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Sunday, 9 May 2021 UK Sport and the British Olympic Association (BOA) have offered tentative support towards exploring a potential bid for a future Olympic and Paralympic Games but say no talks have been held to date, after Sadiq Khan vowed to establish an exploratory committee after winning a second term as London Mayor. Khan made the pledge on Tuesday (May 4) with voting closing in the London Mayoral election two days later. He claimed a Games would create "thousands of new jobs, boost touri...

Saturday, 8 May 2021 Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates says Brisbane 2032 is on the final lap, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducting due diligence ahead of confirming the city as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Coates made the comments during his address to AOC members at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting today. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Brisbane as its preferred bidder for the 2032 Games in March. The pro...

Khan targets 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic bid if re-elected London Mayor Tuesday, 4 May 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will explore a bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games should he be re-elected on Thursday (May 6). Khan is seeking a second term as London Mayor, with recent polls suggesting the Labour Party politician is the clear favourite to win the election. He said hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games could create "thousands of new jobs, boost tourism ...

IOC Session praises achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020 and unanimously approves closing report IOC The IOC Session today praised the achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. Following the review of the Closing Report on Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Members approved it unanimously. Adopted by the IOC at its 127th Session in Monaco in December 2014, Olympic Agenda 2020 is a set of 40 detailed recommendations whose ...

Sunday, 28 February 2021 The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) have welcomed the potential benefits of a Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, after the Australian bid was installed as the International Olympic Committees preferred host earlier this week. Australia appears set to host the Olympic Games for the third time following Melbourne 1952 and Sydney 2000, after the IOC announced on Wednesday (February 24) that it would open exc...

German officials unhappy over lack of transparency in 2032 Olympic bid process Friday, 26 February 2021 German officials have expressed concern over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new candidature process, as the decision to install Brisbane as the preferred bidder for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics has effectively ended the Rhine-Ruhr proposal to host the Games. The IOC announced on Wednesday (February 24) that it would open exclusive negotiations with Australian officials as...

Olympic Agenda 2020 drives progress and change 12/11/20 Eighty-five per cent of the recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020, the reform programme of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), have been achieved. This was the conclusion reached in the consultative meeting of the IOC Executive Board (EB) this week. Olympic Agenda 2020 has resulted in profound change and progress across the entire Olympic Movement, and has laid solid foundations for the future. Adopted by the IOC Session at its m...