Download the detailed programme here.
At the IOC session 2 October 2009 Rio de Janeiro was elected to become host city of the Olympic Games in 2016.
See video from the press conference and presentations of the Candidate Cities (Olympic.org)October 1 to 2 2009: 121st IOC Session - part 1
October 1:
Opening Ceremony in the Copenhagen Opera House with HM Queen Margrethe as guest.
October 2:
The IOC elects the 2016 Olympic Games host. The Candidate Cities are Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.
October 3 to 5 2009: 13th Olympic Congress
From October 3 to 5 the XIII Olympic Congress is under way. The participants at the XIII Olympic Congress discussed the five sub themes that covered the main theme:
The Olympic Movement in Society.
See the 66 recommendations of the Olympic congress
The sub themes:
Theme 1: The athletes
- Relationship between the athletes, the clubs, federations and the NOC's
- Health protection in training and competition
- The social and professional life of athletes during and after elite competition
Theme 2: The Olympic Games
- How to keep the Games as a premier event?
- The Olympic values
- Universality and developing countries
Theme 3: The structure of the Olympic Movement
- The autonomy of the Olympic Movement
- Good governance and ethics
- The relationships between the Olympic Movement and its stakeholders
Theme 4: Olympism and Youth
- Moving towards an active society
- Is competitive sport still appealing?
- Youth sports events
Theme 5: The digital revolution
- A new management of sports rights
- How to increase the size of the sports audience?
- Communication with stakeholders in the digital age
October 7 to 9 2009: 121st IOC Session - part 2
The second part of the Session will see elections for the IOC
- Election of IOC President
- Election of IOC members
- Election of new sports. The IOC is deciding if golf and rugby are the new sports on the Olympic programme from 2016 and ahead.
- At the end of the 121st IOC Session and XIII Olympic Congress, there will be a grand Closing Reception - 'See you in Denmark' - on October 9 2009 in Tivoli Garden.