Olympic Games
Hancock Prospecting to sponsor Australian Olympic teams
The Australian Olympic Committee has announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Perth-based mining and agriculture company Hancock Prospecting
Seven unveils extensive Beijing 2022 broadcast plans
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has unveiled plans for more than 1,600 hours of live coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics across its television channels and streaming service
NBC Sports to keep Beijing Olympics announcers in US
Production strategy for upcoming event accelerates plan used for Tokyo Olympics
IOC appoints former ASO digital chief Pereira as head of virtual sport
The International Olympic Committee has concluded its search for a head of its gaming initiatives, appointing former ASO executive Vincent Pereira as its first head of virtual sport
JD.com sponsors Chinese aerial skiing team
Chinese ecommerce brand JD.com has agreed a deal to sponsor the Chinese freestyle skiing team ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
JD's designation will be official partner of the team
Beijing 2022 ‘closed-loop system’ begins as Covid looms over Games
The 'closed-loop system' operating around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - essentially, a giant 'bio-secure bubble' - begins operating today, with a month to go until the start of the Games
Tokyo 2020 projected to come in $1.8bn under revised budget
The total cost of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo was $1.8bn (€1.6
Rai and Discovery ‘agree terms’ on Olympics rights deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has reached an agreement to extend its sublicensing pact for Olympic Games rights with Discovery, it is claimed
Second editions of Beijing 2022 ‘playbooks’ published
Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have released second editions of the guidebooks for participants aimed at minimising Covid-related risks at the event
IOC says ‘Beijing ready’ for Winter Olympics, bats away Omicron concerns
The International Olympic Committee has said Beijing is "very much on track" in terms of its preparations to host next year's Winter Olympics, following the latest report from the local organising committee
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing set for LA 2028 inclusion, trio of sports in doubt
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are set to be included at Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympics after being named in the initial programme of 28 sports.
China says US will ‘pay a price’ for Beijing 2022 diplomatic boycott
Chinese officials have hit back at the US 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing 2022, saying the move violates the Olympic charter and reiterating an earlier promise of "resolute countermeasures
US confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022, China promises response
The US government will not send officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics next year in a 'diplomatic boycott' that it says is based on concerns over human rights issues in China
Tokyo Olympics total cost ‘less than expected’ as labour costs cut
The total cost of the postponed 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo could be lower than ¥1.5tn (€11.7bn/$13.3bn) as the absence of spectators helped to cut costs, according to a new report.
Skating Grand Prix final in Japan called off after border closure
The International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will not take place in Osaka next week as originally planned due to Japan closing its borders as part of measures to address the new Omicron…
Paris 2024 aims to sell 3m Paralympics tickets to break event record
Organisers of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have targeted selling all three million tickets for the event, breaking London 2012’s record of 2.7 million sold.
Macau’s TDM renews Olympics agreement with China Media Group
TDM, the public broadcaster in Macau, will show live coverage of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics after striking a new agreement with China Media Group, the Chinese state media company and rights-holder.
US diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 ‘still under consideration’
The US government is still considering a 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to signal concern over alleged human rights abuses by China, according to news reports