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 …
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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 …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2018: Part 2 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the eleventh annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2018. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2018: Part 1 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the eleventh annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2018. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
BidWeek: Joint Korean 2032 Olympic Bid To Meet With IOC In February, IOC Human Rights Committee To Launch In March
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Marking another leap forward, sports authorities in North and South Korea have announced that they will bring …
IOC President Bach Claims Olympics Enjoying “Stability” Others Would “Envy”
Speaking to delegates at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Tokyo Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
BidWeek: Olympic Bid Rejection Goes Intercontinental – The IOC Must Change Everything
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – It’s a runaway freight train, and the track doesn’t seem to end. Taxpayers of cities who are …
Dear Calgary: There Is No Wrong Choice, As Long As Its Yours; How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid Plebiscite
Following is the fifth in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …