BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win an Oscar, is set to become a member of the International Olympic Committee after being included on a list of eight new proposed members on Friday.
Yeoh won the Oscar for best lead actress earlier this year for her role in the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and her proposed IOC membership will be ratified at its session in Mumbai next month.
Mehrez Boussayene, President of the Tunisian Olympic Committee, is also up for election as an ex-officio member.
The IOC is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic movement, according to its website.
"Thevision of the International Olympic Committee is to Build a Better World through Sport," it says.
Persons:
Michelle Yeoh, Yeoh, Oscar, Pierce Brosnan, Israel's, Yael Arad, Balasz Furjes, Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta, Michael Mronz, Sweden's Petra Soerling, South Korean Kim Jae, Mehrez Boussayene, Thomas Bach, Karolos Grohmann, Nick Macfie
Organizations:
International Olympic Committee, Hollywood, Olympic, IOC, Tennis Federation, South, International Skating Union, Tunisian Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, International Olympic, Thomson
Locations:
Mumbai, Malaysian, Chinese, Hungarian, Peru, South Korean