Paralympic Games
Paris 2024 appoints Donnelly as executive director of operations
Paris 2024 has appointed Édouard Donnelly as the organising committee’s executive director of operations for the staging of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Mexico to bid for 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games
Mexican authorities have announced that the country will bid to host either the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games
Senior Kadokawa executives resign amid Tokyo 2020 sponsorship scandal
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…
Brisbane searches for branding agency for Olympics, Gabba redevelopment in doubt
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.
LA28, Delta unveil first-ever integrated Olympic, Paralympic logo
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…
Egyptian President backs bid for 2036 Olympics
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.
Paris 2024 organisers consider cost-cutting measures
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…
Uefa’s Uva ‘lined up’ as new CEO of Milan-Cortina 2026
Uefa executive Michele Uva is being lined up to swap European football’s governing body for the chief executive role at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the Winter Olympic a…
Indonesia bidding to host 2036 Olympics in new capital city
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has instructed officials to bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the yet-to-be-built city of Nusantara, according to the country’s youth affairs and sports m…
Paris 2024 announces ticketing plans and events schedule, amid Macron budget meeting
Paris 2024 has announced the first ticketing pricing plans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and confirmed the events competition schedule, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting designed…
IPC extends association with ‘Rising Phoenix’ producers
The International Paralympic Committee has extended its exclusive agreement with Harder Than You Think, giving the creative and campaigning company the film documentary and television series rights to…
Tokyo 2020 cost $10.45bn, say organisers
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG) has confirmed the staging of last year’s postponed events cost ¥1.423.8tn (€9.91bn/$10.45bn
IPC targeting sponsors with new Para Sport participation initiative
The International Paralympic Committee is targeting sponsors after launching a new grassroots-to-high-performance programme called Para Sport
IPC hires Neill to shape commercial strategy between Paralympics
The International Paralympic Committee has hired Jonathan Neill, the former commercial director for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, as a consultant to shape a new commercial strategy for the organisation
COE, Spanish Government and Catalunya approve 2030 Olympics bid plan
The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has announced that the proposed plan for a joint bid for the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by Catalunya and Aragon has been approved, despite the latter still…
Paris 2024 the latest sponsorship move for Salesforce
The organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed customer relationship management solutions company Salesforce to its sponsorship portfolio
Aragon rejects 2030 Olympics bid plan
Javier Lambán, President of the Government of Aragon, has rejected a technical plan issued by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) for the proposed co-hosting of the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic …