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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 – …

Bid Books, Logos, Websites and Youth Olympics Highlight Busy Week Ahead

Monday marks the start of what promises to be an interesting week for the 2024 Olympic bid process. On Wednesday, the first phase of bid books are due from …