Colombia

Football
Business

Former Colombian Football Federation (FCF) president Luis Bedoya has testified that a sports marketing executive told him up to $15m (€12.9m) in bribe payments was available to South American officials from Qatari sources ahead of the vote to decide the destination of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Football
Business

The German Football League (DFL) has signed a strategic partnership with the Colombian División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano (Dimayor), the organising body of club football in Colombia.

Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay will host the new AmeriCup national team tournament, which debuts later this year.
Business

Bogota's anti-doping laboratory has had its accreditation suspended for up to six months by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
Football
Events

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has given its formal backing to a proposed bid from the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.

Football
Business

The chief investigator of Fifa’s Ethics Committee has recommended life bans for the former presidents of the Chilean Football Association (ANFP) and Colombian Football Federation (FCF) after finding cases of misconduct under the rules of world football’s governing body, including those pertaining to bribery and corruption.

Squash
Events

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the inaugural edition of its new Colombia Open next year will represent the biggest squash tournament ever to be staged in Latin America.

Tennis
Events

Mexico has secured its second tournament on the men’s ATP World Tour tennis calendar through the acquisition of an event previously held by the Colombian capital of Bogota.

Football
Events

Colombia has become the latest South American nation to express an interest in hosting the 2030 Fifa World Cup.

Triathlon
Events

The International Triathlon Union, the sport’s global governing body, has added a new event in Colombia to its 2014 World Cup schedule.

Cycling
Events

The UCI (International Cycling Union) management committee has announced that the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships will be held in Medellin, Colombia.
Events

Bid leader and Colombian minister of sport, Andres Botero Phiillipsbourne, shows some powerful images and explains why bidding host Medellin is the right fit for the 2018 Youth Olympics.
Events

Buenos Aires has fallen behind Glasgow and Medellin in its bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s evaluation commission reports funding concerns.

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has extended its partnership with Adidas through to 2022.
Events

The ATP World Tour will return to Colombia for the first time since 2002 after the Association of Tennis Professionals approved the sale of the Los Angeles tournament, a World Tour 250 event, to a Colombian entertainment and sports marketing company.
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that Guiyang and Cali will host the World Cross Country Championships and World Youth Championships in 2015.
Events

Rodrigo Otoya, President of the Cali Local Organising Committee (CLOC) for the 2013 World Games, has played down worries that facilities for the Games may not be completed in time.
Media

Caracol Television has snapped up the terrestrial television and radio rights within Colombia for the London 2012 Olympic Games.