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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stressed that a “constant, concerted and integrated effort” is needed for Rio 2016 to successfully deliver its Olympic Games, following the conclusion of its Coordination Commission’s latest visit to the city.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, conceded that work on a large cluster of venues for the 2016 summer Olympic Games is behind schedule as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reminded local organisers of Sochi’s “meticulous planning” for its winter Games when a three-day inspection visit commenced in the Brazilian city.

Tokyo 2020 has bolstered its organising committee for the city’s staging of the summer Olympic Games, addressing criticism of its existing ageing and male-orientated make-up by adding 28 new members.

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Sergej Gontcharov, the chief executive of Lviv’s bid to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games, has admitted that the current political upheaval in Ukraine means the city’s campaign to land the event is “very uncertain.”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the applicant cities of Krakow, Oslo, Almaty, Lviv and Beijing all met today’s deadline for submission of their application files to host the 2022 winter Games.
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Berlin is interested in bidding for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, according to the German capital’s Mayor Klaus Wowereit.

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Could France’s new €68-million home of cycling be the springboard to fulfilling a Parisian Olympic dream? Owen Evans reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit back at critics of Sochi’s winter Olympics whose main concern was “competition in international politics,” adding the Games helped to “open Russia’s soul” to the world.

PyeongChang 2018 has announced that the total cost of its staging of the winter Olympic Games is expected to be around $9bn (€6.6bn), expressing its hopes that the event will showcase a “truly developed” Korea 30 years on from Seoul’s hosting of the 1988 summer Games.
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach hailed the “excellent” Sochi winter Olympic Games and the “amazing” transformation of the host city in Russia after the event drew to a close yesterday (Sunday).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated that future Olympic bidders may have to meet a specific anti-discrimination rule modelled on the Olympic Charter’s Principle 6 if they are to be awarded the Games.

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said he is keen to add a women’s event in Nordic combined to future winter Olympic Games programmes – a move that would break down the last bastion of male-only competition at the event.
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Scott Blackmun, the chief executive of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has insisted that his organisation is focused on deciding whether to bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, rather than weighing up whether a bid for the 2026 winter Games would be a better option.

South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said the country will bid for both the 2024 summer Olympics and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted its suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after the national body held elections for a new board on Sunday.
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Gerhard Heiberg, the outgoing chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Marketing Commission, has called for schoolchildren and members of the armed forces to be allowed to fill empty seats at the Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games.

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Oslo’s bid leaders for the Norwegian city’s tilt at the 2022 winter Olympic Games have said they are confident in securing the financial support and public backing necessary to justify its status as a favourite to land the multi-sport event.
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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has elected a new set of officials in a bid to overturn a ban by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).