Lausanne, Switzerland, November 8, 2022: The President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, paid a courtesy call to the IOC President, Dr. Thomas Bach, at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday, November 8.
Tan Sri Dr. Norza, who was elected as the sixth President of OCM in 2018, is making his first courtesy call to the President of IOC. He was accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General of OCM, Ms. Moira Tan Siew See, and the General Manager of OCM, Mr. Fong Wan Hor.
The main objective of the courtesy call was to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the IOC and OCM.
Tan Sri Dr. Norza updated the IOC President on the new initiatives by the OCM for the Olympic Movement such as the inception of the Olympic Carnival in the month of June since 2018, the partnership with other NOCs in the celebration of the worldwide Olympic Day and the proposed construction of a new Olympic House, which will be a green and smart building with sustainable architecture in Kuala Lumpur.
The visit also included meetings with IOC Director General Christophe de Kepper and staff from Olympic Solidarity, as well as a tour of the Olympic Museum.
The IOC President was very impressed with the initiatives and the dynamic approach of Tan Sri Dr. Norza and assured the full support of the IOC and Olympic Solidarity to develop, promote and protect the Olympic Movement in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr. Norza congratulated the IOC, under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Bach, for the successful organisation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics despite the challenging circumstances of the pandemic.
“I have had fruitful discussions with the IOC President, Director General and several other senior personnel for the further enhancement of the Olympic Movement and values in Malaysia,” stated Tan Sri Dr. Norza.
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