was selected as the host for the Games of the XXI Olympiad.
[1][5]
70th1970 Amsterdam, Netherlands
71st1971 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg[5]
72nd1972 Sapporo, Japan XI Olympic Winter Games
73rd1972 Munich, West Germany Games of the XX OlympiadThe Irish Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin was elected as the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee.[6]
74th1973 Sofia, Bulgaria X Olympic Congress
75th1974 Vienna, AustriaSeparate occasionsLake Placid of the United States was selected as the host for the XIII Olympic Winter Games.
Moscow of the Soviet Union was selected as the host for the Games of the XXII Olympiad.
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76th1975 Lausanne, Switzerland
77th1976 Innsbruck, Austria XII Olympic Winter Games
78th1976 Montreal, Canada Games of the XXI Olympiad
79th1977 Prague, CzechoslovakiaSeparate occasions
80th1978 Athens, GreeceSarajevo of Yugoslavia was selected as the host for the XIV Olympic Winter Games.
Los Angeles of the United States was selected as the host for the Games of the XXIII Olympiad.
[1]
81st1979 Montevideo, Uruguay
82nd1980 Lake Placid, United States XIII Olympic Winter Games
83rd1980 Moscow, Soviet Union Games of the XXII OlympiadThe Spanish Juan Antonio Samaranch was elected as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee.[7]
84th1981 Baden-Baden, West Germany XI Olympic CongressCalgary of Canada was selected as the host for the XV Olympic Winter Games.
Seoul of South Korea was selected as the host for the Games of the XXIV Olympiad.
Tennis had been readmitted to the Olympic programme in 1988.
[1][4]
85th1982 Rome, ItalySeparate occasions
86th1983 New Delhi, India
87th1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia XIV Olympic Winter Games
88th1984 Los Angeles, United States Games of the XXIII Olympiad
89th1984 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasions
90th1985 East Berlin, East Germany
91st1986 Lausanne, SwitzerlandAlbertville of France was selected as the host for the XVI Olympic Winter Games.
Barcelona of Spain was selected as the host for the Games of the XXV Olympiad.
Separating Summer and Winter games in alternating even-years beginning from 1994 was approved.
[1][8]
92nd1987 Istanbul, Turkey
93rd1988 Calgary, Canada XV Olympic Winter Games
94th1988 Seoul, South Korea Games of the XXIV OlympiadLillehammer of Norway was selected as the host for the XVII Olympic Winter Games.[8]
95th1989 San Juan, Puerto RicoSeparate occasionsSamaranch was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the second term.
Demonstration sports were removed from the Olympic programme beginning from 1994
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96th1990 Tokyo, JapanAtlanta of the United States was selected as the host for the Games of the XXVI Olympiad.[8]
97th1991 Birmingham, Great BritainNagano of Japan was selected as the host for the XVIII Olympic Winter Games.
Curling and snowboarding had been added to the Olympic programme in 1998.
[4][8]
98th1992 Albertville, France XVI Olympic Winter Games
99th1992 Barcelona, Spain Games of the XXV Olympiad
100th1993 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasions
101st1993 Monte Carlo, MonacoSydney of Australia was selected as the host for the Games of the XXVII Olympiad.
Samaranch was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the third term.
Beach Volleyball had been added to the Olympic programme in 1996.
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102nd1994 Lillehammer, Norway XVII Olympic Winter Games
103rd1994 Paris, France XII Olympic Congress
104th1995 Budapest, HungarySeparate occasionsSalt Lake City of the United States was selected as the host for the XIX Olympic Winter Games.[8]
105th1996 Atlanta, United States Games of the XXVI Olympiad
106th1997 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsAthens of Greece was selected as the host for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad.
Samaranch was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the fourth term.
[8]
107th1998 Nagano, Japan XVIII Olympic Winter Games
108th1999 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasions
109th1999 Seoul, South KoreaTurin of Italy was selected as the host for the XX Olympic Winter Games.[8]
110th1999 Lausanne, Switzerland
111th2000 Sydney, Australia Games of the XXVII Olympiad
112th2001 Moscow, RussiaSeparate occasionsBeijing of (the People's Republic of) China was selected as the host for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
The Belgian Jacques Rogge was elected as the eight President of the International Olympic Committee.
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113th2002 Salt Lake City, United States XIX Olympic Winter Games
114th2002 Mexico City, MexicoSeparate occasions
115th2003 Prague, Czech RepublicVancouver of Canada was selected as the host for the XXI Olympic Winter Games.[8]
116th2004 Athens, Greece Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
117th2005  SingaporeSeparate occasionsLondon of Great Britain was selected as the host for the Games of the XXX Olympiad.
Baseball and softball had been removed from the Olympic programme in 2012.
118th2006 Turin, Italy XX Olympic Winter Games
119th2007 Guatemala City, GuatemalaSeparate occasionsSochi in Russian Federation was selected as the host for the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
The Youth Olympic Games was created as the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
120th2008 Beijing, China Games of the XXIX Olympiad
121st2009 Copenhagen, Denmark XIII Olympic CongressRio de Janeiro in Brazil was selected as the host city for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.
Rogge was re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for the second term.
Golf and rugby had been readmitted to the Olympic programme in 2016.
122nd2010 Vancouver, Canada XXI Olympic Winter GamesNanjing of (People's Republic of) China was selected as the host for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games.
123rd2011 Durban, South AfricaSeparate occasionsPyeongchang County in South Korea was selected as the host for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games.
124th2012 London, Great Britain Games of the XXX Olympiad
Ext2013 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsBuenos Aires in Argentina was selected as the host for the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games.
125th2013 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTokyo in Japan was selected as the host for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
The German Thomas Bach was elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee.
Wrestling had been selected to the Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024.
126th2014 Sochi, Russia XXII Olympic Winter GamesOlympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement initiated by Thomas Bach, had been discussed.[12]
127th2014 Monte Carlo, MonacoSeparate occasionsThe Extraordinary Session was hosted by IOC member Albert II, Prince of Monaco.
The International Olympic Committee discussed Bach's Olympic Agenda 2020.
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128th2015 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBeijing in China (People's Republic of) was selected as the host for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games.
Lausanne in Switzerland was selected as the host for the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games.
129th2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Games of the XXXI OlympiadFive optional sports, including baseball/softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing, skateboarding, for 2020 Summer Olympics were approved.[14]
130th2017 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsJoint-awarding of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad was approved.
Bidding process for XXV Olympic Winter Games was approved.
131st2017 Lima, PeruParis of France was selected as the host for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
Los Angeles of the United States was selected as the host for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad.
132nd2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea XXIII Olympic Winter GamesThe year of the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games was reverted from 2023 to 2022.
The IOC suggested an African city should be host the Summer Youth Olympic Games.
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133rd2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Summer Youth Olympic GamesDakar of Senegal was selected as the host for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games, originally scheduled in 2022, later postponed to 2026 due to operational and economical consequences caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
134th2019 Lausanne, SwitzerlandSeparate occasionsThe joint bid from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo of Italy was selected as the hosts for the XXV Olympic Winter Games.[17]
135th2020 Lausanne, Switzerland 3rd Winter Youth Olympic GamesGangwon Province of South Korea was selected as the host for the 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games.
136th2020

