Prominent IOC Members Implicated In $2 Million Rio 2016 Olympic Bid Vote Buying Scheme
Former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral has implicated high-level government officials and two prominent International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in …
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India Bids To Host 2023 IOC Session In Mumbai
Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – India submitted a formal bid Tuesday to host the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session to take place in …
Athens Targeted To Host 2021 International Olympic Committee Session
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thursday announced that it has selected Athens. Greece as a possible host city for its 2021 all-members Session. IOC …
BidWeek: The IOC Must Join The Olympic Bid Conversation Before It Can Be Changed, Or All May Be Lost
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – I’m writing this column out of sheer frustration, which is generally a very bad reason to file. I found …
Dear Calgary: The Mythical Two-Week Party, How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid
Following is the second in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …
New Report Casts Allegations Of Corruption Surrounding PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Bid
A report by South Korean Broadcaster SBS has revealed stunning allegations that technology giant Samsung worked secretly with International Olympic Committee …
Commonwealth Games Canada Plans To “Ask” To Host 2030 Centennial Edition of Games
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is seeking a guarantee from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) that Canada can play host to the 2030 centennial edition of …
PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony Driven With A Message of Peace
Reporting from Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, South Korea – The show was about South Korea’s past and it’s journey into the future as …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2017: Part 2 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the tenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2017. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2017: Part 1 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the tenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2017. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …