121st IOC Session 121st IOC Session 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. 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. The other candidates were Athens (Greece), Busan (South Korea), Cairo (Egypt), Riga (Latvia), Singapore (Singapore), Taipei (Chinese Taipei). Convened on the initiative of President Jacques Rogge, the
134th IOC Session take place in a country which has a candidate for Olympic Games which are awarded at the session. The host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be elected at the 134th IOC Session. Bids must be submitted to the IOC in 2018. The host city of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be elected at the 134th IOC Session. In addition to electing the host city of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the host city of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, ten new IOC members will also be elected during the session. 134th IOC Session The 134th IOC Session