Robert Livingstone, Author at GamesBids.com

About Robert Livingstone

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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.

Salt Lake City shifts focus to 2034 leaving Sapporo and Vancouver in head-to-head 2030 Winter Olympic bid

Officials representing the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) admitted Thursday that economic and political pressures have steered the Salt …

Spain officially cancels joint Barcelona-Pyrenees 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid

Spain has ceased all efforts to bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) president Alejandro Blanco announced …

Spanish Olympic Committee to end 2030 Winter Olympic bid

Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) president Alejandro Blanco is set to end the joint bid between Catalonia and Aragon to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic …

FIFA names 16 cities to host 2026 World Cup matches across North America

Sixteen cities from across Canada, United States and Mexico have been named hosts to stage the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it was announced by the International …

Still no clear path for Salt Lake City Winter Olympic bid after trip to Switzerland

A high-level trip to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Lausanne headquarters on the picturesque shores of Lake Geneva Wednesday confirmed to …

Catalan leader pushes for candidacy without Aragon as Spain’s joint 2030 Winter Olympic bid reaches stalemate

With both sides of Spain’s joint 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid refusing to budge amid failing negotiations, Minister for the Presidency of the …

Feasibility plan unveiled for Vancouver 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid, but much more work needs to be done

Organizers in Vancouver, Whistler and Four First Nations in British Columbia, Canada Tuesday unveiled a draft hosting concept for the proposed 2030 Olympic and …

BC 2030 Winter Olympic bid moves to concept review phase as feasibility study set to be delivered to First Nations leaders

Tuesday will mark a major milestone for the development of British Columbia’s potential Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid as the completed …

Sapporo 2030 Olympic bid referendum ruled out by city assembly

Sapporo’s city assembly ruled out any possibility of holding a public referendum over its 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid when it voted …

Draft ordinance for Sapporo 2030 Olympic bid referendum expected to be rejected in Monday City Assembly vote

A draft ordinance brought to the Sapporo City Assembly Thursday proposes a public referendum be held to approve the city’s 2030 Olympic and Paralympic …