Tag: Olympic Games
Atlanta Mayor Claims Political Leaders are ‘Uncomfortable of the Deal’ of Hosting Major Sporting...
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has claimed political leaders are becoming "uncomfortable of the deal" of hosting major sporting events and believes cities need to...
Beckie Scott: Essential We Support and Strengthen WADA
I was four years old when my Mom put me on cross-country skis for the first time in my life. As she tells it,...
Rome Mayor Writes to IOC to Withdraw Bid for 2024 Olympics Even Though Candidature...
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) withdrawing its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, even...
IOC to Discuss Tokyo 2020 Costs Report in Constructive Way, Says Bach
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says they will discuss a report which has predicted a four-times increase of the Tokyo 2020 budget...
Construction of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium to Begin in December After Contract Approved
Construction on Japan’s National Stadium is due to begin in December after the Government today approved a contract with a joint venture to build...
CONI Head Malagò to Meet IOC President Bach Amid Doomed Rome 2024 Bid
Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) chief Giovanni Malagò has said he will meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday (October 4) to...
Alan Hubbard: Tokyo 1964 Was the Last of the Pure Olympics
They say you always remember your first, whether it is a kiss, a canoodle or even a curry.
Which is why I have a pervading...
Tokyo Government Review Predicts Olympic and Paralympic Costs Could Reach $30 billion
A review commissioned by the Tokyo Government has predicted that total costs for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games could exceed $30 billion unless...
Italy Withdraws Bid to Host Rugby World Cup After Rome Mayor Refuses to Back...
Italy has withdrawn its bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup following the decision by the Mayor of Rome not to support the...
Isinbayeva Officially Confirms She Will Stand to Become Next President of All-Russia Athletic Federation
Double Olympic pole vault gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva has officially confirmed she will stand to become President of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF).
The world...
