This figure was given by the leaders of the Vietnam Sports Administration at the Press Conference for the second quarter of the year in Hanoi.

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has been proposed as the new Chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commission by the IOC Executive Board. This proposal will now be put for vote to the full membership at the OP session in Lima, Peru, in September. Under the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020, the Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission and all of its members are elected by the full IOC membership at the IOC session.

OLYMPIANS TOOK CENTRE STAGE ON MONDAY, AT THE START OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)’S SECOND COORDINATION COMMISSION VISIT TO BEIJING, AS THEY UPDATED THE COMMISSION ON PLANS FOR SOME OF THE BEIJING 2022 VENUES.

Speaking at a press conference, IOC President Thomas Bach highlighted that having the two great candidate cities of Los Angeles and Paris is a “golden opportunity” for the Olympic movement. He gave further details on the principle decision of the IOC Executive Board to put forward a proposal to the IOC session to award the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028 at the same time. The Executive Board has today called for an extraordinary IOC session to take place on 11 and 12 July in Lausanne to discuss this proposal.

THE IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN LAUSANNE ENDED TODAY WITH A NUMBER OF FAR-REACHING DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.