City of lights
How Durham, a small city in the industrial north east of England, captured the world’s attention through hosting Artichoke’s Lumiere festival
US to choose 2024 Olympic candidate in January
US Olympic Committee will not select its candidate city for the 2024 Olympic Games until January, but one of its advisors points out some decisive factors to HOST CITY
NOC leaders call for equal rights in IOC
The leaders of two European NOCs spoke to HOST CITY about how the IOC’s new Agenda 2020 reforms could lead to even more radical change in the future composition of the governing body
High hopes for Olympic reforms create tough situation for IOC
Two influential presidents of National Olympic Committees have identified challenges ahead for the IOC’s ambitious Agenda 2020 programme of reform
Sochi and London ceremonies team to do LA2015 Games
LA2015, the organising committee for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, has selected local company FiveCurrents to produce their Ceremonies
Will the marvellous city live up to its name?
What does Rio need to do to deliver on its promise of a great Games, and what has the city learned from hosting the World Cup?
Multi-host Olympics allowed as Agenda 2020 approved early
IOC members have unanimously accepted all 40 of the Agenda 2020 recommendations aimed to modernise and streamline the Olympic movement
Qatari air quality tech chosen for 2022 World Cup venues
The organisers of the 2022 World Cup have decided to adopt a high tech air quality monitoring system from Qatar Mobility Innovations Center for its stadiums
Grevemberg: tell us how Games can develop your city
Just a few weeks into his new role as CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation, David Grevemberg took time to speak to HOST CITY about priorities ahead, including bids for the 2022 Games
Qatar 2022 stadium design meets tough cooling targets
Meeting FIFA temperature requirements for the design of the Qatar Foundation Stadium, unveiled today, was a challenge for the lead architect