The Mumbai meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is slated to take place from October 15 to 17, 2023, marking the return of the IOC session to India after 40 years. What precisely is an IOC session, then? Scroll down to read Everything About IOC Session, and Who Will Participate in the October 15-17 Mumbai Meeting in detail.
Everything About IOC Session
The top governing body of the Olympic movement is the IOC session. The approval or modification of the Olympic Charter, the election of IOC members and office holders, and the choice of the Olympic host city are among the major issues it debates and makes decisions on. For instance, the official announcement would be made at the Mumbai session if cricket had truly been selected for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
WHO WILL BE PART OF THE SESSION?
43 honorary members and 99 voting members make up the current IOC session. Mumbai is slated to host more than 600 of the world’s top athletes as well as media representatives from over 50 sports from over 100 different countries.
WHERE WILL THE SESSION BE HELD?
The event will take place in Mumbai’s cutting-edge Jio World Convention Centre. The JWC is the largest convention center in India and opened for business in early 2022. It is located in the hub of the city at the Bandra Kurla Complex. The opening ceremony will take place in the great theatre of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC). The session meeting will take place in the exhibition hall (pavilion).
This esteemed gathering is anticipated to mark the beginning of a new phase of interaction between the nation’s young people and the Olympic movement.
India is on the verge of becoming a global athletic force. This is after winning the most medals ever—seven—at the most recent Olympics in Tokyo. This included a first-ever individual Gold medal in track and field. They also recently returned from the Asian Games with the highest-ever medal haul.
The IOC session will provide access for foreign sponsors to more than a billion ardent Indian sports fans. Both at the amateur and professional levels.
