June 23 (Reuters) - Speed ⁠skating is set for a move ⁠to the Netherlands in the 2030 ‌Winter Olympics, after the IOC's executive board approved a venue plan for the Games to be hosted ​in the French Alps, with ⁠several ice sports ⁠also moving from Nice to Lyon.

• The Thialf ⁠ice ‌arena in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, has been proposed as the speed ⁠skating venue at the 2030 Winter ​Olympics.

• Organisers ‌wanted a speed skating venue outside France "given ⁠the absence ​of an existing one in the host country," the IOC said on Monday.

• Curling, ⁠figure skating, ice hockey and ​short track are being moved from Nice to Lyon.

• "This evolution supports a more compact overall ⁠Games footprint and enables significant cost efficiencies," the governing body added.

• Nice had originally been designated as the Games’ southern “ice sports ​hub” under the French ⁠Alps bid, grouping all indoor events in ​a major coastal city ‌despite a need to build ​or adapt venues.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, Editing by William Maclean)