World Union of Olympic Cities

Goals & Members

The World Union of Olympic Cities was created by the City of Athens, host of the first Olympic Games and those of the XXVIII Olympiad, and the City of Lausanne, Olympic Capital and host of the 6^th Youth Olympic Games.

The active members and associate members are cities – in the sense of public entities – that have already organised, have been elected host cities or selected as candidates to host the Olympic Games or the Youth Olympic Games. Cities that have hosted one or several events of the Olympic Games or the Youth Olympic Games can also be admitted as active members.

The goals of the World Union of Olympic Cities are to:

• facilitate an effective dialogue between former and future host cities, to ensure the continued positive impact of the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games and their related sport, cultural and educational initiatives
• support former Olympic host cities by discussing ideas and initiatives that can be implemented in order to maintain positive and sustainable Olympic legacies, and to promote sports and healthy lifestyles
• collaborate together in order to create a better life for future generations through the transmission of Olympic values and ideals from generation to generation
• display the educative nature of the Olympic Movement
• implement cultural activities relating to the functioning of Olympic institutions
• promote the support of cities to Olympic initiatives regarding integrated efforts in favor of peace
• support the cities with Olympic initiatives regarding integrated efforts in favor of sustainable development
• guarantee the transparency and efficiency of the association

Active members

• Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  Antwerp (Belgium)
  Athens (Greece)
  Atlanta (United States)
  Barcelona (Spain)
  Beijing (China)
  Berlin (Germany)
  Brisbane (Australia)
  Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  Calgary (Canada)
  Chamonix (France)
  Chamrousse (France)
  Dakar (Senegal)
  Gangneung (South Korea)
  Gold Coast (Australia)
  Innsbruck (Austria)
  Jeongseon (South Korea)
  Kiel (Germany)
  Lake Placid (United States)
  Lausanne (Switzerland)
  Lillehammer (Norway)
  London (United Kingdom)
  Los Angeles (United States)
  Mexico City (Mexico)
  Montréal (Canada)
  Moscow (Russia) – suspended
  Munich (Germany)
  Nagano (Japan)
  Nanjing (China)
  Paris (France)
  PyeongChang (South Korea)
  Qingdao (China)
  Qinhuangdao (China)
  Quebec City (Canada)
  Reno Tahoe (United States)
  Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  Saint-Denis (France)
  Salt Lake City (United States)
  Sapporo (Japan)
  Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  Seoul (South Korea)
  Singapore (Singapore)
  Sochi (Russia) – suspended
  St. Louis (United States)
  St. Moritz (Switzerland)
  Stockholm (Sweden)
  The Sunshine Coast (Australia)
  Tokyo (Japan)

Associate members

Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Affiliate members

– Organisations responsible for the Olympic legacy

Agence Nationale Du Sport (France)
“Altair” Association – Sarajevo Olympic Week (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
City of London Corporation (United Kingdom)
Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis (France)
Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (Republic of Korea)
Lausanne Olympic Capital Foundation (Switzerland)
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (United Kingdom)
Lillehammer Olympic Legacy Sports Centre (Norway)
Lillehammer Olympic Park (Norway)
Olympic Centre Jahorina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Olympic Regional Development Authority (United States)
Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Montreal Olympic Park (Canada)
Plaine Commune (France)
Pyeongchang 2018 & Gangwon 2024 Legacy Foundation (Republic of Korea)
Qingdao Tourism Group (China)
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (United Kingdom)
Richmond Olympic Oval (Canada)
Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (United States)
Zhangjiakou Xingyuan Investment and Development Group (China)

– Host National Olympic Committees

British Olympic Association
French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee
Italian National Olympic Committee
Argentine Olympic Committee
Australian Olympic Committee
Austrian Olympic Committee
Brazilian Olympic Committee
Canadian Olympic Committee
Chinese Olympic Committee
Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spanish Olympic Committee
Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Olympic Committee of Norwegian Paralympic and Sports Confederation
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Finnish Olympic Committee
Hellenic Olympic Committee
Japanese Olympic Committee
Dutch Olympic Committee / Dutch Sports Federation
Swedish Olympic Committee
Korean Olympic and Sports Committee
Singapore National Olympic Council
German Olympic Sports Confederation
Swiss Olympic Association

smartcities & sport

smartcities & sport is an initiative of the World Union of Olympic Cities.
It offers an online platform to cities around the world interested in sharing and learning about the smart strategies to effectively connect cities and sport.

Its annual event, the smartcities & sport summit, stands as a unique opportunity for cities to learn, share and connect, bringing together over 250 cities/regions representatives as well as International Federations and sport world’s actors.

Smart Cities & Sport Summit
The conference is organized for representatives of cities, regions and countries around the world interested in learning more about effective and smart strategies that connect sport and cities. Whether the vision is, to host other sporting event or to create new ways to develop a city with an active and healthy life-style, the conference will provide the most high-level and prestigious platform ever for exchange of ideas and experience among cities of all sizes.

The next edition of the smartcities & sport summit will take place in Lausanne from 16 to 18 November 2026.

Informations

Annual Meeting of the World Union of Olympic Cities

The Annual Meeting of the World Union of Olympic Cities is exclusively reserved to Olympic Cities and is organized in strong collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Annual Meeting is a platform to promote a proactive management of the Games’ legacies. With this platform, the Union will encourage the many ways former, current and future host cities of the Games can maximize the tangible and intangible legacies of the Games based on the sharing of experiences and knowledge.

The next Annual Meeting of the World Union of Olympic Cities will be held 16 November 2026.