Olympic Games

Multi-sport
Finance & Law

The headquarters of Hakuhodo were searched today (Monday) as Japan’s second biggest advertising agency became the latest company to be investigated in the widening probe into contracts awarded for the s…
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

Offices of the Dentsu agency were raided today (Friday) by Japanese prosecutors and antitrust officials as a corruption probe continues into contracts handed out for the staging of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic a…
Multi-sport
Events

The Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris (COJO) is set to confirm a 10-per-cent increase in its €4bn ($4.13bn) budget, mainly due to soaring inflation.
Modern Pentathlon
Governance

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has voted to approve obstacle as its new discipline in a bid to secure the sport’s Olympic Games future, as president Klaus Schormann called for unity a…
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

French food products manufacturer Danone has signed a sponsorship deal with the organising committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Andrea Varnier is poised to be named the new chief executive of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the staging of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy
Tennis
Media

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Paris 2024 has appointed Édouard Donnelly as the organising committee’s executive director of operations for the staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Multi-sport
Media

Media group Viacom18 is close to securing rights to the 2024 Paris summer Olympics Games in the Indian subcontinent, SportBusiness understands
Multi-sport
Events

Mexican authorities have announced that the country will bid to host either the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa has accepted the resignations of chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa and vice-chairman Masaki Matsubara with the company embroiled in a corruption scandal over sponsorship…
Multi-sport
Events

Brisbane has a chance to become the “Barcelona of Australia” when it hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Andrew Liveris, chair of the organising committee for the events, said this week.
Olympic Games
Sponsorship & Marketing

Delta Air Lines and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled an LA28 emblem using Delta’s “A” at Los Angeles International Airport, marking the first integrated emblem in the Olympic and Paralympic Movem…
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Events

The Egyptian government has announced that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has given the country’s sports authorities the green light to draw up a bid for the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Italian arm of professional services company Deloitte has added domestic sponsorship rights to the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina to its Olympic global partner deal
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has approved a Strategic Framework on Human Rights, which will partly serve to cover the staging of future editions of the Olympic Games
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

Japanese prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising firm Daiko as part of the investigation into alleged bribery within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, according to reports
Multi-sport
Events

Fewer courtesy cars and shorter operating windows for facilities are two of the cost-cutting measures being assessed by organisers of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris amid the difficult…