Olympic Games

Multi-sport
Governance

World Athletics has stood firm on its decision to remunerate gold medallists at the Olympic Games in the wake of strong criticism from rival international federations, the latest coming today (Friday)…
Multi-sport
Media

Hong Kong’s government has gone back on a promise to steer clear of the country's media rights market, stepping in to acquire exclusive rights to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) continues to have discussions over the final total of Paris 2024 revenues they will receive, talks that the body concedes are “not e…
Athletics
Governance

World Athletics has taken the unprecedented step of ringfencing a share of its Olympic revenues to reward gold medal winners at the Games
Multi-sport
Host Broadcast & Production

The Paris 2024 host broadcast will feature automated production of highlights from 14 sports, 3D replays in certain disciplines for the first time and an opening ceremony dubbed the “largest live broadcast production ever”.
Multiple Sports
Events

UK Sport has published its major event hosting target list for the coming decade, with the Commonwealth Games and Olympics omitted from a list that includes the Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Olympic Games
Events

American events platform AXS and German services company CTS Eventim have been awarded ticketing rights for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Multiple Sports
Media

SportyTV has acquired free-to-air Paris 2024 broadcast rights in Ghana and Nigeria in a deal with the Infront agency expected to be announced later today (Tuesday)
Multi-sport
Events

Mexico has set its sights on staging smaller, cheaper multi-sport events after dropping its interest in hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2036
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Olympic Committee has signed its first-ever Worldwide Olympic Partner (TOP) deal with an alcoholic drinks manufacturer in a ground-breaking agreement with brewing group AB InBev that…
Multi-sport
Media

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has significantly loosened its restrictions around athletes' use of social media during the Olympic Games following discussions with media rights-holders, albeit…
Olympic Games
Industry Moves

Kathy Carter has stepped down as chief executive of LA28, the organising committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with no immediate successor named
Multi-sport
Media

The International Olympic Committee has taken a significant step in embracing digital influencers’ coverage of major events by agreeing a deal with the LiveMode agency to ensure live Paris 2024 coverage i…
Lacrosse
Governance

USA Lacrosse, the American governing body for the sport, is looking to capitalise on lacrosse's addition to the Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles
American Football
Events

With the International Olympic Committee approving LA28's proposal to include five additional sports for the 2028 Olympic Games, flag football's governing bodies are relishing the chance at putting the…
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK energy firm Centrica's busy 2023 in sponsorship continues apace with the announcement of its subsidiary British Gas agreeing a five-year deal with Team GB and ParalympicsGB
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Paris 2024 organising committee (Cojop) has confirmed the long-anticipated news that French luxury goods giant LVMH has become a ‘Premium Partner’ to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. A
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

The headquarters of Keneo, the sports consultancy set up by Paris 2024 chief executive Étienne Thobois, has also been the subject of police raids into alleged corruption surrounding the Olympic and Paralympic …