Multi-sport
Marca Claro to showcase Tokyo 2020 content on YouTube
Claro Sports, the broadcaster owned by Carlos Slim's Mexican telecoms giant América Móvil, is to offer free content from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on YouTube through its editorial tie-up with Spanish m…
Alibaba and Intel outline Tokyo 2020 technology projects
Technology firms Alibaba Cloud and Intel have unveiled plans for joint work on broadcast-related technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Carroll becomes IOC’s first director of digital engagement
The International Olympic Committee has appointed Christopher Carroll, a communications and marketing executive with experience at Under Armour, Coca-Cola and Heineken, to the newly-created position of…
India targets Olympic success with elite training shake-up
Indian sports authorities are revamping their elite athlete training system with the creation of 20 'National Centres of Excellence'
France returns to single competition kit supplier as Paris 2024 to issue ITT
The organising committee for the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris is set to issue an invitation to tender aimed at sportswear manufacturers as it seeks a single kit supplier for the various French teams
Former athlete Hashimoto made Japanese Olympics minister
Seiko Hashimoto, a female Japanese lawmaker and former Olympian, has been appointed the country's new Olympics minister in a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Shinzo Abe
Martin re-elected as CGF president
Dame Louise Martin has been re-elected as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for a second four-year term
Heatstroke prevention measures to be explored for Tokyo 2020
Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are set to carry out a study on how heatstroke can be prevented during next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games amid stifling temperatures in …
ITU shortens triathlon test event amid Tokyo heat concerns
The International Triathlon Union was moved to reduce the length of the running section of a test event in Tokyo today (Thursday) due to concerns over the heat
IOC warns CONI over proposed sports law
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed “serious concerns” at a new sports law proposed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and has issued the body with a suspension warning over the…
Tokyo 2020 confident of ‘sufficient accommodation’
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has played down reported concerns about the number of available hotel rooms in the city by insisting to SportBusiness today (Tuesday)…
Ohio State extends deal with Ticketmaster
New term between Live Nation-owned company, Big 10 Conference school to incorporate Olympic sports, implement SafeTix technology
Birmingham 2022 defends shooting decision amid India boycott threat
Ian Reid, chief executive of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has defended the decision to not include shooting on the sports programme amid a threat from the Indian Olympic Association to boycott…
French Polynesia among candidates to host Paris 2024 surfing
French Polynesia is one of five destinations to have officially applied to host surfing events during the 2024 summer Olympic Games in Paris
Ukraine eyes potential Olympic bid
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined ambitious plans for the country to bid for a future edition of the Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 ticket sales generate huge interest in Japan
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have said that they underestimated the demand for tickets among Japanese fans after more than 3.2 million were sold during the first-phase lottery
Beijing 2022 to reduce carbon footprint with venue cooling technology
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee has announced it will use special cooling technology at its venues, designed to reduce the event’s carbon footprint.
Three new Asian members appointed to IOC
South Korean Kee Heung Lee, Indonesian Erick Thohir and Indian Narinder Batra were among the 10 new members elected to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, at the organisation’s ongoing session i…