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September 30, 2009
The world's two largest economic powers are sending their heads of states to Copenhagen and to the IOC session. First out was Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who wanted to be in Copenhagen to support Tokyo´s Olympic bid. Not more than one day later the U.S. President Obama announced that he would also go to Copenhagen.
For the first time in the Olympic history a U.S. President will attend before the International Olympic Committee. President Obama will arrive on Friday, the 2nd of October 2009 to support Chicago´s Olympic Bid for 2016.
The other contenders to host the Olympic Games in 2016 are Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.
The following day, October 3, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will open the XIII Olympic Congress. For IOC President Jacques Rogge, the presence of Mr Ban in Copenhagen strengthens the partnership between the two organizations. “It’s a strong commitment to the recognition of the increasingly important role of sport in the implementation of internationally agreed development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals. In the global community of the 21st century, the Olympic Movement is more accountable to the whole of society than ever before, and it must be sure of its place in all regions of the world. This is why the participation of the United Nations in its Congress, placed under the main theme of ‘the Olympic Movement in Society’, is invaluable.”
The Congress will be held under the theme of “the Olympic Movement in Society”. Participants will discuss the current status of the Olympic Movement and projections into the future around five main themes: Theme 1 “The Athletes”, Theme 2 “The Olympic Games”, Theme 3 “The Structure of the Olympic Movement”, Theme 4 “Olympism and Youth” and Theme 5 “The Digital revolution”.
Hosts for the event are the Danish National Olympic Committee and the Sports Confederation of Denmark.
Official web site of the event: www.2009olympiccongress.com.
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