GamesBids’ Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories Of 2019
GamesBids.com presents the twelfth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2019. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
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BidWeek: The IOC Has Changed, Shouldn’t Anti-Olympic Activists Change Too?
BidWeek – Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Recently, anti-Olympics activists have forced massive reform within the Olympic Movement, and the …
BidWeek: Amid The Demise Of The Olympic Bid Process, Reporting On Site Selection Is More Important Than Ever
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not only changed the Olympic bid process, the …
BidWeek: No Winter Games In Sweden. Ever?
BidWeek, Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – A final press release sits in the front of the official Stockholm Åre 2026 Olympic bid website. …
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria Says Stockholm Åre 2026 Olympic Bid Can Deliver Exactly What The IOC Asks
Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria arrived in Lausanne Sunday with her husband Prince Daniel, both hoping to …
BidWeek: Suddenly, There’s A 2026 Olympic Bid Race That Candidates Want To Win
Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid process, like all recent races since International Olympic Committee …
BidWeek: How Sweden And Italy Became Unlikely Finalists To Host The Winter Olympics In 2026
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Next Monday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect its host for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games …
BidWeek: Bach’s Alarming Plan To Rid Olympic Bid Of Losers Will Instead Cloak The Process In Darkness
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – “Too Many Losers.” That is the current mantra of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President …
BidWeek: Bach’s Premature Claims Of Effective Bid Reform Laden In Ambiguity
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach claimed an Olympic victory of sorts ahead of this …
BidWeek: There May Never Be An Olympic Winter Games Host City Again, And Other Gleanings From Italy
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – I’m not entirely sure when I first made the realization. Last week, just hours before the International …