Qatar Launches Bid To Host Olympic Games As Early As 2032
Qatar has entered the growing race to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games as early as 2032, the Gulf nation’s national Olympic Committee announced …
Olympic Bid Budgets Have Dropped By 80 Percent And 15 Parties Are Lined Up To Host , IOC Claims
The average cost of bidding to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2026 dropped by 80 percent from the previous cycle, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
IOC Postpones Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games To 2026 Amid Pandemic
Amid disruptions to international sports calendars due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to postpone the 2022 …
IOC Credits Recent Reforms For Strength Of Olympic Bid Races Amid Pandemic
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Thursday that ongoing discussions continue with multiple cities interested in hosting the 2032 …
IOC Launches Task Force To Plan Tokyo 2020 Olympics In 2021
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that he has organized a task force named “here we go” to investigate the …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed Until 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
For the first time ever, the Olympic Games have been postponed. On Tuesday Japanese President Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) reached an …
U.S. Senate Resolution Calls For IOC To Withdraw 2022 Winter Olympics From Beijing
Two United States Senators, Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Ed Markey this week introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the International Olympic …
BidWeek: COVID-19 Threat To Tokyo 2020 Exposes How Human Frailty Is Beyond Olympic Comprehension
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – The Olympics in Tokyo and Sapporo have been canceled. No, not for 2020 – but in 1940 when Japan’s Summer …
IOC President Plays Up “Excellent” Sapporo 2030 Olympic Winter Games Bid
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach Thursday expressed confidence in the Sapporo 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid, …
GamesBids’ Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories Of 2019
GamesBids.com presents the twelfth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2019. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …