Olympics






Istanbul 2020 bid gets boost from James Bond

By Tom Degun

skyfall istanbulOctober 25 - Istanbul is set to receive a major boost in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games as the Turkish city provides a large part of the backdrop for the latest James Bond movie Skyfall.


LLDC begins takeover of London 2012 Olympic Park

By Tom Degun

olympic parkOctober 23 - The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has begun the takeover process of the Olympic Park in Stratford from London 2012 as it prepares to transform the site into a vibrant new community in the capital.

London 2012 set to come in nearly £400 million under budget

By Tom Degun at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in London

london 2012October 23 - London 2012 is set to come in almost £400 million ($639 million/€492 million) under budget according to figures revealed in the Government's final quarterly economic report on the Games that was published here today.

"Inspiring a generation" requires more work, claims report following London 2012

By Mike Rowbottom

Inspire a_generationOctober 20 - Research by communications agency Threepipe has claimed that London 2012 has so far inspired 8 per cent of people to take up a new sport, with some industry experts indicating that governing bodies need a step-change in their approach to marketing in order to secure their funding and deliver on the promise to "inspire a generation".




Ukraine bid for 2022 Winter Olympics set to go ahead

By Tom Degun in Kyiv

bubka 181012October 18 - Ukraine is set to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics through the city of Lviv after a major Sport Congress hosted here in the capital rubberstamped the plan in a resolution that was unanimously voted on.


IOC confirms five bidders for 2018 Youth Olympic Games

By Tom Degun

ioc hq0October 16 - Buenos Aires, Glasgow, Guadalajara, Medellín and Rotterdam will fight it out to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed it received the Candidature Files of all five bid cities by the deadline of October 15.