New Study Claims A Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Will Boost Italy’s GDP
A new study released Thursday by La Sapienza University in Rome claims Italy’s economy will grow should the nation host the Olympic Games in 2026. …
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 …
IOC Says “Work Needs To Be Done” But Is Pleased With Stockholm-Åre 2026 Olympic Bid After Five-Day Visit
Reporting From Stockholm, Sweden – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) bid evaluation team leaves Sweden Saturday pleased with the results of a …
IOC Insists Guarantees Will Be “Flexible” For 2026 Olympic Bids Ahead Of Site Evaluation Visits
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has further relaxed its traditionally rigid financial guarantee requirements expected from host city candidates with …
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 …
BidWeek: Could IOC’s Agenda 2020 Be Forcing The Collapse Of Calgary’s 2026 Olympic Bid?
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Once again, confusion and misinformation have brought Calgary’s 2026 Winter Olympic bid to the edge of a …
City Council Vote Buys More Time For Fading Calgary 2026 Olympic Bid
Calgary’s City Council voted Wednesday to continue exploring a potential 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid, a decision that sends the Calgary Bid …
BidWeek: “No Boston Olympics” Movement Touches Paris 2024, Calgary 2026 – Will The IOC Be Next?
Reporting From Toronto, Canada – “Know your enemy,” Chinese General Sun Tzu famously urged in The Art of War. The Calgary Bid Exploration …
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 …
2016 Top 10: #2 Rome’s 2024 Olympic Bid Exit Illustrates What’s Wrong With Bid Process
GamesBids.com presents the ninth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2016. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …