Olympic Games
Events

The local organising committee of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles has announced that the estimated costs of hosting the mega event have risen to $6.9bn (€6.1bn).
Media

Twitter’s former head of sports partnerships, Asia Pacific, Aneesh Madani has joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be its global head of digital partnerships.
Marketing

US media company NBCUniversal (NBCU) has today (Wednesday) joined forces with LA 2028, organising committee of the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, to establish what they claim is a…
Sponsorship & Marketing

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has resisted further calls to change the organisation’s controversial Rule 40 clause and urged athletes to negotiate directly with their National O…
Para Sport
Fan Engagement

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced today (Friday) that it will launch its first official video game in a move designed to raise the profile of Paralympic sports
Governance

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has today (Thursday) named Shunichi Suzuki as his new Olympics Minister and said his under-fire administration will make renewed efforts to regain the public’s trust aft…
Multi-sport
Events

The organising committees of the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris have signed a collaboration agreement designed to pool their respective…
Events

The Stockholm Åre 2026 bid for the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has today (Tuesday) secured the crucial backing of the Swedish government as it prepares to enter its candidature file with the International …
Events

The Italian government has officially signed guarantees in support of the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Latvia’s Prime Minister has also declared his…
Boxing
Governance

Umar Kremlev, a member of the International Boxing Association’s (Aiba’s) executive committee, has offered to write off the organisation’s $16m (€14.2m) deb
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made further efforts to address the bidding model for the Olympic Games by forming a new working group to tackle potential changes
Events

Breakdancing has moved a step closer to becoming a medal event at the 2024 Paris Olympics after it was recommended for consideration by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Wednesday.
Weightlifting
Events

The IOC has confirmed Weightlifting's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Governance

Tsunekazu Takeda, the embattled president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, has confirmed that he will stand down from his role rather than seeking re-election in June, following bribery and corruption…
Media

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has agreed a multi-year partnership with the Dentsu agency and Japanese production and distribution company Synca Creations
Licensing & Merchandising

The Mascot Bidco Oy consortium, led by Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports Products, has completed a deal to acquire Finland-based Amer Sports, marking a significant step into the winter sports market
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it has received assurances of political backing for Stockholm’s bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Marketing

The IOC has reached an agreement with the German Cartel Office to further dilute the scope of its controversial Rule 40, which places marketing restrictions on athletes while Olympic Games are ongoing