GamesBids’ Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories Of 2021 and More
GamesBids.com presents the fourteenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2021. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host bids, or the …
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BidWeek: Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony unfocussed, uninspiring, but perfect
BidWeek – How do you remember, honor and celebrate so many different things at the opening of the largest, yet most isolating sports event in history? …
BidWeek: Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic non-bid. Will they even open an envelope?
BidWeek – There will be no incessant lobbying in the Olympic Family hotel. The adorable, nationally-dressed children’s choir will remain in the …
After losing 2020 Olympic bid to Tokyo, Istanbul mayor to target hosting the Games in 2036
Turkish sport officials will have a lot on their minds next week when the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally open in empty stadiums and amid a state of …
BidWeek: The IOC thought they could steal the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and hoped we wouldn’t notice
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – They hoped we wouldn’t notice. In the midst of one of the greatest crises the Olympic Movement has ever faced, …
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 …
BidWeek: Options Remain For Hamilton Commonwealth Games Bid Despite Setbacks
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Recent reports have suggested that a Hamilton 2026 Commonwealth Games, an event being offered exclusively to …
BidWeek: The NBA Boycott And What We Can Learn From Olympic Actions On Racial Injustice
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Unprecedented, again. The National Basketball Association (NBA) season came to a screeching halt Wednesday for the …
IOC To Award 2030, 2032 and 2034 Winter and Summer Games This Year
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has committed to awarding the next three unscheduled Olympics – the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games and 2032 Summer …
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 …