Brazil’s Alison and Bruno Claim Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Crown
Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt made partial amends for the heartbreak suffered by their female counterparts by emphatically claiming the Rio 2016 men’s beach volleyball title. The...
View ArticleSocial Media Usage Stats Falling Short of Olympics Expectations
Facebook and its social media rivals, despite a major shift to live-streaming, appear to be under performing at the Rio Olympics, according to MediaPost’s Media Daily News homepage. Indeed, only 33...
View ArticleBolt Hopes He Has Earned Right to be Mentioned With Muhammad Ali, Pelé After...
It is a straightforward enough template: Usain Bolt, triple Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion. For the 29-year-old Jamaican inspiration, there was just the small matter of filling in the boxes. And...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Says No Cases of Zika Virus Confirmed at Rio 2016...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that no cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in anyone associated with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, has...
View ArticleArmour: Tokyo Games Could Cost $30 Billion, Putting Future of Olympics at Risk
Consider this the line in the sand for the International Olympic Committee. Within a matter of hours Thursday, a panel of experts warned that costs for Tokyo 2020 could top $30 billion and Rome’s city...
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In Long Term, Radical Change Needed to Reduce Olympic Host Burden
If the International Olympic Committee thought the bidding process changes in its Agenda 2020 reforms would end the negativity about being a host of the Summer or Winter Games, it has been sadly...
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Tokyo Governor, IOC Agree to Review 2020 Olympic Games Costs
Urged by IOC President Thomas Bach to cut costs of the Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike accepted Bach’s proposal for a four-party working group to review the costs for the 2020 Games....
View ArticleLos Angeles 2024 Officials Release ‘Coming Home’ Video Series, Featuring Rio...
Los Angeles 2024 officials asked Team USA Olympians and Paralympians to look back on the warm welcome they received from their hometown fans upon returning from Rio 2016, and describe their hopes to...
View ArticleZhukov Claims Russian Anti-Doping Bill Emphasises Zero-Tolerance Approach...
An anti-doping bill which introduces sanctions including prison terms for coaches found guilty of coercing athletes into taking performance enhancing drugs has been passed by the Russian Duma. This...
View ArticleRefugee Team Initiative to be Expanded as IOC to Spend $500 Million in...
A 16 percent increase has been approved for the next four-year cycle of Olympic Solidarity funding following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board here today. The...
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