Multi-sport

China has given its approval for the development of a Y58.4bn (€8.5bn/$9.2bn) high-speed rail line that will connect the capital of Beijing to all outdoor venues that will be used during the city’s hosting of the 2022 winter Olympic Games.

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have warned officials in the country’s capital of Brasília that if they do not sign a contract by the middle of November to host football events during next year’s sporting spectacle, the city will be stripped of its seven scheduled matches.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has revealed 12 countries have expressed an interest in staging its four Olympic Qualifying Tournaments ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

International Surfing Association (ISA) president Fernando Aguerre has welcomed the news that Tokyo 2020 has recommended to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that surfing take place on natural ocean waves if it is included on the sports programme for the Tokyo 2020 Games, but has maintained the federation is committed to developing wave pool technology.

Organisers of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have ruled out conducting viral tests of waters at aquatic sports venues in the Brazilian city following advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has given Tokyo 2020 a vote of confidence following a testing recent period for Olympic Games organisers and has backed the selection of additional sports to be considered for inclusion at the event.

Thousands of people claiming to be skateboarders have signed an online petition against the proposed inclusion of the activity on the programme for the Olympic Games.

Luiz Roberto Giugni, president of the Brazilian Confederation of Equestrian, has warned that ongoing delays in preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro could lead to equestrian events during the sporting spectacle being staged outside of the country.

The Mayor of Hamburg, the German city bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games, has outlined the projected costs of staging the multi-sport showpiece.

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are to make cutbacks of up to 30 per cent as part of an effort to avoid overspending on their budget of R7.4bn (€1.65bn/$1.85bn).

Organisers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have confirmed that the Itaquera Arena in Sao Paulo will still be used to stage football events during next year’s sporting spectacle.

SportBusiness International looks at the major sports events on the horizon for France, as well as its battlefield television broadcast industry.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has said there are no plans to hold a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, despite a recent newspaper poll suggesting citizens in the country would favour such a move.

Japan’s Sports Minister Hakubun Shimomura has offered his resignation in the wake of the furore caused by the decision to open a new design process for Tokyo’s new National Stadium, the centrepiece of the city’s staging of the 2020 Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refuted claims that its host city contract for the 2024 Olympic Games failed to include explicit requirements on human rights.

Rome 2024 chairman Luca di Montezemolo has detailed plans to utilise some of the Italian capital’s most iconic landmarks for its bid for the Olympic Games.