BidWeek: Could Tokyo Have Bought the 2020 Olympic Games? An Analytical Look Back
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – Somehow the Olympic movement, and sport in general, have survived the week and we’re still trudging …
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BidWeek: USOC Banks on Trump, Stadium Deal – 11 Years Ago
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – This week I stumbled upon a report published in GamesBids.com eleven years ago – May 11, 2005. At the …
BidWeek: Paris Takes a Shine to L.A.’s Sunny Tagline; 500 Days to Lima
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – Tensions mounted between the perceived 2024 Olympic bid front-runners this week as Paris’ bid for the Games …
BidWeek: 100 Days To Rio; Tokyo 2020 Logo’s Chequered Past
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – Wednesday marked the 100-days-to-go milestone for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The date passed with a mere blip …
BidWeek: Baumann Wins at SportAccord, Switzerland and Canada Ponder Bids for 2026 and Beyond
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – The best in international sport business gathered this week at the SportAccord Convention in the Olympic …
Swiss Olympic Considers Agenda 2020, Sets Realistic Roadmap For Olympic Bidders
Attention interested bidders for future Olympic Games: Swiss Olympic, the National Olympic Committee for Switzerland, has done you a huge favour – and …
BidWeek: Logopalooza Strikes the Olympic World and JTA Follows Sun To Support LA 2024
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – Interesting news came out of London, UK this week that could be a significant boost thousands of kilometers …
Quebec’s 2026 Olympic Winter Games Dreams Are A Distant Hope
Following a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials Monday, Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume is reportedly building up excitement …
Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympic Bid Looks Great On Paper, But Only The Votes Will Count
Today was a day of superlatives for the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid, and it was all well deserved after an evening that saw bid organizers unveil an …
LA 2024 Teases On Twitter Ahead of Tuesday’s Sunset Olympic Bid Logo Launch
Either someone has hacked into the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid Twitter account to showcase their sunset collection, or LA 2024 is being a tease – …