Para Sport

The Japanese city of Sapporo has stepped up its efforts to land the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after presenting a bid plan to the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has distanced itself from a mounting political scandal in South Korea by denying that Games contracts have been “contaminated” by outside factors.

The Badminton World Federation has awarded the 2017 Para-Badminton World Championships to Ulsan in South Korea.

Global public relations firm Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has been awarded an 18-month international communications contract for the 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said venue changes for rowing and canoeing, as well as volleyball, remain on the table for the 2020 summer Olympic Games following the conclusion of a three-day meeting in Tokyo today (Thursday).

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has suggested that some events at the 2020 summer Olympic Games should be staged in the north-eastern region of Japan that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike have agreed to establish a four-party working group in an effort to address increasing concerns over rising costs for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic Games, as reports indicated that South Korea could potentially step in amid a dispute over the venue for rowing and canoeing.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its full confidence that PyeongChang will deliver a “great” winter Olympic Games in 2018, but has said legacy planning and promotion of the event remain key concerns.

A Tokyo government panel has urged the organising committee for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to relocate some of the venues for the multi-sport event after warning that costs of hosting could soar to over 3 trillion yen (€25.8bn/$29bn).

A Tokyo government panel reviewing the cost of the Japanese capital’s hosting of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has said that more venues could be moved out of the city to help save money.

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has today (Wednesday) rejected the city’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games in a move that effectively spells the end for the Italian capital’s effort to secure the event.

The Canadian city of Calgary has formed a committee to discuss a potential bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has pledged to make the Japanese capital more accessible for disabled people as she outlined her targets for the city’s staging of the 2020 summer Paralympic Games.

Prior to Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, broadcasters had treated the Paralympics like an add-on rather than the main event. Kevin Roberts speaks to Stephen Lyle, the channel’s commissioning editor for sport.

Allianz is no newcomer to sports sponsorship with presence in some of the world’s biggest sporting landscapes.  As their Paralympic commitments come to fruition with this summer’s games in Rio, SportBusiness International looks at the relationship between the insurance giant and disability sport.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has expressed its confidence in a successful summer Paralympic Games ahead of the opening ceremony for the event in Rio de Janeiro later today (Wednesday).