Election of eight new members takes IOC’s total strength to 107

“This is in keeping with the IOC’s ambition to lead by example and increase female representation in governance structures,” the IOC said in a statement. Following a vote, the session elected Israel’s Yael Arad, Hungarian Balazs Furjes and Peru’s Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta as independent IOC members

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