Host city selection is not political endorsement, says IOC president
President Thomas Bach has asserted that the International Olympic Committee remains politically neutral, but asks Games hosts to prevent discrimination and uphold binding international rights
HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events
HOST CITY builds on the great success of its 2014 event by launching HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events, a Conference and Exhibition on 9th and 10th November
Magical ideas to capture the public imagination
Helen Marriage, director of artistic events company Artichoke and speaker at HOST CITY Bid to Win, talks about the role of art in major events and civic spaces
The global growth of World Rugby
Bernard Lapasset, chairman of World Rugby and vice chairman of the French National Olympic Committee, tells HOST CITY about the values that are driving rugby across the world
SportAccord Convention welcomes back Repucom as Marketing Research Partner for World Sport & Business Summit
Repucom will once again be the Official Marketing Research Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Sportaccord Convention announces PwC as a Gold Partner for the World Sport & Business Summit
PwC will be a Gold Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Balfour Beatty to build 1,500 homes on Olympic Park
In a joint venture with Places for People, Balfour Beatty is to build 1,500 new homes on the former Olympic Park, up to 30 per of which will be “affordable” housing, the mayor of London announced today
Red Bull gives beach volleyball wings
The FIVB has partnered with Red Bull to give beach volleyball a lift as Rio 2016 approaches, with Swatch renewing sponsorship of flagship events
London to host annual athletics festival starting with 2015 Anniversary Games
The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, which first took place a year after the 2012 Olympic Games, is to return to the former Olympic stadium in July 2015
Rio 2016 at its most intense phase of preparation – IOC
The IOC coordination commission says Rio has made solid progress on its delayed preparations to host the 2016 Olympic Games but there still is a lot to deliver, with 21 test events and very aggressive timelines for venues looming