OCM’s new RM97 million headquarters, dubbed the Olympic House, is expected to take 36 months to construct and will involve two phases.

“We have already received the green light (for the groundbreaking) from the minister (youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh) and the Malaysia Stadium Corporation (PSM),” Norza said in a Harian Metro report.

“From there, we will begin applying to DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) and the local authorities to obtain approval for the construction.”

Norza also said OCM was hoping to cooperate with key stakeholders such as DBKL and PSM to complete the first phase of Olympic House before the 2027 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.

He was speaking to reporters at the launch of Malaysia’s Olympic Day celebrations at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium today.

Olympic House will be built on a 2.18ha plot of government land next to the National Hockey Stadium and will be modelled after the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The building’s facilities will include a museum, a banquet hall, a media conference room, meeting rooms and several offices for sports associations.