Lausanne, Switzerland, has won its bid to host the 6-day SportAccord Convention 2016.
The event, which took place in Sochi, Russia in 2015, will be held between 17 and 22 April 2016 at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne.
Held in a different city every year, the annual SportAccord Convention is a unique opportunity for key decision-makers from sport and industry to meet, network, and strategically shape global, regional and national agendas. The Convention is host to annual general meetings of governing bodies and will also welcome a delegation from the International Olympic Committee.
SportAccord, a not-for-profit organisation, is focused on driving positive change internationally in the development of sport and is dedicated to engaging and connecting rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and businesses.
With a large number of sports organisations based in Lausanne and the surrounding region of the Canton of Vaud, including many international sport federations, the city is an idyllic location for the event. On hearing the news, Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: “What better place could the SportAccord Convention have chosen to hold its annual event than Lausanne, a city which is made for sport. For a century now, Lausanne has been the IOC’s home. More than 50 international sports federations and sports organisations have also found in Lausanne the ideal setting to develop and strengthen the place of sport in society.”
