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Los Angeles 2024 has strengthened its bid team for the Olympic and Paralympic Games with the appointment of International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Angela Ruggiero as its chief strategy officer.

Is the saga surrounding the development of the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally at an end? SportBusiness International reports.

World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) president Craig Reedie has hit out at former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen after the Dutchman lodged a complaint to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ethics commission about the organisation.

The emergence of the Zika virus in Brazil has provided organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics with a major headache. Dominic Bliss explored how event hosts tackle the outbreak of disruptive diseases.

Storytelling, digital engagement and private equity’s relationship with sport were some of the important themes covered at the recent Leaders Sport Business Summit in New York. Ben Cronin picks out five highlights from the event.

Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume has said the Canadian city would consider sharing events with Calgary, Vancouver and the US resort of Lake Placid should it go ahead with a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 has announced a change in strategy for its gymnastics venue, with the planned temporary arena set to be converted to a permanent facility for the Olympic Games by 2019.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said PyeongChang is on course to deliver a successful 2018 winter Olympic Games, but has maintained a lot of work remains in the remaining two years before the event.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has been handed its latest major role in the global fight against doping by being appointed as the spearhead of a new taskforce dedicated to the Olympic Games.

Kevin Roberts, founding editor, SportBusiness International on why branding is a central issue to sport's corruption scandals

French prosecutors investigating corruption in world athletics have expanded their probe to include the bidding and voting processes that led to Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo being awarded hosting rights to the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, according to The Guardian.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said the scene is set for a “fascinating competition” for the 2024 Olympic Games after the first stage of the revamped bidding process for candidate cities concluded today (Wednesday).

The Hungarian government has appointed former President Pal Schmitt as the chairman of a group that will drive Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened up the possibility of a change in ticketing strategy for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by launching an Invitation for Expression of Interest (IEI) process to secure a central supplier.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will launch an independent auditing process for the money it distributes to international federations and sports organisations in an effort to clamp down on alleged corruption within sport.

Hamburg’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics has collapsed after the German city’s population voted against the project to secure the Games yesterday (Sunday).