Lausanne, Switzerland (IOC executive board) and virtually meetings

Separate occasionsThe postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021 and the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games from 2022 to 2026 was approved. Originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while some IOC executives were working in Lausanne, other work were held virtually.
137th2021

Athens,Greece (IOC executive board) and virtual meetings

Officially opened in a live event in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, which originally had been awarded the Session. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of the works were held virtually.
Bach is re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee for a second term.
The International Olympic Committee discussed Bach's Olympic Agenda 2020+5.
138th2021 Tokyo, Japan Games of the XXXII OlympiadBrisbane of Australia was selected as the host for the Games of the XXXV Olympiad.
An optional sport proposed for the 2026 Winter Olympics, ski mountaineering, was approved.
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139th2022 Beijing, China XXIV Olympic Winter GamesReview of the resounding success of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, study of the post-Games use of permanent and temporary Olympic venues released, and a Human Rights Strategic Framework established.[19][20][21][22]
140th2023 Lausanne, Switzerland with some virtual meetings Separate occasionsExtraordinary Session; The IOC's executive board voted to have the International Boxing Association lose its status as the sport's international governing body.[23]
141st2023 Mumbai, IndiaFive optional sports, including baseball/softball, lacrosse, flag football, cricket and squash, for 2028 Summer Olympics were approved.[24]
142nd2024 Paris, France Games of the XXXIII OlympiadThe hosts of the XXVI Olympic Winter Games (expected to be French Alps) and the XXVII Olympic Winter Games (expected to be Salt Lake City) are to be selected.[25]
143rd2025 Athens, GreeceSeparate occasionsTenth President of the International Olympic Committee to be elected.
144th2026 Milan, Italy XXV Olympic Winter Games
145th2027TBASeparate occasions
146th2028 Los Angeles, United States Games of the XXXIV Olympiad
147th2029TBASeparate occasions
148th2030TBAXXVI Olympic Winter Games
149th2031TBASeparate occasions
150th2032 Brisbane, Australia Games of the XXXV Olympiad

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Notes and references

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  21. ^ "IOC takes next steps in establishment of Human Rights Strategic Framework". olympics.com. 20 May 2022.
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