LAUSANNE: Sportification of cities - or how cities around the world can become playgrounds to bring people closer to sport, was the theme of this year's edition of the Smart Cities and Sport Summit held in Lausanne.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach opened the Summit on Tuesday in the presence of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Lausanne Mayor Grégoire Junod and Lillehammer Mayor Ingunn Trosholmen. Bach shared the Olympic Movement's vision of how cities' initiatives can bring sport closer to the people, and how this is essential in building a healthier society.