Multi-sport

The budget for the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be about one-tenth of the figure used by London three years ago, according to a key member of the creative team for next year’s event in Brazil.

The Theatre de Liege in Belgium has dropped a legal case over the design of a logo for the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, but the graphic artist who created the theatre's emblem is to pursue action in the case of alleged plagiarism.

A professional snowboarder from Colorado has been given permission to pursue legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the decision to remove parallel slalom from the programme for the winter Olympic Games.

Eduardo Paes, the Mayor of 2016 summer Olympic Games host Rio de Janeiro, has insisted that the Brazilian city “has met all the demands” of the International Olympic Committee after being criticised by Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has voted to re-elect long-serving president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Farad Al-Sabah to the role for a seventh consecutive term.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed that it will carry out its own ‘confidential’ research into public support for the five bids for the 2024 summer Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has hailed an “outstanding and highly qualified” field of five bidders for the 2024 summer Olympics this (Wednesday) morning.

Toronto Mayor John Tory confirmed today (Tuesday) that the city will not be making a late bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, but added that an advisory group will be formed to target future major sports events in the wake of the feel-good factor generated from hosting the 2015 Pan American Games.

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has reiterated its support for a potential bid by Toronto to stage the 2024 summer Olympic Games, as the city faces a decision over whether to meet the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) deadline of tomorrow (Tuesday).

Paris has become the latest city to submit a formal bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games ahead of the deadline that has been set for tomorrow (Tuesday) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Japanese Swimming Federation chairman Daichi Suzuki has been appointed to lead the Japan Sports Agency, a new body that has been formed ahead of Tokyo’s staging of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Rome today (Friday) became the second city to formally submit its bid for the 2024 Olympic Games ahead of next week’s deadline for applications set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has unveiled plans for a body that will oversee the selection of new emblems for the event following the furore caused by the previous design.

The City of Hamburg and German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) have formally submitted their bid for the 2024 Olympic Games ahead of next week’s deadline for applications.

Toronto officials have admitted the late emergence of interest in a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games has put the city behind in the race to meet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) deadline, while Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) president Marcel Aubut has stressed the pursuit of a bid would end interest in the 2026 winter Games.

Marseille has been earmarked as the destination for the sailing competition at the 2024 summer Olympic Games, if the event is awarded to Paris.