Back from Hiatus

It has been nearly a year since my last post, but I will attempt a comeback blogging about the XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen October 3-5, 2009, which I will attend. The Congress is a gathering of the "Olympic Family," consisting of representatives of the IOC; National Olympic Committees; International Sport Federations; Olympic Host Cities; athletes, coaches, and officials; sponsors; and the media, and which is convened at periodic intervals to discuss issues facing the Olympic Movement. The first Olympic Congress, held in Paris in 1894, created the IOC and the Olympic Games, and the last Congress was held in 1994, also in Paris.

The theme for this year's Congress is "The Olympic Movement in Society," and the five subthemes are (1) the athletes, (2) the Olympic Games, (3) the structure of the Olympic Movement, (4) Olympism and youth, and (5) the digital revolution.

In conjunction with the Congress will be the 121st IOC Session, which is the organization's general assembly that meets at least once a year. At this year's Session, the IOC will determine which city -- Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, or Tokyo -- will host of the 2016 Olympic Games, and will also ratify the IOC Executive Board's recommendation to add golf and rugby to the program of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Which city do you think will win, and how excited are you about golf and rugby getting in the Olympics?