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Aachen, in Germany, has been named as the main 2026 equestrian World Championships venue and will host six of the disciplines

Aachen is renowned internationally for its CHIO, which dates back almost a hundred years and offers excellent facilities and flawless organization.

Actor Michelle Yeoh was one of the newest members elected to the International Olympic Committee body on Tuesday, pushing the total number of members to 107. Key details: Yeoh, 61, was among the eight new members voted into the IOC membership body during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday. Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, the committee’s longest-serving member at 39 years, initiated the oath-taking ceremony for Yeoh, which consisted of the “Crazy Rich Asians&#x201D...

The actress already has ties to the United Nations representing her home country of Malaysia.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday despite some “no” votes from her new colleagues.

MUMBAI: Malaysia’s Oscar-winning actor Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has been voted into the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Actor Michelle Yeoh was one of the newest members elected to the International Olympic Committee body on Tuesday, pushing the total number of members to 107. Key details: Yeoh, 61, was among the eight new members voted into the IOC membership body during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday. Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, the committee’s longest-serving member at 39 years, initiated the oath-taking ceremony for Yeoh, which consisted of the “Crazy Rich Asians&#x201D...

MUMBAI, India—Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) despite some “no” votes from her new colleagues. Eight new IOC members were voted in to make a total of 107 drawn from royal families, sports officials, current and former athletes, and leaders from politics and industry. After being summoned

Michelle Yeoh said she had wanted to be an Olympian before becoming a movie star, after she was voted onto the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday.Before the vote, Britain's Princess Anne, the chair of the IOC's member election committee, introduced Yeoh as "a Malaysia junior squash champion".

Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win an Oscar, joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday after being voted in as a member at a ceremony in Mumbai. She was one of eight new proposed members to join the Olympic body at its session in the Indian financial capital. A former Malaysian junior squash champion, Yeoh won the Oscar for best lead actress earlier this year for her role in the film, "Everything Everywhere All at Once".