Multi-sport

North Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Chang Ung has poured cold water on the prospect of a partnership with South Korea for the staging of the 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, stating there isn’t enough time to come to such an agreement.

Los Angeles 2024 has added further major league expertise to its bid for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games through partnerships with Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS).

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said Russia will not escape further sanctions for the wide-ranging doping scandal that has enveloped sport in the country, despite efforts to introduce reform.

South Korea’s new Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Do Jong-hwan, has suggested that North Korea could host some events during the 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of efforts to improve relations with its neighbouring country.

Organisers behind Innsbruck’s proposed bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have said the Austrian city could host the event on a budget of €1.175bn ($1.32bn) thanks to a plan that would avoid the development of new permanent infrastructure.

Calgary’s staging of the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games would likely cost C$4.6bn (€3.05bn/$3.42bn) should the Canadian city successfully bid for the event, according to a new report.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president N Ramachandran has said the government has agreed in principle to investigate a bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed a partnership agreement with non-profit humanitarian organisation the Nippon Foundation in a bid to drive the volunteer programme for the two events.

Brazil’s federal agency for Olympic legacy (AGLO) has said the cost of staging the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has now risen to R$43.3bn (€11.68bn/$13.09bn), around R$14.5bn more than was originally projected.

Ban Ki-moon, former secretary general of the United Nations, has been proposed to become the new chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commission.

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission has praised the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for its efforts relating to sustainability ahead of the Chinese capital’s staging of the winter Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has confirmed that the governing body’s Executive Board has “unanimously approved” the award of the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympics at the same time.

The executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Friday) approved the sports programme for the 2020 summer Games in Tokyo, Japan – an event the body has said will showcase youth and urban innovations and promote gender equality.

Innsbruck has taken a further step towards officially joining the bidding race for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Austrian government backed the effort.

LA 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman has suggested that Los Angeles would be open to hosting the 2028 summer Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 has hailed further backing for its effort to host the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union, coming out in support of the bid.

Tony Estanguet, co-president of Paris’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, has refused to accept that the city is the favourite to be awarded the 2024 edition of the event.

Los Angeles 2024 has enhanced its bid for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games by agreeing partnerships with North American basketball leagues the NBA and WNBA.