The 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session was held on October 1–9, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, during which Rio de Janeiro was selected as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] The city of Copenhagen was chosen on February 8, 2006 by the 118th IOC Session held in Turin, Italy to stage the 13th Olympic Congress, together with the meetings of the Executive Board and the 121st IOC Session.[1] The other candidates were Athens (Greece), Busan (South Korea), Cairo (Egypt), Riga (Latvia), Singapore (Singapore), Taipei (Chinese Taipei).[1] Convened on the initiative of President Jacques Rogge, the 13th Olympic Congress brought together all the constituent parties of the Olympic Movement to study and discuss the current functioning of the Movement and define the main development axes for the future.[1]
The programme for the meeting was:[2]
October 1–2: Part I of the IOC Session. The 2016 host city was announced on October 2: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
October 3–5: The Olympic Congress.
October 7–9: Part II of the IOC Session. Elections for IOC President and IOC Members were held, as well as the final vote on the potential inclusion of golf and rugby sevens in the 2016 Games. Both sports were approved for the 2016 programme.
The Bella Center was the location used for the IOC Session & Olympic Congress
^ abcdCopenhagen elected as host city for the 13th Olympic Congress in 2009, Turin, Italy: International Olympic Committee, February 8, 2006, retrieved February 18, 2009
^"Programme for the 121st IOC Session and XIII Olympic Congress" (Press release). National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
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