The President of the IOC Thomas Bach, renamed the metro and bus station Lausanne-Ouchy to station Ouchy-Olympique, in the presence of the Mayor of Lausanne, the State Councilor and numerous representatives of the Municipality public transport.
Ouchy is a symbolic place for the IOC, as Pierre de Coubertin was invited by the Vaud Council of State on a boat trip in 1913 and was Ouchy also Coubertin’s favorite place to practice rowing.