Olympic Games

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Events

Paris 2024 will set a first for a summer Olympic Games after confirming that its opening ceremony will take place outside of a stadium, instead taking in the heart of the French capital
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Events

The International Olympic Committee has said Beijing is "very much on track" in terms of its preparations to host next year's Winter Olympics, following the latest report from the local organising committee
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Events

Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are set to be included at Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympics after being named in the initial programme of 28 sports.
Olympic Games
Governance

Chinese officials have hit back at the US 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing 2022, saying the move violates the Olympic charter and reiterating an earlier promise of "resolute countermeasures
Olympic Games
Governance

The US government will not send officials to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics next year in a 'diplomatic boycott' that it says is based on concerns over human rights issues in China
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Events

The total cost of the postponed 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo could be lower than ¥1.5tn (€11.7bn/$13.3bn) as the absence of spectators helped to cut costs, according to a new report.
Ice Skating
Events

The International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will not take place in Osaka next week as originally planned due to Japan closing its borders as part of measures to address the new Omicron…
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Attendance

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have targeted selling all three million tickets for the event, breaking London 2012’s record of 2.7 million sold.
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Media

TDM, the public broadcaster in Macau, will show live coverage of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics after striking a new agreement with China Media Group, the Chinese state media company and rights-holder.
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Events

The US government is still considering a 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to signal concern over alleged human rights abuses by China, according to news reports
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Thomas Weikert, one of the candidates in the running to become the next president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has said that he believes the country should make a bid to host the…
Modern Pentathlon
Governance

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has today (Monday) stated that no decision has been taken on a new fifth discipline, adding that it will consult with athletes over proposed changes to…
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Finance & Law

Media group Discovery has reported just under $1.3bn (€1.1
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Events

The G20 organisation of world leaders included a statement endorsing the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in its most recent communiqué, saying the event "serves as a symbol of humanity’s resilience".
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Licensing & Merchandising

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new global online store as part of an agreement with specialist sports retailer Fanatics which will for the first time make its licensed and branded merchandise…
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Events

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have published first editions of 'playbooks' detailing measures to combat the Covid-19 threat at the Games
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Events

Australia's sports minister Richard Colbeck has said spending on Brisbane's Summer Olympics in 2032 is likely to exceed the A$5bn ($3.75bn/€3.2bn) original estimate.
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has agreed a sponsorship deal with catering company Sodexo, building on a pre-existing catering contract with the company