Olympic Games

Multi-sport
Governance

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…
Governance

State Department seeks "coordinated" response to human rights abuses
Winter Sports

Guy Horne, managing director and founder of specialist consultancy H&A Media, looks at viewing patterns for winter sports in China and asks how the IOC can win over new generations of fans in the country
Aquatic Sports
Events

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics are to meet the international aquatics federation (Fina) this week about the federation's planned cancellation of a diving qualification event scheduled for later this…
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has slashed the number of officials that will attend the Tokyo Olympics following a request by the Games' organisers
Multi-sport
Events

Fans from outside Japan will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organisers announced on Saturday
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Events

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…
Events

The organisers of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games have committed to make them the first ever ‘climate-positive’ sports events.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The General Mills-owned Yoplait Kids yoghurt brand will sponsor Team GB for the next three Olympic Games
Events

Irish athlete Caradh O'Donovan says many athletes have not had appropriate training and qualification opportunities for this year's Olympics, and should have had a bigger say in the organisation of the postponed event
Sponsorship & Marketing

Camelot, the company which operates the UK’s National Lottery, has agreed sponsorship deals with the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association ahead of the rescheduled summer Olympic a…
Multi-sport
Events

The ceremony to launch the Olympic torch and the first section of the relay which follows will have no spectators due to ongoing concerns about Covid-19, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has said
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

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
Media

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a deal with Discovery for free-to-air rights to the rescheduled summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Multi-sport
Events

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
Multi-sport
Governance

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…
Events

The three levels of government in Australia have all confirmed their support for Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 edition of the summer Olympic Games.
Multi-sport
Events

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