Indonesia Considering 2032 Olympic Bid From New Unbuilt, Unnamed Capital City
Indonesia’s planned 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid could be proposed for the nation’s new capital city in Borneo that has yet to be built, …
U.S. Senate Resolution Calls For IOC To Withdraw 2022 Winter Olympics From Beijing
Two United States Senators, Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Ed Markey this week introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the International Olympic …
Vancouver City Council Motion Could Kick Start 2030 Olympic Winter Games Bid
Vancouver City Councillor Melissa De Genova has prepared a motion to be raised at a council meeting Tuesday (March 10) that if passed, could signal the start …
BidWeek: COVID-19 Threat To Tokyo 2020 Exposes How Human Frailty Is Beyond Olympic Comprehension
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – The Olympics in Tokyo and Sapporo have been canceled. No, not for 2020 – but in 1940 when Japan’s Summer …
Mumbai, India Chosen To Host IOC Session In 2023
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board has selected Mumbai in India to host the organization’s 140th all-members Session in …
Gay Games Receives Record Number Twenty Host City Bids For 2026
A record number 20 cities across the globe have expressed interest in hosting the 12th Gay Games in 2026, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) announced last …
Unreliable Snowfall Causes Concern For Sapporo 2030 Olympic Bid
The City of Sapporo received a 35 cm snowfall earlier this week, finally giving the Japanese city a wintry feel – but too late for the popular Snow …
VANOC CEO Pushes For Vancouver 2030 Winter Olympic Bid
Former CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games John Furlong Thursday urged the business community to back a bid to host again in 2030. Inspired by the …
Hamilton Edges Forward With 2030 Commonwealth Games Bid
A Hamilton city council committee voted 10-3 Wednesday to endorse the Canadian city’s bid to host the 100th anniversary Commonwealth Games in 2030. The …
Coates Fails To Convince Australia’s One Nation Party Leader To Drop Opposition To Queensland 2032 Olympic Bid
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates this week failed to cool opposition by populist One Nation Party to a Queensland 2032 Olympic and …