Olympic Games
LA28 awards ticketing rights to AXS, CTS Eventim
American events platform AXS and German services company CTS Eventim have been awarded ticketing rights for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Carter steps down as CEO of LA28
Kathy Carter has stepped down as chief executive of LA28, the organising committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with no immediate successor named
Poland to explore bid for 2036 Olympics
Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced that the country will pursue a bid to host the 2036 edition of the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Populous ‘preparing’ masterplan for Ahmedabad’s 2036 Olympic bid
Architecture and design practice Populous is reportedly working with Ahmedabad to support a potential bid from the Indian city for the 2036 edition of the summer Olympic Games
Sheikh Talal succeeds brother as OCA president
Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has controversially been elected as the new president of the Olympic Council of Asia, replacing his brother Sheikh Ahmad, who was suspended from the role in 2021 after…
Nine follows Olympics rights deal with AOC sponsorship
Australian media group Nine has followed up its recent rights agreement for the Olympic Games by signing a commercial sponsorship deal with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)
IOC approves changes to Milan-Cortina 2026 sports programme
Four events on the programme for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will feature new formats and names following approval by the executive board of the International O…
Lappartient running to be next president of French Olympic Committee
David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has confirmed that he is running to be the next president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF)
Groupe ADP lands Paris 2024 sponsorship
Airport operator Groupe ADP has announced a domestic sponsorship deal for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Milan-Cortina 2026 lays out €1.5bn budget plan
The organising committee for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo has informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that its budget for the event will be around €…
Peacock to stream live coverage of every Paris 2024 event
US media group NBCUniversal has announced that its Peacock streaming service will provide live coverage of every sport and event during next year’s Olympics in Paris, a first for a summer Games.
USOPC partners with Next League for digital engagement platform
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that it will work with technology company Next League to build a digital engagement platform (DEP) for Team USA and its national governing…
Paris 2024 organisers sell over 3m tickets during first phase
The organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has announced that 3.25 million tickets have been sold during the first phase, a record for a sporting event in France
French audit body spells out Paris 2024 concerns
France’s Court of Auditors has made a number of recommendations to the organising committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris amid concerns over security operations and transport links f…
Tributes paid to OBS founder Manolo Romero
Manolo Romero, founder of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, has died at the age of 81
Tokyo 2020 costs jump after new expenses added by auditors
A report by Japan’s audit board has revealed that the cost of staging last year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has jumped to ¥1.7tn (€12.2bn/$12.9bn) – around 20 per cent more than the ¥1.423.8tn annou
Sapporo, JOC ‘pausing’ 2030 Olympics bid promotion
The ongoing corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has prompted the city of Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) to pause promotion of their bid to host the 2030 Winter Games
Viacom18 finalises deal for Paris 2024 rights
The International Olympic Committee has announced a deal with media group Viacom18 for exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris