Seven Sports Considered For 2016 Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said Friday the IOC sent letters to the world governing bodies of seven sports notifying …
Archive by category Summer Olympic Bids
Violence In Chicago Could Affect 2016 Bid
Supporters of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are concerned that a recent rash of deadly violence could affect Chicago’s bid for the 2016 …
SportAccord 2008 – 2016 Summer Games Candidate List Announcement
Officials of the seven cities bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be on hand at the SportAccord 2008 conference being held in Athens Greece June …
Rio 2007 Pan Am Games Get Debriefed Ahead Of 2016 Bid
The “Rio 2007 Debriefing Seminar”, which Rio 2016 hopes to learn from as it bids for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, opened in Rio de Janeiro Monday …
Doha 2016 at World Conference on Women and Sport
Four members of the Doha 2016 Olympic Bid committee are attending the World Conference on Women and Sport in Jordan – the first time the event has been …
Questions Regarding Government Funding For Prague 2016 Bid
According to the daily Hospodarske Noviny (HN), although Prague said in its 2016 bid application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the Czech …
Doha 2016 Outlines Bid Plans
Doha 2016 officials outlined their plans at a press conference Friday, should Doha be selected host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The Peninsula …
Tokyo 2016 Gets Support From Art Forms Institution
According to a media release by Tokyo 2016, the bid is getting support from the institution behind one of Japan’s “most revered ancient art …
Chicago 2016 Bid May Not Be Disciplined For Violating Rules
The Chicago Tribune reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) may not discipline Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games following …
Chicago 2016 Accused Of Violating IOC Ethics Code
Kyodo News reports that Chicago 2016 chairman Patrick Ryan, and Sheikh Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, a Kuwaiti member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and …