Olympic Games

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Thomas Bach has confirmed that the Tokyo Summer Olympics will be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Swiss sports apparel company Odlo has been acquired by investment firm Monte Rosa Sports Holdings
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Governance

The International Olympic Committee’s chief operating officer, Lana Haddad, has said that the body’s solidarity model for redistributing its revenue is “more important than ever” in an op-ed column written…
Multi-sport
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has hailed the progress of preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and said the event might benefit from the move of the Tokyo Summer…
Events

The organising committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games is reportedly considering streamlining next year's Olympic torch relay
Tennis
Events

The Italian Parliament has signed into law the decree that will govern the organisation of the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the ATP Finals men’s tennis event, with Sports Minister Vincenzo S…
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Tokyo Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (TOCOG) has not ruled out asking its domestic sponsors to make extra payments for the year leading up to the rescheduled Summer Games in 2021
Events

Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra has said the country will step up its efforts to host the 2032 Olympic Games and other international events when the Covid-19 pandemic eases
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has stated the Olympic Movement’s response to Covid-19 is likely to result in further cost-cutting measures and flagged up Olympic postponement costs a…
Events

Only a handful of the biggest sports events globally were insured for the Covid-19 interruption. Tommy Elliot of specialist events insurer Circles Group tells SportBusiness about the implications for sports properties, and for his own industry.
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Events

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has said the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the Covid-19 pandemic is contained
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Spanish Olympic Committee has renewed its Official Supplier contract with sportswear brand Joma
Events

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori has said 2021 is the only option to stage the rescheduled summer Olympic Games, adding that they would be “scrapped” if they cannot take place next year.
Events

IOC member and former French sports minister Guy Drut has said the city of Paris's plans for the 2024 Summer Olympics are "obsolete and outdated" due to Covid-19
Finance & Law

Marketing group Dentsu has moved back the announcement of its first quarter financial results due to delays in accounting procedures that have resulted from the Covid-19 disruption
Finance & Law

Competitor-led movement Global Athlete has published an explosive report into the way the International Olympic Committee distributes its revenues, accusing the organisation of a lack of financial transparency…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Matthew Glendinning talks to Robin Clarke, vice-president, international at brand consultancy 160over90, about the ways sponsors in sport have responded during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what to expect once things return to normal.
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Events

Tokyo Olympics organisers and the IOC have clashed over who will foot the bill for the year-long delay of the Games