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
Olympic House sports. On 11 July 2005, Jacques Rogge, The Chairman of International Olympic Committee, and Timothy Fok, the Chairman of Olympic Committee held the Olympic House Opening Ceremony. The IOC has permitted the use of the official emblem of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Olympic Games. This event means that Hong Kong will host the equestrian events at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin and be one of the Olympic Cities in the world. Olympic House The Hong Kong Olympic House (), originally named Sports House (). The House is in the Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon