Gracenote Sports: The road to good major event coverage
Hosting a major event creates an unparalleled opportunity for media coverage. Guido Bouw, Managing Director at Gracenote Sports (formerly known as Infostrada Sports), explains how to make the most of it
Major events: overcoming common challenges and meeting criteria
Organisers and suppliers must keep the demands of athletes, spectators and local people at the forefront, writes David de Behr, Head of Major Events at Aggreko
Chinese Olympic Committee appoints new president
Sports minister Guo Zhongwen has been appointed president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, succeeding Liu Peng
Thomas Bach: sport is an anchor of stability in a fragile world
In this New Year’s message, IOC President Thomas Bach highlights the Refugee Olympic Team as an example of sport’s power to unite humanity
The reinvention of sports events
Competitions can become more successful by adjusting parameters such as number of participants, matches and match-days to best fit the needs of the organisation, writes Itay Ingber of MatchVision
The thrill of the Laser-Run
UIPM explains what makes its new fast paced format so appealing
Logistics for winners
DB Schenker describes how it has delivered success at the biggest sports events of 2016
China’s foreign minister visits IOC president, strengthening cooperation
Wang Yi, foreign minister of China met with IOC president Thomas Bach and leaders of other international organisations in Switzerland to strengthen cooperation
Glasgow 2015 World Gymnastics Championships named Sport Event of the Year
Sir Craig Reedie, the 2015 FIG World Gymnastics Championships, FEI, Parc des Princes, IMG and STAIRS all received International Sports Awards
Major WADA and Host City conferences touch down in Glasgow
Glasgow was the highly successful venue for staging prestigious WADA and Host City conferences in close succession