Robert Livingstone

A senior producer and award-winning journalist covering Olympic bid business as founder of GamesBids.com as well as providing freelance support for print and Web publications around the world. Robert Livingstone is a member of the Olympic Journalists Association and the International Society of Olympic Historians.

IOC reveals for first time it could be “in position” to elect 2030 Winter Olympics host next May

Regions looking to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2030 have now been given loose expectations on when they can…

May 20, 2022

Opposition and internal strife put Barcelona 2030 Winter Olympic bid on thin ice

Up to 2,000 people demonstrate against Pyrenees-Barcelona 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid in Puigcerdà, Spain May 15, 2022 (Photo: Twitter/@bernatpirineus)

London in talks with IOC to host record fourth Olympic Games: Mayor

Vancouver 2030 says new process helps with Olympic bid public engagement, even amid secrecy

As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) searches for the host of the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games under new…

May 9, 2022

Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony (IOC Photo)

Sapporo 2030 to receive IOC’s Winter Olympics technical team by end of May

Sapporo appears to be the next stop on a tour of potential 2030 Winter Olympics hosts by an International Olympic…

May 4, 2022

IOC Vice President urges Hungary to bid for Olympic Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch this week urged Hungary to continue to pursue its goal to…

May 3, 2022

IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch (right) in Budapest visiting Hungarian Olympic Committee President Zsolt Gyulay (left) during the Modern Pentathlon World Cup May 1, 2022 (Photo: MOB)

IOC technical team to visit Vancouver 2030 Winter Olympic bid next week

Technical experts from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are scheduled to visit Vancouver starting Sunday to consult with the feasibility…

April 29, 2022

Vancouver's BC Place Stadium (Photo: FIFA/Twitter)

IOC visiting Salt Lake City while Spain’s 2030 Olympic bid technical inspection postponed due to “insurmountable differences”

A technical delegation representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is scheduled to touch down in Utah Tuesday ahead of a…

April 26, 2022

IOC Future Host Commission for Winter Games Chair Octavian Moraiu addresses IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland January 10, 2020 (Photo: Christophe Moratal/IOC)

Vancouver and Whistler elected to host 2025 Invictus Games incorporating winter adaptive sports

The 2025 Invictus Games have been awarded to Vancouver and Whistler in Canada, it was announced Friday by The Duke…

April 22, 2022

Vancouver bid to host 2026 World Cup matches accepted by FIFA

Vancouver is now in the running to join 15 other cities when Canada, Mexico and the United States host the…

April 15, 2022