Multi-sport

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) president Marcel Aubut has said he will pursue a Toronto bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the city’s staging of the Pan American Games came to a close yesterday (Sunday).

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) is set to meet later today (Monday) to discuss Boston’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympics, with one board member stating she wouldn’t be surprised if a decisive vote is taken amid reports that Los Angeles is being lined up as a replacement bid city.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says a decision over a potential 2024 Olympics bid is imminent, while a politician from the Canadian city has mooted the possibility of combining with Boston’s troubled pitch for the Games.

Organisers of the Boston 2024 Olympic Games bid have released a risk management plan to alleviate fears surrounding the US city’s potential hosting of the multi-sport showpiece.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the International Olympic Committee to fully respect human rights commitments in preparing for and hosting the 2022 winter Olympic Games, adding the forthcoming decision over whether Almaty or Beijing will stage the event will provide an “extreme test” of the IOC’s new Agenda 2020 measures.

Lausanne 2020 has outlined the extensive commercial backing it has received for its bid to host the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games, as the process nears its conclusion.

The Japanese government today (Tuesday) outlined a new timeline for the development of Tokyo’s National Stadium as Yoichi Masuzoe, Governor of the capital city, hit out at the role of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet in the original failed project.

Audience ratings and trends for major events in 2014-15 including the Fifa World Cup, Winter Olympics, Tour de France and more, with data from Eurodata TV Worldwide.The Fifa World Cup 2014 generated the largest average audience for a major international sports event (as opposed to domestic leagues and competitions) in four of the five major European markets in 2014-15. 

Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton has overseen dramatic change in just four months of stewardship of the Discovery-owned broadcaster. Matt Cutler travelled to Paris to ask him about the future ambitions of the company.

Rachael Church talks about recent developments in sport including a new Swiss law that aims to clamp down on dodgy dealings.

Airbnb is rapidly growing profile by partnering with leading sports events. Rob Ridley looks at how Rio 2016 created a new category for the accommodation provider to prevent visiting fans from being left on the street.

A new partnership between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and DICK’s will see Team USA athletes working at the sporting goods retailer’s outlets across the country.

This month in Monaco, under President Thomas Bach’s sweeping Agenda 2020 reforms, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) will vote to change the rules around bidding for the Olympic Games. Elisha Chauhan asked industry experts how they believe this will affect the Olympic Movement.

Kevin Roberts: What's not to like about the IOC's proposals for change?

While Russian clothing brand Bosco di Ciliegi held a strong market position at home, overseas awareness was zero. So when the group was approached by the Russian Olympic Committee to create the Russian uniforms for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, it seized the opportunity to gain some international recognition.

With wheels on President Bach’s proposed Olympic Channel now fully in motion, Timo Lumme, managing director of TV and marketing at the IOC (International Olympic Committee), tells Owen Evans how it will operate.