Olympic Games
Events

Seoul mayor Park Won-soon called for an end to all military drills on the Korean Peninsula until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, to aid a joint bid by North and South Korea to host the 2032…
Multi-sport
Governance

The World Wildlife Fund has said Tokyo 2020's protocols for ensuring environmentally-friendly procurement fall "far below globally accepted sustainability standards"
Weightlifting
Events

The International Weightlifting Federation is holding an emergency meeting in Doha on Wednesday to address the ongoing fallout from its recent doping and corruption scandal
Multi-sport
Events

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe yesterday used an annual policy speech in Japan's legislature to stage an impassioned endorsement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a defining moment for the country
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Japan Keirin Autorace foundation (JKA) will contribute financially to the maintenance of the Izu Velodrome Tokyo 2020 track cycling venue under a new deal with the Games' organisers
Media

China's General Administration of Sport and its State Administration of Radio and Television signed an agreement in Beijing yesterday to jointly create a platform for events, programmes and content covering…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Technology firm Alibaba Cloud has formed a partnership with Narita Airport to showcase digital artworks by young Japanese artists related to the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Multi-sport
Events

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park, which hosted a number of events during the Brazilian city’s staging of the Olympic Games in 2016, has been ordered to close due to a lack of security at the site.
Boxing
Events

With an outbreak of pneumonia hitting Wuhan, China just weeks before the city hosts the Asia and Oceania boxing qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Philippines has offered to host the event instead
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has expanded its commercial portfolio ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by signing up British Airways as an official airline partner
Industry Moves

Katy Chambers Mollica, an experienced executive at US broadcaster Turner Sports, has joined US Olympic and Paralympic Properties, LA 2028’s joint venture with the US Olympic Committee, as head of partnership s…
Industry Moves

Mariam Mahdavi, at one time a prominent executive at the Sportfive agency, has been appointed the International Olympic Committee’s new legal affairs director.
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee on Friday voted to award the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2024 to Gangwon Province in South Korea
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed it is in talks with Sapporo, Salt Lake City and Barcelona about hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports Products announced yesterday that it has signed China's first naturalised skier, Eileen Gu, as a brand ambassador
Industry Moves

A high-profile creative director working with Japanese marketing group Dentsu on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has resigned after being found to have harassed colleagues
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said he is confident the Japanese city of Sapporo will make a strong bid to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Events

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony will feature elements showcasing the Chinese New Year, the Great Wall of China, and the Olympics, according to the organising committee