Copenhagen, Friday, October 9, 2009 – Ng Ser Miang, the chairman of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee, was elected to the post of vice-president in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board elections.

He was elevated to the post along with Mario Pescante of Italy. They are four vice-presidents on the board.

IOC president Dr Jacques Rogge got confirmed as well as president for a second and final four-year term in an 88-1 vote.

"We have much more to do. We will take this initiative from infancy to maturity and leave a lasting legacy for the world's youth," said Rogge. "We will safeguard and strengthen our assets, and improve our framework for sharing revenues.

"We will continue to support National Olympic Committees and the International Federations, and we will defend the autonomy of sport wherever it is threatened.

"We will be staunch allies for athletes. We will continue to lead the fight against doping, and we will establish a new independent monitoring body to combat irregular betting and match fixing.

"We will narrow the gap in sport between the developed and the developing worlds; and between men and women.

"We will redouble our efforts to place sport at the service of mankind — to inspire young and old alike; to give athletes the opportunity to lead by example; and promote the Olympic values of fair play, respect, solidarity and the pursuit of excellence."

IOC executive board
President: Jacque Rogge
Vice-Presidents: Thomas Bach, Zaiqing Yu, Mario Pescante and Ng Ser Miang
Board members: Sam Ramsamy, Gerhard Heiberg, Denis Oswald, René Fasel, Mario Vázquez Raña, Frank Fredericks, Nawal El Moutawakel, Richard L. Carrión, Craig Reedie and John Coates.