Multiple Rugby World Cup bids kick off as 16-month process begins
World Rugby this week launched the dialogue phase of its World Cup bid process as the federation seeks host nations for four different tournaments. In what is …
Guadalajara, Munich and Valencia named finalists to host 2026 Gay Games
Bids from Guadalajara in Mexico, Munich in Germany and Valencia in Spain have been named finalists to host the 2026 Gay Games, an international sport event …
Hamilton expects Commonwealth Games bid decision “imminently”
Hamilton 2026 bid Chair Lou Frapporti expects government feedback on Canada’s Commonwealth Games bid soon, but it’s still not clear if 2026, 2027 …
Hungary organizes to explore Budapest 2032 Olympic Bid
The Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) Thursday voted to form the Budapest 2032 Committee, a group tasked to explore the feasibility of a 2032 Olympic and …
IOC has not received Florida’s unusual request to take over Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Tuesday denied that they have received a pitch from a Florida State official to host the Olympic Games in …
A Tokyo 2020 cancellation could derail 2032 Olympic bids
Amid unconfirmed reports that the Japanese government secretly considers the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in July unlikely, regions lining up to host the …
Russia’s Ufa considers 2030 Winter Olympics bid amid WADA ban
The capital of the Russian region of Bashkortostan, Ufa, is mulling a possible bid to host the 2030 Olympic Winter Games. With a population of about 4.5 …
Ukraine to study 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid
Ukraine is set to study the possibility of a bid to host a future Olympic Games with the 2030 Winter edition considered the most likely opportunity. The …
GamesBids’ Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories Of 2020 – But Not Really
Not so fast! GamesBids.com traditionally publishes a year-end top ten list of Olympic bid stories featuring the highlights of the year. This year would have …
USOPC In Conversation With LA 2028 Over Timing Of Potential Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Bid
U.S. Olympic officials are still hopeful that the Winter Games could return to the United States as early as 2030, it was revealed Monday, but they’re …