Norway

A series of crowdfunding initiatives have been launched in Norway after it emerged that the Norwegian Cycling Federation (NCF) could face bankruptcy due to the costs of staging this year’s edition of the Road World Championships.

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil is behind plans to bring the Grand Départ of cycling’s Tour de France to the Scandinavian country in 2022, according to reports.

The Hammer Series, a new cycling event created by the Infront Sports & Media agency and the Velon collective body of pro cycling teams, has agreed a partnership with Norwegian event the Tour des Fjords through which the city of Stavanger will host the series in 2018.

Vikersund in Norway appears set to land hosting rights for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Ski Flying World Championship in 2022 after emerging as the sole bidder for the event.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that four bids will compete for the hosting rights to its two showpiece events in 2023.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has entered into partnerships with the MotoGP motorcycling series and Norway’s National Platform, a body set up to combat match-fixing in the country.

The X Games action sports franchise is to return to Norway for a second successive year after its organiser, US sports broadcaster ESPN, finalised a deal with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 and local event operator SAHR Concepts.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has expanded its Women’s WorldTour series by adding four new events to the 2017 calendar.

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has announced that the region of Østfold in Norway will host its 2019 World Orienteering Championships, the first edition of the event under its new format.

The Norwegian Ski Federation, Norges Skiforbund, is planning to launch a new ski jumping series modelled on the showpiece Vierschanzentournee competition which takes place annually in Austria and Germany.

The X Games action sports franchise is to return to Europe after organiser, US sports broadcaster ESPN, finalised a deal with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 to stage an event in Oslo.

Europe’s short-lived hosting of ESPN’s X Games is set to be revived, but with the failed 2022 winter Olympic Games bidder Oslo in the driving seat, will the action sports event be back for good?

The X Games action sports franchise is closing in on a return to Europe after Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 signed a partnership with the Norwegian Ski and Snowboard Association to secure an event for Oslo.

The IMG agency has entered into an agreement with the promotional and management companies of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko to represent and promote female boxing star Cecilia Brækhus.

The Norwegian city of Oslo has given its backing to a proposal from commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 to return the X Games action sports event to Europe in 2016.

Oslo withdrew its bid for the 2022 winter Olympic Games yesterday (Wednesday) evening, leaving only two contenders for the hosting rights – Beijing in China and Almaty in Kazakhstan.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded the 2017 edition of its Road World Championships to the Norwegian city of Bergen.

The Norwegian Olympic Committee (NIF) has hailed a show of support from the country’s regional sports confederations as Oslo’s bid for the 2022 winter Olympic Games prepares to discover whether it will receive the all-important backing of the government.