IOC revenue rises instead of falling Boxing and weightlifting misses 2028 Olympics

  Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held its 139th plenary session. The delegates listened to the reports of Samaranch Jr., chairman of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Coordination Committee, Oliver, the chairman of the Paris 2024 Coordination Committee, and the preliminary determination of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Competition item settings.

Beijing Winter Olympics highly praised

  The 2021 annual report of the IOC was officially announced at the meeting. According to the report, the revenue of the IOC in the 2017-2020 (2021) Olympic Games cycle continued to grow, that is, from $5.7 billion in the previous Olympic cycle (2013-2016) to the present. $7.6 billion for the Olympic cycle.

As a result, “the IOC was able to provide the Olympic Movement with the equivalent of more than $4.16 million per day in support for the Olympic Movement throughout the 2017-2020 (2021) Olympic cycle, compared to $3.4 million per day in the previous Olympic cycle.” In addition, a portion of the revenue is used to further assist the Olympic Movement in implementing all provisions of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5.

  After summarizing the achievements of the previous Olympic cycle, Samaranch, chairman of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Coordination Committee, spoke highly of and praised the excellent hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics. A preliminary summary has been prepared and the final summary report will be presented at the IOC plenary session in Mumbai in 2023.

In his speech, he believes that the organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics have completed an "excellent delivery" and that the Beijing Winter Olympics "may be the best Winter Olympics in the history of the Olympic movement."

  Oliver, chairman of the Paris 2024 Olympic Coordination Committee, revealed in his report that the preparations for the Paris Olympics have now entered the operational stage.

For the opening ceremony plans that are most concerned by the outside world, Oliver emphasized that the plans for the spectacular opening ceremony on the Seine continue to develop.

It is reported that the organizing committee will openly sell tickets for the Paris Olympics in early 2023.

  At the IOC meeting in February this year, 28 Olympic sports were initially identified, but weightlifting and boxing were not included.

According to the regulations of the IOC Executive Committee, in addition to the 28 projects that have been determined, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee has the opportunity to propose more new projects to enter the competition event sequence of this Olympic Games.

It is reported that the IOC Executive Committee will determine the list of competitions for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2023, and make a final decision on the competition projects, participation quota and competition format of the 2028 Olympic Games after the Paris Olympics in 2024.

  Guangzhou Daily All Media Reporter Bai Zhibiao