Multi-sport

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its confidence that Pyeongchang will stage a successful winter Olympic Games after wrapping up its final project review today (Wednesday).

The City of Calgary has voted in favour of committing up to C$2m (€1.3m/$1.6m) in additional funding for a study over a potential bid from the Canadian city to host the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The organising committees for the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2021 World Masters Games have agreed a partnership designed to maximise the benefits and impact of each event in Japan.

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has granted its approval for Sapporo to take part in the bidding process for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The City of Calgary has voted to continue with plans over mounting a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, with further funding for the effort set to be assessed next week.

The International Olympic Committee is investigating allegations of sexual assault and harassment surrounding Alex Gilady.

The International Olympic Committee suspended Frankie Fredericks as a member yesterday (Tuesday) just days after the former Namibian sprinter was placed under formal investigation in France in relation to allegations of vote-buying in the build-up to the 2016 summer Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 has claimed further progress in efforts to reduce the cost of the 2020 summer Olympic Games by stating that it has reduced the budget for facility development by Y41.3bn (€312.6m/$362.6m).

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach insisted at the Association of National Olympic Committees general assembly yesterday (Thursday) that public calls for further sanctions on Russia before the ongoing investigations are complete are “unacceptable.”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued life bans from the Olympics to two Russian athletes, including a gold medallist at Sochi 2014, in the first sanctions to be handed down following the investigation into an alleged state-backed doping system in place at Russia’s winter Olympics.

Officials behind the proposed bid to bring the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to the Norwegian county of Telemark have said that they plan to “revolutionise” the concept of the event.

The Calgary Bid Exploration Committee (CBEC), a group formed to assess the viability of the Canadian city bidding for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has wound up its operations ahead of a final decision by city council.

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The Norwegian county of Telemark has outlined plans to launch a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Monday) named Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant and Patrick Baumann as chairmen of the Coordination Commissions for the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympic Games, respectively.

Stakeholders from the Olympic movement agreed on Saturday that esports “could be considered as a sporting activity,” leaving the door ajar for possible future inclusion at the Olympic Games.