Archive by category Summer Olympic Bids

IOC, LA 2024 Quick To React To Budapest 2024 Failure, Changes Likely Ahead

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday said there may be adjustments to the bid process ahead after Budapest’s sudden withdrawal from the 2024 …

Online Petition Pushes For Paris 2024 Olympic Bid Referendum

Activists in Paris are calling for a referendum over the city’s Olympic bid. With the slogan “no games of money, concrete and sponsors” an …

Budapest 2024 Begins To Close, Will Notify IOC “Most Likely Next Week”

In a first official statement from the bid committee since Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos announced Wednesday his plans to withdraw his city’s Olympic …

Paris 2024 Olympic Bid Launches Youth Initiative

The City of Paris, the Paris Academy and the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) have launched a new initiative – ten measures to …

Budapest 2024 Representatives Vow There Will Be A Future Olympic Bid

A day following Wednesday’s announcement by Mayor Istvan Tarlos that he will drop Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, members …

Snowboarding Festival Boosts LA 2024 Olympic Bid

The Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games said the Air + Style snowboarding and music festival held in the city on the weekend renewed …

Paris 2024 Shares Sustainability Vision And New Online Platform At Munich Conference

Attending Climate Action’s Sustainable Innovation in Sport 2017 conference in Munich, Germany, representatives from Paris’ 2024 Olympic and Paralympic …

Budapest To End Bid For 2024 Olympics

Budapest is to withdraw its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, according to government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs, following a meeting between Prime Minister …