Olympic Games

Multi-sport
Events

The organising committees of the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris have signed a collaboration agreement designed to pool their respective…
Events

The Stockholm Åre 2026 bid for the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has today (Tuesday) secured the crucial backing of the Swedish government as it prepares to enter its candidature file with the International …
Events

The Italian government has officially signed guarantees in support of the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Latvia’s Prime Minister has also declared his…
Boxing
Governance

Umar Kremlev, a member of the International Boxing Association’s (Aiba’s) executive committee, has offered to write off the organisation’s $16m (€14.2m) deb
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made further efforts to address the bidding model for the Olympic Games by forming a new working group to tackle potential changes
Events

Breakdancing has moved a step closer to becoming a medal event at the 2024 Paris Olympics after it was recommended for consideration by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Wednesday.
Weightlifting
Events

The IOC has confirmed Weightlifting's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Governance

Tsunekazu Takeda, the embattled president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, has confirmed that he will stand down from his role rather than seeking re-election in June, following bribery and corruption…
Media

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has agreed a multi-year partnership with the Dentsu agency and Japanese production and distribution company Synca Creations
Licensing & Merchandising

The Mascot Bidco Oy consortium, led by Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports Products, has completed a deal to acquire Finland-based Amer Sports, marking a significant step into the winter sports market
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it has received assurances of political backing for Stockholm’s bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Marketing

The IOC has reached an agreement with the German Cartel Office to further dilute the scope of its controversial Rule 40, which places marketing restrictions on athletes while Olympic Games are ongoing
Multi-sport
Events

UK Sport and the Mayor of London have both given their backing to a potential bid to bring the Olympics back to the British capital as soon as 2036
Events

South East Queensland (SEQ) could be set to submit a region-wide bid for the 2032 Olympics after a feasibility study highlighted the benefits the Games could bring to the region
Skateboarding
Events

Breakdancing is poised to make its debut at the summer Olympic Games after Paris 2024 today (Thursday) named it as one of four proposed additional sports for its event
Events

Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in its capital city, Jakarta
Squash
Events

The World Squash Federation (WSF) and Professional Squash Association (PSA) have launched a new campaign that will seek to support the sport’s bid for inclusion at the 2024 summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Multi-sport
Events

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has today (Wednesday) issued an update on venue construction, with preparations for the events remaining on track