Following its launch in April 2016, the programme attracted in excess of 2,700 applications, reflecting the high level of interest in Expo 2020 amongst the nation’s young people.

Scotland has agreed a unique partnership with global sports, media and events organisation IMG to stage the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles, ensuring the country hosts a world-class spectacle and de

During the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games the Future Arena will host the handball events and be packed with 12,000 spectators.

LaLiga will be taking a huge presence at Soccerex as part of an expanded institutional partnership with Soccerex ahead of the Soccerex Global Convention 2016, taking place at the Manchester Central

Agenda One: Event Delivery

HOST CITY: What prompted De Boer to commission the study of event professionals’ views about the state of the events industry? 

Some of the most prestigious sports events in the world take place not in city centres or in purpose built stadiums, but on beautiful beaches, harbours and green field sites. 

The Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2008 is often talked about in terms of China opening up to the world – not just its economy, but its society too.

The IOC Executive Board on Tuesday said it will no longer back the 2019 European Games, set to take place in Russia, and has asked all Winter Olympic Sports Federations to find alternative host nat

The Wembley Cup final, which took place for the first time last year in Wembley Stadium as a match between leading YouTube football content creators, is to be open to the public in 2016 – and the l

Stadium tours reached a new level on 18 July with the opening of the “Wembley connected by EE” tour. 

The organisers of Host City 2016 are delighted to see new partners and sponsors signing up for what is set to be the largest EU-based gathering of event destination markets, international federatio

Organised as part of the IPC Academy Campus (in partnership with the World Academy of Sport), the Inclusion Summit will provide the ultimate forum to bring together business leaders, governments an

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Football teams from all regions of the world have convened in Glasgow for the Homeless World Cup, which kicked off on Sunday 10 July.

Qatar may be under scrutiny for treatment of workers as it invests US$200bn in infrastructure projects before the FIFA World Cup in 2022, but senior figures in football administration point ou

The value of hosting major sports events has long been debated, not just by city officials but also by the person on the street.

The European Sports Federation members of the European Championships Board have confirmed their intentions to take part in the 2022 edition of the new “European Championships” multi-sport event, wh

Now in its third year of rapid expansion, Host City is the largest meeting of cities and sports, business and entertainment events.

Host City: We are very much looking forward to your participation in Host City 2016.

Host City: Having experienced Paralympic Games since 1972, both as an athlete and administrator, what major changes have you seen in terms of participation and audience engagement?

HOST CITY: Pierre De Coubertin said Modern Pentathlon “tested a man’s moral qualities as much as his physical resources and skills”.

Ten refugee athletes will take part in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 this summer in the first ever Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), the International Olympic Committee announced on 3 June. 

With just two months to go until the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the host city is “on the cusp” of reaping the same legacy benefits enjoyed by London, accord