WDSF keeps dancing beyond the Games
Sergey Nifontov, General Secretary of the World DanceSport Federation spoke to Host City about how to manage rapid growth and digital transformation in line with the priorities of host destinations.
IOC Members caution against awarding Games too far ahead
Host City reports on the IOC Session on the opportunity of Brisbane 2032 and the risk of looking even further ahead
EXCLUSIVE: The IOC’s dynamic new approach to future hosts
Host City spoke with Kristin Kloster Aasen, IOC Member and recently appointed chair of the Future Host Commission for the Olympic Games (Summer), to find out how the conversation with cities is changing
Aggreko awarded $200m contract to power Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Aggreko Events Services Japan Limited has been awarded the supply contract for temporary electricity generation by the Tokyo Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
IOC must watch the size of the Games
Summer Olympic federations chief Francesco Ricci Bitti told Host City at SportAccord that the IOC should keep the growth of the Games in check to attract more bidding cities
Mega sporting events and human rights: the key role of host cities
Good progress has been made on social sustainability but more is needed, says Terre des Hommes
“We should speak out more about the benefits of hosting the Games”
In this Chairman’s opening address to Host City 2017, IOC Member and WADA President Sir Craig Reedie CBE championed the huge impact of hosting well organised major events
Using major events as a springboard for sustainable urban innovation
Jerome Frost, Global Planning & Cities Leader at Arup, formerly Head of Design & Regeneration at the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, summarises Arup’s “Cities Alive: Rethinking legacy for host cities” report for Host City
Sapporo 2017 will provide ‘valuable experience’ for Tokyo 2020
The Olympic Council of Asia’s 8th Asian Winter Games opened at the Sapporo Dome on February 19.
Chinese Olympic Committee appoints new president
Sports minister Guo Zhongwen has been appointed president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, succeeding Liu Peng