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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 …

BidWeek: IOC Nudges Door Open During Stockholm-Åre 2026 Olympic Bid Visit, But Swedes Are Left In The Dark

BidWeek, Reporting From Stockholm, Sweden – This week Sweden hosted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for a five-day …

BidWeek: Should The IOC Dispense With Olympic Host City Elections? There May Be No Choice

BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Less than two years ago, those who follow the Olympic Movement and take an interest in the Games site selection …

BidWeek: Breakdancing At Paris 2024 Could Be The Booster Shot The Olympics Need

You either love the idea, or hate it. That was the reaction I saw last Thursday across social media after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games organizing committee …