CINCINNATI: FMCG behemoth Procter & Gamble, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, announced plans Tuesday to prominently feature superior performing household and personal care brands during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, including Olympic-inspired brand marketing and in-store campaigns, brand-sponsored athlete partnerships, and complimentary products and services for athletes in the Athletes’ Village during Paris 2024.
Olympics
Apr 21, 2023 20:04
Amidst all the (overly optimistic?) talk of cricket getting entry as an Olympic sport as early as the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, the BCCI, the game's global superpower, is not exactly making a great case for the sport's inclusion.
Case in point being the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, at which T20 cricket has been included as a medal-contending discipline for both men's and women's teams.
Apr 14, 2023 18:04
The International Boxing Association (IBA), already under the cosh from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over long-standing governance issues, now faces an existential threat after a group of boxing organisations, led by the US and UK, Wednesday launched a breakaway body - World Boxing.
Apr 04, 2023 16:04
“A Sparkling Future”, designed by 27-year-old Brazilian Dante Akira Uwai, has been announced as the winner of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 medal design competition.
This year’s contest saw a record-breaking 3,000 proposals submitted for the chance to design the obverse of the medals that will be handed out to the best athletes at next year’s YOG.
Mar 30, 2023 19:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has directed the Indian Olympic Association to appoint a chief executive officer without further delay, and also confirmed that the 140th IOC session will be held in Mumbai in October this year.
The IOC formally acknowledged the results of the IOA elections during its executive board meeting here on Wednesday night.
Mar 28, 2023 21:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday made clear that political interference in sport remained a red line on the matter of exploring a pathway for athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport to return to international competitions as "Individual Neutral Athletes".
Mar 24, 2023 10:03
MUMBAI: On Location, official Hospitality Provider for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has selected DreamSetGo to service the Indian market to deliver "best possible hospitality experience" for stakeholders and guests of the mega event.
Mar 17, 2023 18:03
BENGALURU: Loyalty and engagement solutions company BI Worldwide India Friday announced a partnership with GoSports Foundation on their flagship programme, ‘GoSports Long-term Athlete Development Programme’ (GLTADP) for three years.
Mar 16, 2023 16:03
PARIS: To mark the 500-day countdown to the opening of next year’s Olympic Games, French President Emmanuel Macron declared Wednesday that France is ready to “host the world”.
Mar 07, 2023 17:03
LAUSANNE: The 140th IOC Session in Mumbai has been confirmed for 15, 16 and 17 October.
An IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting will be held on 12 and 13 October, prior to the IOC Session, while the Opening Ceremony of the IOC Session is scheduled for 14 October, the IOC announced Monday.
Mar 01, 2023 16:03
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced details of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the IOC and in collaboration with International Federations (IFs) and game publishers.