Paralympic Games
Australia set to tighten listed events laws but bulk rights untouched
The Fifa Women’s World Cup and Paralympic Games are among the properties set to be added to Australia’s list of protected sports events but the country’s government has stopped short of making wholesale chang…
LVMH finally agrees contract as Paris 2024 final top-tier sponsor
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.
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Mexico announces Olympic Games bid plan
Mexico has officially announced its intention to bid to host the summer Olympic Games in either 2036 or 2040
ArcelorMittal becomes Official Partner of Paris 2024
Multinational steel company ArcelorMittal has become an Official Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Seoul won’t include Pyongyang in Olympics bid plan, Latvia holds talks on 2030 Games
Seoul will look to bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but will not seek to rekindle a proposal put forward for the 2032 Games involving North Korean capital Pyongyang, while Latvia has looked…
Reddentes secures Paralympics broadcast rights in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Reddentes Sports, the Singapore-based sports media rights consultancy, will continue to sell Paralympics broadcast rights in Southeast Asia after signing off an agreement that covers the Paris 2024 Games
Germany explores Olympic bid as DOSB re-elects Weikert
The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has approved a multi-stage process that will see it explore a possible bid for a future edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Danone signs on as official partner of Paris 2024
French food products manufacturer Danone has signed a sponsorship deal with the organising committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris
Paris 2024 appoints Donnelly as executive director of operations
Paris 2024 has appointed Édouard Donnelly as the organising committee’s executive director of operations for the staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mexico to bid for 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games
Mexican authorities have announced that the country will bid to host either the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games
Brisbane searches for branding agency for Olympics, Gabba redevelopment in doubt
Brisbane has a chance to become the “Barcelona of Australia” when it hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Andrew Liveris, chair of the organising committee for the events, said this week.
Egyptian President backs bid for 2036 Olympics
The Egyptian government has announced that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has given the country’s sports authorities the green light to draw up a bid for the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Indonesia bidding to host 2036 Olympics in new capital city
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has instructed officials to bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the yet-to-be-built city of Nusantara, according to the country’s youth affairs and sports m…
Paris 2024 announces ticketing plans and events schedule, amid Macron budget meeting
Paris 2024 has announced the first ticketing pricing plans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and confirmed the events competition schedule, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting designed…
IPC extends association with ‘Rising Phoenix’ producers
The International Paralympic Committee has extended its exclusive agreement with Harder Than You Think, giving the creative and campaigning company the film documentary and television series rights to…
Tokyo 2020 cost $10.45bn, say organisers
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG) has confirmed the staging of last year’s postponed events cost ¥1.423.8tn (€9.91bn/$10.45bn
IPC targeting sponsors with new Para Sport participation initiative
The International Paralympic Committee is targeting sponsors after launching a new grassroots-to-high-performance programme called Para Sport