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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 tourism and solidify London as the sporting capital of the world." Khan said leading figures would form p...

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 project took its latest step forward in April when Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged the...

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 and solidify London as the sporting capital of the world". Khan said leading figures would form part...

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 overarching goal was to safeguard the Olympic values and strengthen the role of sport in society. I...

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 Committee's 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 exclusive negotiations with as part of a targeted dialogue phase. This followed the IOC Executive Boar...