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24.04.2015

2024 Olympic bid consultants register welcomed

The International Committee on Thursday launched a Register of Consultants representing cities bidding for the 2024 Olympic Games. 

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13.04.2015

Paris city council approves 2024 Olympic bid

A bid from Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games overcame a significant hurdle today as the city’s councillors voted in its favour.

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09.04.2015

Connecting the Olympic rings to a host city’s culture

The Olympic rings have been a constant presence at each Games since 1920.

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26.03.2015

Nomura sponsors Tokyo 2020 as securities Gold Partner

Tokyo 2020 has signed Nomura Holdings as a Gold Partner in the category “Securities”.

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20.03.2015

Olympics immune to Petrobras crisis says Rio 2016

The 2016 Olympic Games will not be affected by the economic slump or the scandal engulfing Brazil’s government and its national oil company, according to organising committee’s communications direc

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18.03.2015

Governments pledge US$6.45m to anti-doping fund

Twelve world governments have pledged US$6.45m towards an anti-doping fund set up by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is matching funds with the aim of creating a joint fund of US$2

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17.03.2015

Hamburg chosen as German contender for 2024 Olympic Games

German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has selected Hamburg instead of Berlin as the city it will take forward to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, citing public support as the decisive factor.&n

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12.03.2015

South Africa not “playing lotto” with Games bids

South Africa is certain to bid for the Olympic Games but will not rush into it now Durban is the only bidder for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

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10.03.2015

International sport community in mourning

It was with profound sorrow that I learnt of the tragic helicopter crash yesterday which claimed the lives of three of France’s sport icons, swimmer Camille Muffat, 25, sailor Florence Arthaud, 57,

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09.03.2015

The city is the centre of the world’s biggest story – Filmmaster Events

HOST CITY: Rights holders, hosts and organizers of mega sports events have a number of requirements and expectations about the structure and content of opening and closing ceremonies.

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05.03.2015

Magical ideas to capture the public imagination

HOST CITY: Does culture have a prominent enough role within the Olympic Games now?

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26.02.2015

Rio 2016 at its most intense phase of preparation – IOC

The Internati

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23.02.2015

IOC visits Rio to check progress on 2016 Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission’s eighth visit to the “Marvellous City” of Rio de Janeiro gets underway on Monday, ahead of the IOC Executive Board meeting in th

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18.02.2015

Japan’s double mega-event challenge

It seems fitting that Japan, which hosted Asia’s first Olympic Games in 1964, will host the continent’s first

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27.01.2015

Tokyo 2020 signs NTT and Asahi as Gold Partners

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation and Asahi Breweries have both signed as gold partners of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, within the space of two days. 

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15.12.2014

NOC leaders call for equal rights in IOC

The unanimous support for the IOC's Agenda 2020 programme of reform

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12.12.2014

High hopes for Olympic reforms create tough situation for IOC

The unanimous adoption of Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms may have had a galvanising effect internally on the IOC, but influential figures close to the IOC say the project has created high expectations

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11.12.2014

Sochi and London ceremonies team to do LA2015 Games

An LA-based company has won the contract to be the official executive producer of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Special Olympic World Games, which take place in the city next summe

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11.12.2014

Will the marvellous city live up to its name?

Rio de Janeiro staged seven 2014 World Cup matches including the final, but the spotlight will shine even more brightly on the ‘Cidade Maravilhosa’ when it hosts the Olympic Games in 2016.

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09.12.2014

Multi-host Olympics allowed as Agenda 2020 approved early

A day ahead of schedule, members of the International Olympic Committee approved all 40 Olymp

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18.11.2014

Rugby and Olympic ticket sales will be a challenge for Japan

Hosting two of the world’s three biggest sports events within the space of a year will is not just a practical and logistical challenge for Japan. 

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18.11.2014

IOC woos cities with proposal to pay bid costs

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach today (Tuesday) revealed 40 recommendations from the Agenda 2020 review of the Olympic Movement, which detail how to reduce costs and inc

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14.11.2014

IOC should make culture equal to sports, says Agenda 2020 expert

The first principle of Olympism is to blend sport with culture, but Olympic Games is still not going far enough to raise the profile of cultural events, according to a prominent UK politician and e

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12.11.2014

Tokyo 2020: we must stay close to IOC and IFs

HOST CITY: Congratulations on your appointment as President of Tokyo 2020.

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