Almaty 2022 Presentation “Very Well Received” By IOC
Reporting from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland – Almaty took one step closer to the dream of hosting the Olympic Games after presenting its …
Bach Sees Bid City Presentations and Evaluation Commission Report as Test of Agenda 2020
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will be paying close attention to the 2022 Bid City presentations scheduled for the IOC Membership …
IOC Approves Sport Program Changes for PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020
Reporting from IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced event changes for the PyeongChang 2018 …
Stakes Are High As Almaty and Beijing Prepare To Present to IOC
Reporting from IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland – Delegates from both Almaty’s and Beijing’s 2022 Olympic Bid Committees have spent the past …
Critical 2022 Bid Presentations Set For This Week In Lausanne
Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – In the wake of scandal and high-level resignations, international sport leadership will gather in Lausanne, …
IOC Report Cautions Poor Winter Games Fit For Beijing 2022 and Economic Challenges for Almaty
In an evaluation report released Monday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) generally lauded China’s ability to host another Olympic Games in 2022 …
Boston 2024 Confirms Leadership Shakeup With Pagliuca At Helm
Calling it a “broadening” of senior leadership, on Thursday the Boston 2024 Olympic Games Bid dropped John Fish as its Chief and instead installed …
A 2022 Déjà Vu Scenario For IOC As Hamburg 2024 Opponents Call For Referendum Delay
Germany’s Left Party and the NOlympia Olympic opposition group have called for a delay in the planned referendum on the Hamburg 2024 and 2028 Olympic …
Opponents of Boston 2024 Say IOC’s Agenda 2020 is “Window Dressing”
In a bold media statement Monday, Olympic bid opponents No Boston 2024 said that “The IOC’s Agenda 2020 is window-dressing.” This most …
Tokyo 2020 Sets Out Requirements and Timetable For New Sports
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Monday released a timetable and specific requirements for sports looking to be included in the Summer Olympic Games. …