IOC confirms sweeping changes to Alpes 2030 Winter Olympics plans, vacating the French Riviera cluster
Venues in an anchor hub along the French Riviera in Nice have now been completely removed from plans, with most…
These five cities wanted to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, but they had second thoughts – how we got a “widespread Games” instead
Eight cities wanted to bid for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Seven submitted applications to host the Games. Four cities withdrew…
IOC focuses on Switzerland to host 2038 Winter Olympics, possibly shutting door to other nations until 2042
On Wednesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it is ready to begin targeted dialogue - a bid phase designed…
Swiss 2038 Olympic Winter Games bid releases decentralized venue plan with opening ceremony in IOC capital Lausanne – price tag set at 2.2 billion Swiss francs
Officials claim that this would be the first-ever Olympics hosted by an entire country with 10 cantons and 14 municipalities…
GamesBids.com Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories of 2025 and More
GamesBids.com presents the 18th annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2025. Warning: surprises ahead!
First glimpse of what 2026 Winter Olympians will covet: Milano Cortina 2026 unveils medals with two joined halves
Each side of a medal has a split, opposite tilting surface with either the Olympic rings or Paralympic agitos in…
GamesBids.com Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories of 2024 and More
GamesBids.com presents the seventeenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2024. Warning: surprises ahead!
Swiss government lends critical support to ‘privileged’ 2038 Winter Olympics bid with possible referendums on horizon
Over the past decade the IOC and several bid cities have been embarrassed by last-minute referendum defeats that have toppled…
