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Exclusive: IOC to consider auctioning Olympic hosting rights to highest bidder

Starting bid valued at USD $10 billion and it's expected Qatar, Saudi Arabia and India could participate in 2036 auction

April 1, 2025
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  • Exclusive: IOC to consider auctioning Olympic hosting rights to highest bidder
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IOC Ethics Commission Chair Ban Ki-moon reports to the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece March 19, 2025 (Photo: IOC/Greg Martin)

IOC could introduce “engaged dialogue” stage to 2036 Olympic bid process

Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland (IOC Photo)

IOC announces revolutionary plan to select host for 2036 Olympics based on athletes’ votes

Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzlerland (IOC Photo)

IOC unlikely to reveal the winner of the 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid

When the International Olympic Committeee (IOC) selects a host for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the winning bidder…

April 1, 2022
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  • IOC unlikely to reveal the winner of the 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid
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Italian bid team celebrate the awarding of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games to Milan Cortina (IOC Photo)

Elon Musk in secret non-jurisdictional Olympic bid discussions with IOC

Tech multibillionaire Elon Musk has entered into discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an interested bidder to host…

April 1, 2021
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Feb. 6, 2018 (NASA Photo)

IOC To Award 2030, 2032 and 2034 Winter and Summer Games This Year

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has committed to awarding the next three unscheduled Olympics – the 2030 and 2034 Winter…

April 1, 2020
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Friday IOC Executive Board meeting in Olympic Capital Lausanne could change history. But for who? (GamesBids Photo)

IOC Considers Ending Winter Olympics After 2034 Edition Amid Climate Change Fears

Reporting from Venice, Italy – International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board members at a meeting last week discussed the possibility…

April 1, 2019
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Beijing 2022 Proposed National Alpine Ski Centre, Yanqing Cluster, (IOC Photo, January 2015)

IOC To Consider Making Referendums A Mandatory Part Of Olympic Bid Process

[Editor’s Note: Happy April Fools Day!  This article is fictional in our April Fools Day style.  But we do have…

April 1, 2018
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NOlimpia has reportedly collected 110,000 signatures, just short of 138,000 target to force a Budaoest 2024 referendum. One week remains (NOlimpia Facebook Photo)

Paris and LA Could Resolve 24 / 28 Olympic Games Bid Rift On Field Of Play

The bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 could ultimately be decided on the field-of-play, according to…

April 1, 2017
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Trump Eyes Olympic Bid To Return Games To America In 2020

[Editor’s Note:  The following article is our annual April Fools Day piece and Mr. Trump’s comments within it are fictional.  See some…

April 1, 2016
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  • Trump Eyes Olympic Bid To Return Games To America In 2020
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Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at Rally in Fayetteville, NC on March 9 (DonaldJTrump.com Photo)

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