Olympics

PARIS: With the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 just a few months away, Alliance France Tourisme, an association of major tourism companies, has unveiled an initiative to spread the hospitality culture among all welcomers. 

This original enterprise, introduced on the Champs-Élysées, will prepare the French to be collectively ready to provide the best possible hospitality for the millions of international visitors in summer 2024.

Mar 05, 2024 19:03
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is celebrating a monumental achievement set to be reached at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024: The IOC has distributed quota places equally to female and male athletes – 50:50.  For the first time in Olympic history, there will be full gender parity on the field of play.
Feb 15, 2024 19:02
NEW YORK: On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, Thursday announced it has appointed Isra Villalpando, Adam Wixted, and Allen Brooks to its Olympic and Paralympic Games Official Hospitality leadership team. 
Feb 06, 2024 18:02
HANGZOU, China: On Location, the Official Hospitality Provider for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, and Fliggy, a leading online travel platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, Tuesday announced the official launch of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Hospitality eCommerce store in China. 
Feb 05, 2024 18:02
A day after 10 of 15 members of the Indian Olympic Association executive committee wrote to PT Usha declaring the appointment of Raghuram Iyer as the IOA's first professional chief executive officer "null and void", the IOA president asserted there was “no question” of going back on Iyer’s appointment.
Feb 05, 2024 17:02
Yet another national sports body is in the dock over governance issues. The Union Sports Ministry has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). Reason? By not holding elections on time, it was in breach of the Sports Code.
Feb 02, 2024 14:02
As the Senegalese capital prepares to welcome the world’s best youth athletes aiming to create a positive impact for young people throughout the host nation and the African continent, the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee (YOGOC) celebrates 1,000 days to go until the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 (YOG). This event holds historical significance as it will be the first Olympic event to be held on African soil.
Jan 17, 2024 19:01
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced Wednesday a "groundbreaking" partnership with premium sports experiences and travel platform DreamSetGo as the official travel partner for the Indian Olympic delegation.  This strategic collaboration aims to enhance the overall experience for the Indian delegation traveling to Paris next year to cheer and support the Indian Olympic Team.
Jan 17, 2024 18:01
The Union Budget 2024 is expected to play a critical role in advancing India's sporting ambitions as India gears up for the Paris Olympics and future Olympic aspirations.  Last year witnessed a historic allocation of Rs 3,397.32 crore to this sector. Out of this, Khelo India got the maximum budget allocation of Rs 1045 crores and has played a pivotal part in shaping the industry’s growth. 
Jan 16, 2024 19:01
What is it with Indian sports federations when it comes to implementing corporate norms of governance? Raghuram Iyer, the newly appointed chief executive officer of the Indian Olympic Association, was reportedly welcomed on his first day in office on Monday with "no designated place to work from".  Per New Indian Express, Iyer spent some time in the IOA headquarters and left for the day.
Jan 12, 2024 19:01
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday announced that AB InBev, the world’s leading brewer, will become a Worldwide Olympic Partner (TOP Partner) through to 2028.  The value of the deal was not disclosed, though the IOC has said some of its sponsors pay more than $300 million to be in the TOP (The Olympic Partner) program for a four-year commercial cycle.