Olympic Games
NOS retains free-to-air Olympics rights to 2024
Dutch public-service broadcaster the NOS will continue as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the Olympic Games in the Netherlands, securing rights to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing and the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
Tokyo Olympics test events with international athletes resume
Diving and volleyball Olympic test events with international athletes took place in Japan over the weekend, as preparations for the Tokyo Games edge forwards under a cloud of uncertainty
Tokyo organisers hold firm amid lockdown disruption
Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Seiko Hashimoto said cancelling the upcoming Games is not being considered, as Japanese cities entered new, two-week 'states of emergency' to control Covid-19…
Quebec committee presents plan to host 2030 winter Olympics
A campaign has been launched to explore the possibility of the Canadian province of Quebec submitting a bid for the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
US cools talk of Beijing 2022 boycott
The US government said it is not discussing a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with its allies, following comments Tuesday that suggested it wanted to do so
German sports officials suggest Berlin-Tel Aviv bid for 2036 Olympics
Richard Meng, president of the German Olympic Association in Berlin, and Frank Kowalski, managing director of the 2018 European Athletics Championship in Berlin, have proposed that the German capital and…
US ‘wishes to discuss’ Beijing 2022 boycott with allies
A US State Department spokesman said the country 'wished to discuss' with its allies a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, although stopped short of saying whether the country would be in…
Deep cuts made to Tokyo Olympics accreditations
The International Olympic Committee has slashed the number of officials that will attend the Tokyo Olympics following a request by the Games' organisers
International spectators barred from Tokyo Olympics
Fans from outside Japan will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organisers announced on Saturday
IOC and Uefa commission sustainable branding study
The International Olympic Committee and Uefa, European football’s governing body, have announced that they have jointly commissioned a new technical study to identify sustainable branding and signage s…
Comcast extends Team USA sponsorship through 2028, aligns with LA28 Olympics
Comcast has expanded its Olympic commitment by extending its sponsorship deal with Team USA through 2028 and has secured a founding partnership with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Japan considering 50-per-cent cap on Olympics spectators, VIP delegations cut back
Local organisers of the Tokyo Olympics are considering implementing a 50-per-cent capacity on spectators at Olympic venues due to risks caused by Covid-19, according to local media reports
Video games, new events planned by IOC in 2020+5 reforms
The International Olympic Committee last week approved a range of reforms to the Olympic movement and to its Games host bidding process, as its president Thomas Bach said they were required in a world…
‘No decision yet’ on overseas Olympics visitors, China offers to vaccinate participants
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee president Seiko Hashimoto has poured cold water on recent media reports claiming the Japanese government had already decided not to allow foreign visitors attend the Games
Re-elected Bach: Olympic Channel broke even in 2020
The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel broke even in 2020, according to Thomas Bach, who was today (Wednesday) re-elected as IOC president.
Beijing 2022 | Sponsorship activations disrupted but tech firms add dynamism
Tokyo postponement has hampered Beijing 2022 activations
But domestic sponsor roster includes some intriguing new tech entrants
Delhi eyes bid for 2048 Olympics
Delhi, the national capital of India, is targeting a bid for the 2048 edition of the summer Olympic Games