Lausanne Summit
Social legacy will be the focus when the Union of Olympic Cities gathers for its 5th Lausanne Summit.
Around the Rings will be on the scene at Lausanne Palace for the invitation-only affair, scheduled for Sunday through Tuesday.
Among the speakers are IOC Olympic Games executive director Gilbert Felli, Richmond Olympic Oval CEO George Duncan, London 2012 head of education Nick Fuller, TAFISA secretary general Wolfgang Baumann and more.
Click here for the complete program.
Evaluation of 2019 Asian Games Bids
A three-member evaluation commission from the Olympic Council of Asia will this week visit the three cities bidding to host the 2019 Asian Games.
Led by OCA vice president Syed Arif Hasan, head of the Pakistan Olympic Association, the inspectors will visit Indonesia (Surabaya), Vietnam (Hanoi) and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) from Oct. 1 to 9.
Hasan will be joined by Vinod Tiwari, the OCA’s director of international and NOC relations, and Mohammad Tayyab Ikram, a member of the OCA Coordination Committee and OCA Athletes Committee.
During their visits, the evaluation team will meet with government officials as well as NOC and city representatives. They will also tour the venues proposed for use in the 2019 Games.
The 31st OCA General Assembly in Macau, China, will select the host city for the 18th Asian Games on Nov. 8.
Written by Mark Bisson and Matthew Grayson
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