The International Olympic Committee on Saturday awarded India the right to host the IOC session in Mumbai next year.
Nita Ambani, the Indian representative on the committee, described it as “a significant development for the country’s Olympic aspiration”. India will host the session for the first time since 1983.
Mumbai received a historic 99 per cent of the votes in favour of its bid from the delegates participating in the process, with 75 members endorsing its candidature in the session held at Beijing.
An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC, comprising 101 voting members and 45 honorary members. It discusses and decides on the key activities of the global Olympics movement including adoption or amendment of the Olympic Charter, election of IOC members and office bearers and election of the host city of Olympics.
