Multi-sport
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…
Calgary, Edmonton to explore bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games, Hamilton set to drop out
The Canadian cities of Calgary and Edmonton are set to explore a joint bid for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games, with Hamilton seemingly out of the running after failing to secure financial support…
Mediapro named 2023 European Games host broadcaster
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 European Games in Kraków and the Małopolska region. The Spain-based group will work with Polish company Festival Group to produce live coverage of the two-week event.
Dentsu among six companies indicted in Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging probe
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted the Dentsu agency and five other companies, along with six individuals at these firms, for alleged bid-rigging in relation to contracts awarded…
Gabba redevelopment central to A$7bn Brisbane Olympics funding deal
The Gabba in Brisbane is set for major redevelopment work ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Australian and Queensland Governments committed more than A$7bn (€4.5bn/$4.8
Former Tokyo 2020, Dentsu execs arrested in bid-rigging probe
Yasuo Mori, a senior official within the Organising Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is one of four executives who have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe by Japanese prosecutors…
Sweden launches study into 2030 Winter Olympics bid
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has returned to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bidding table by announcing the launch of a feasibility study into the prospect of staging the 2030 edition
Olympics rights in Australia switch from Seven to Nine in five-Games deal
Media group Nine Entertainment has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to the summer and winter Olympic Games from 2024 to 2032
Killane: Olympics deal repositions public-service media in sporting landscape
The recent capture of Olympics broadcast rights by the European Broadcasting Union in a joint deal with Warner Bros
ASOIF outlines stance on IOC’s pathway plan for Russian, Belarusian athletes
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has given its support to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) efforts to further develop means by which Russians and Belarusians c…
LA28 Paralympics unveils 22 sports with surfing, climbing still under consideration
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has approved 22 para sports for inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games after a record 33 sports submitted applications
Gatien departs as Paris 2024 sports director
Jean-Philippe Gatien has stepped down as sports director of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee
Gwangju rekindles bid plan for 2038 Asian Games
The South Korean city of Gwangju has moved to restart a proposed joint bid with Daegu for the 2038 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event
IOC targets pathway for Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has further progressed efforts to have Russian and Belarusians compete as neutral athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following a meeting of its Executive…
EBU, Warner Bros. Discovery aim for improved content promotion in Olympics deal
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery intend to discuss greater cross promotion of Olympic content following the pair’s joint four-Games rights deal in Europe.
Solomon Post backs home Pacific Games in six-figure sponsorship
Solomon Islands Postal Corporation (SIPC) has agreed a deal to become an official sponsor and partner of the 2023 Pacific Games multi-sport event hosted in its home country
Paris 2024 adds Fnac Darty to official supporter basket
French retail company Fnac Darty has signed on as an official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Commonwealth Games England hires NBA commercial executive Osikoya as CEO
Commonwealth Games England has announced that Mark Osikoya, who currently works for North American basketball league the NBA, will become its new chief executive