Event Bidding & Hosting Immediate criticism as IPC allows Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals in Beijing News FIFA changes tune and follows IOC’s lead in setting harshest possible Russia sanctions
Comment An athlete’s journey to an Olympic Games is filled with triumph, tragedy and old-fashioned hard work, and it is our duty to do all we can to help the athletes realise their Olympic dream
Comment Global commercial revenues amount to $600 million a year, a third the size of those of rugby union, and less than a quarter the size of golf (another sport with significant participant equipment and apparel spending) Mark Oliver
Comment Russian athletes will not have to discharge the impossible burden of demonstrating that they have not doped. As a result, most would-be participants will compete, and the IOC chief Thomas Bach has already said as much
Comment Should eSports be in the Olympic Games? I believe that the IOC has to be in the eSports space, but I am not sure that eSports needs to be in the traditional Olympic Games
Comment By continuing to focus funding of elite sport on Olympic success, have medals become the end itself, rather than a means to an end?
Comment Given the ethical and reputational issues facing Fox, it would not be a surprise if those involved in the day-to-day running of Team Sky, already under fire, push for a disassociation with the media organisation to avoid even more unwanted scrutiny.
Comment Partnerships are being designed not just to build brands and profits but to create social progress