The Olympic Congress is a vast gathering of the Olympic Movement, which happens on an irregular basis, but generally every ten years or so during the last few decades. The Congress is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 202 National Olympic Committees. ...

Olympic Congresses bring together representatives of all the parties that make up the Olympic Movement, namely the IOC, the National Olympic Committees, the International Sports Federations, the Olympic Games Organising Committees, the athletes, coaches, judges and the media, as well as other participants and observers. The role of the Congress is consultative.

Thirteenth Olympic Congress (2009) - Copenhagen

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has announced in 2005 that the next and thirteenth Olympic Congress is scheduled in 2009. The host city was elected on February 8, 2006 in Turin, Italy. Copenhagen, Denmark was chosen as the host of the XIIIth Olympic Congress defeating Cairo, Egypt by 59 votes to 40. With this result, still no Olympic Congress has ever taken place outside of Europe. Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942) is a Belgian orthopaedic surgeon and has been the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to February 26, 2006. ... Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...

The nine original candidate cities were: Athens (Greece), Busan (South Korea), Cairo (Egypt), Copenhagen (Denmark), Lausanne (Switzerland), Mexico City (Mexico), Riga (Latvia), Taipei (Republic of China) and Singapore. But Mexico City (Mexico) dropped out of the running in January 2006, followed by Lausanne a few days before the vote. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea, with a population of about 4 million, Busan is South Koreas second largest metropolis next to Seoul. ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Location within Switzerland Lausanne (, ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Riga (Latvian: RÄ«ga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′N 24°8′E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...

List of Olympic Congresses

1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bold textItalic textBold text // Headline text Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Location within Switzerland Lausanne (, ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Varna (Bulgarian: Варна) is the third largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 351,552(10. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Germany showing Baden-Baden Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ...

External links

• Nine candidate cities competing to host the 13th IOC Congress in 2009
• Copenhagen elected as host city for the 13th Olympic Congress in 2009
• The Olympic Congresses