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Double Olympic Bid Allocation Involving Paris and LA Was Coubertin’s Idea, A Century Ago

Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – Tuesday’s possible International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to award both Paris and Los Angeles with …

BidWeek: IOC Sets To Change Everything About The 2024 Olympic Bid Race

BidWeek, Reporting from Lausanne, Switzerland – If the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday afternoon solidifies plans to award both the 2024 …

BidWeek: Glimmer of Change Peeks From Behind IOC Curtain In An Email

Bidweek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Maybe I’m blowing this out of proportion. Or maybe the email I received Tuesday is really the start of …

BidWeek: Bach’s Posturing On Double Olympic Bid Allocation Reveals Power Play

BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – IOC President Thomas Bach made a monumental announcement Friday, one that could forever be referred to as a …

BidWeek: Olympic Bid Double-Awarding Plan Needs Broader Roadmap To Be Successful

BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – In Lausanne, Switzerland Friday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) might – and probably will …

BidWeek: 2024 Bid Less of a Race, More of a Luxury Shopping Spree For IOC

The Olympic power brokers must be doing their happy-dances at the edge of Lac Leman in the Olympic Capital this week. Forget the doom-and-gloom reports of …

BidWeek: Gloves Were Off For Olympic Bids As Los Angeles, Paris Battled In Denmark

BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – It was all smiles last Tuesday from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and his Paris counterpart Anne Hidalgo as …

BidWeek: Race Not To Host the 2028 Games Is On As Olympic Bids Navigate New Twist

BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – Campaigns to host the 2024 Olympic Games by Paris and Los Angeles are quickly realizing that their key to winning …