Multi-sport

Paris bid leaders have maintained they are firmly focused on securing the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games over the potential option of the 2028 edition, as it was confirmed that the senior bid team is set to remain in place should the French capital land the multi-sport showpiece.

Patrick Baumann, the head of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2024 summer Olympics, has hailed Los Angeles for its “excellent proposal” to stage the Games.

Giovanni Malagò has been re-elected as president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), while his counterpart at the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Denis Masseglia, will serve a third term in office after seeing off rival candidates.

The Tokyo metropolitan government has agreed to contribute towards the cost of building approximately 40 temporary facilities outside the capital city for the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Lassana Palenfo has been re-elected as president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Evaluation Commission commenced its three-day visit to Los Angeles yesterday (Wednesday) as the US city appeared to soften its stance on the issue of it potentially hosting the 2028 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games instead of the 2024 edition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country could bid to host a future edition of the summer Olympic Games, while he also moved to allay any lasting concerns over doping in the nation, saying it has made “irreversible” steps as part of its reform efforts.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president René Fasel has said he is holding out hope that a deal could yet be struck for participation of stars from North American league the NHL at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, but added that any agreement must be reached by mid-July at the latest.

John Coates has been re-elected as the president of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after overcoming rival Danni Roche in the final run-off by 58 votes to 35.

Los Angeles 2024 has hailed the Coliseum Commission’s decision to approve the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) $270m (€247.5m) redevelopment of the planned centrepiece for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has entered into a strategic partnership with the Tokyo Marathon Foundation.

Kevin Roberts finds out what lessons Budapest has learned from its failed Olympics bid and whether another tilt at the Games is likely.

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) will hold talks with city officials in Stockholm today (Thursday) after the Social Democratic Party said a lack of broad political support and uncertainty over costs will lead them to end plans to bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The organising committees for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which will also be staged in Japan, have today (Wednesday) entered into a partnership designed to maximise benefits and impacts for the two showpiece events.

Two more Russian athletes, including 2008 Beijing Olympic Games heptathlon bronze medal-winner Tatiana Chernova, have been sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee following retrospective doping tests.

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has stepped up its efforts to take the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to Stockholm by appointing Richard Brisius to head up the project.