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18.03.2021

IOC Members caution against awarding Games too far ahead

• Brisbane moved to “targeted dialogue” as the first project to meet feasibility criteria

• This doesn’t mean a host has been elected now

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28.01.2020

EXCLUSIVE: The IOC’s dynamic new approach to future hosts

Host City: Congratulations on your appointment as chair of the recently formed Future Host Commission. What is the Commission’s primary role?

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14.12.2018

Aggreko awarded $200m contract to power Tokyo 2020 Olympics

[Source: Aggreko] Aggreko plc, the global leader in the rental of power, heating and cooling, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Aggreko Events Services Japan Limited ('AESJL') has been awa

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10.10.2018

IOC must watch the size of the Games

After two successive Olympic bidding contests in which the number of cities in the race fell to just two, the head of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) says hard w

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26.01.2018

Mega sporting events and human rights: the key role of host cities

In the months since Rio hosted the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, we have seen sport’s international governing bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, FIFA or UEFA, take some important

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22.01.2018

“We should speak out more about the benefits of hosting the Games”

I have the pleasure of welcoming you all to my host city for the third time – and seeing how this event has developed and grown over the years.

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21.12.2017

Using major events as a springboard for sustainable urban innovation

Public scepticism about the value of major events such as the Olympic Games is at an all-time high.

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20.02.2017

Sapporo 2017 will provide ‘valuable experience’ for Tokyo 2020

Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020, believes the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games will provide “valuable experience” in the build-up

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04.01.2017

Chinese Olympic Committee appoints new president

Gou Zhongwen, director of China's General Administration of Sport, has been named president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC).

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22.08.2016

No regrets over hosting Games in Rio despite problems, says IOC President

The light the Olympic Games casts on the host city can be harsh. Anyone who wasn’t already familiar with Rio’s issues with security, economics and the environment now has a much clearer picture.

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14.04.2016

Rio can deliver great Games, with hard work – IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has backed Rio de Janeiro to deliver a successful Olympic Games in August. 

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17.02.2016

IOC welcomes “most sustainable ever” bids for 2024 Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received candidature files from Los Angeles (USA), Rome (Italy), Budapest (Hungary) and Paris (France) for hosting the Olympic Games 2024 by the Wednes

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26.01.2016

LA2024 selects UCLA for sustainable Olympic Village

Los Angeles’ bid committee for the 2024 Olympic Games has selected UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) halls of residence as the proposed site of the Olympic Village. 

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15.01.2016

“Brazil is prepared,” promises Rio 2016 security chief

The challenges for guaranteeing safety at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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10.11.2015

LA 2024 delighted with Host City 2015 attendance

LA 2024 Vice Chair and four-time Olympic swimming champion Janet Evans attended

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21.10.2015

2024 Olympic bids and the changing Games

HOST CITY: The IOC must be very pleased with the pool of cities bidding for the 2024 Olympic Games?

 

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30.09.2015

2024 bid cities “highly unlikely” to withdraw – Sir Craig Reedie

Changes to the IOC’s bidding procedure have attracted a “very considerable field” of five candidate cities, all of which are expected to stay the course until the host city election in September 20

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16.09.2015

IOC draws five strong candidates for 2024 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee has welcomed an “outstanding” pool of candidate cities bidding for the 2024 Games. 

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29.07.2015

Dentsu acquires Asian Olympic broadcasting rights to 2024

Japanese media giant Dentsu has been awarded the exclusive broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games from 2018 to and 2024 in 22 Asian countries. 

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27.07.2015

Boston faces same issues as any US bid – OC advisor

The US Olympic Committee is due to speak with Boston’s bid team today to re-evaluate whether they should remain the US city of choice to bid for the 2024 Olympics Games – but comments made to Host

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30.06.2015

Free-to-air Olympic broadcasting being minimised, says EBU

The IOC’s new approach to issuing broadcasting rights in Europe will reduce free-to-air obligations to a minimum, according to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

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29.06.2015

Eurosport wins all rights to screen Olympics in Europe

In a historic deal valued at EUR 1.3bn, Discovery, the owner of Eurosport, has been awarded the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games from 2018 to 2024 across all media platforms in all European co

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24.06.2015

Paris aims for unanimous support for Olympic bid

Paris officially launched its long anticipated bid for the 2024 Games on Tuesday, with a message of strong backing from the state and the public. 

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06.05.2015

IOC president encourages New Zealand Olympic bid

On his first visit to New Zealand on Tuesday, president Thomas Bach said the IOC is ready to look into a wider range of potential host nations – including New Zealand.

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