Boston’s modest proposal wins US Olympic 2024 bid race
The US Olympic Committee chose Boston on Thursday as the city that will bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, over competing offers from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The battle to win public support starts here
IOC: Agenda 2020 reforms apply to Almaty and Beijing
Almaty and Beijing submitted their candidature files to the IOC on Tuesday highlighting Agenda 2020 compliance, which IOC says will apply to the 2022 Winter Games
FIFA ethics report to be published
The report by FIFA’s Ethics Committee’s Michael Garcia into alleged bidding corruption is to be published, following his resignation
US to choose 2024 Olympic candidate in January
US Olympic Committee will not select its candidate city for the 2024 Olympic Games until January, but one of its advisors points out some decisive factors to HOST CITY
NOC leaders call for equal rights in IOC
The leaders of two European NOCs spoke to HOST CITY about how the IOC’s new Agenda 2020 reforms could lead to even more radical change in the future composition of the governing body
High hopes for Olympic reforms create tough situation for IOC
Two influential presidents of National Olympic Committees have identified challenges ahead for the IOC’s ambitious Agenda 2020 programme of reform
Multi-host Olympics allowed as Agenda 2020 approved early
IOC members have unanimously accepted all 40 of the Agenda 2020 recommendations aimed to modernise and streamline the Olympic movement
2022 Olympic bids shock is a one-off
Cities must build stronger public and government support to stop the current 2022 Games bidding crisis from recurring, according to leading bid consultant Mike Lee OBE
IOC woos cities with proposal to pay bid costs
IOC president Thomas Bach has revealed the proposed changes of its Olympic Agenda 2020 review, revealing incentives for cities to bid for Games such as financial support, cost controls and the option to host events in more than one city
Glasgow to host 2017 Badminton World Championships
In bidding for the Sudirman Cup, Glasgow has found itself being awarded the hosting rights to the Badminton World Federation’s flagship Championships event in 2017