OECD issues independent guides to measure long−term impacts of global events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games
International Olympic Committee 21 Sep 2023 – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued two guides to assist global sports, business and cultural event organisers and their stakeholders in monitoring, measuring and evaluating the social, economic and environmental benefits…
One Year to Go: IOC invites NOCs and their best athletes to the Olympic Games Paris 2024
26 Jul 2023 – With exactly one year to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today officially invited the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and their best athletes to take part in the Games…
Brisbane 2032 uniquely positioned to deliver the next generation of Olympic and Paralympic Games as IOC Coordination Commission meets for the first time
International Olympic Committee 28 Jun 2023 – In their inaugural meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032, representatives from the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee provided an update on the progress of their preparations, while the IOC highlighted…
LA28 on track to deliver “inspiring” Olympic and Paralympic Games
15 Sep 2022 – LA28 is preparing to deliver inspiring Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. That was the message delivered to the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission, who visited the city this week. Speaking about the progress being…
Paris 2024 welcomes world’s media for key updates ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
21 Oct 2022 – More than 330 representatives of the main media and press agencies were hosted by Paris 2024 earlier this week at the World Press Briefing, providing them with important information about Games-time media operations and an opportunity to visit some…
Olympian Kai Verbij and the Ukrainian Paralympic team announced as The Visa Award winners
21 Jun 2022 – The winners of The Visa Award from the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 – Dutch speed skater Kai Verbij and the Ukrainian Paralympic team – have selected UNICEF Netherlands and the National Sports Committee for…
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Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
From Paralympic USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March. “I think it (the World Series) is fantastic! It is exactly what Paralympians…
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The media’s crippling coverage of Rio Paralympics
By Anthony L Hall From Caribbean News Now The Rio 2016 Paralympics got underway with the Opening Ceremony last night. If you live in the United States, however, you could be forgiven for having no clue (unless you happened to…
Paralympics 2016: Opening ceremony
Rio Paralympics 2016: Opening ceremony sees Brazil president booed Venue: Rio de Janeiro Dates: 7-18 September Time in Rio: BST -4 Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro to a backdrop…
The sport of pin traders
Sitting on the floor outside of the Rio 2016 Main Press Centre is Bud Kling. Kling, in a USA baseball cap, has three official Olympic lanyards draped around his neck, on the end of them many Olympic pins. Waving his…
