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100th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board celebrated.

The 100th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) was celebrated on Sunday 18 October 2021. 

With the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in attendance, the IOC EB assembled for a ceremony at the Coubertin Grove, the place where the heart of the IOC’s founder, Pierre de Coubertin, is buried in Ancient Olympia.

Following the the IOC President's speech, the IOC President and the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, each planted an olive tree next to the Coubertin Grove.

To close the ceremony, the IOC President and the IOC Vice-Presidents laid a wreath in memory of Pierre de Coubertin.

Source: olympics.com

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