CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India won the bid after 75 members voted in favour of Mumbai while one voted against it. The IOC Session 2023, returning to the country after 40 years, will be held in May or June at the state-of-the-art Jio World Centre in Mumbai. India last hosted an IOC Session in 1983 in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mumbai, India, will host the IOC Session in 2023. This decision was taken by the IOC Members today during the 139th Session in Beijing. The IOC Session will go back to India 40 years after its 86th edition, which took place in New Delhi in 1983.

Detailed explanation-3: -Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. From 17 to 25 June 2023, the Special Olympics World Games will take place in Berlin – the first time that Germany will host the Games!

Detailed explanation-4: -The 140th IOC Session is an upcoming IOC Session to be held in Mumbai, India in 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mumbai has been named as the host of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in 2023, as Indian officials outlined their long-term target to host a future edition of the Olympic Games to the organisation. The Indian city originally submitted its interest in hosting the IOC Session back in June 2019.