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Champs-Elysées and Place de la Concorde to stage Paralympic Games opening ceremony

Paris 2024 has confirmed plans to become the first edition of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to stage the two events’ opening ceremonies outside of the traditional stadium environment, with the latter proposed as a “magical celebration” in the heart of the French capital, between the Champs-Elysées and Place de la Concorde.

Paris 2024 chooses Stade Pierre-Mauroy as new basketball venue

Paris 2024 has selected Stade Pierre-Mauroy, the home of Ligue 1 football club Lille OSC, as the new destination for…

Russia and Belarus banned from Paralympics after IPC U-turn

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Thursday) banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the Beijing Paralympic Games,…

Tokyo 2020 fan attendance plan to be confirmed in June

Organisers of the rescheduled 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have today (Wednesday) confirmed that a final decision on…

People on the move: Golden State Warriors, Live Nation and more

Brandon Schneider has been named president and chief operating officer of the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. Schneider will…

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo 2020

Overseas spectators will not be permitted to attend this summer’s rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, it has been…

Playbooks launched for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020), International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have today (Wednesday) published…

Japanese officials slam Tokyo Olympics cancellation report

Japanese officials have today (Friday) strongly denied a report that the government is seeking to cancel Tokyo’s Olympic and Paralympic…

Industry appointments round-up: July 7-13

A round-up of key appointments from within the sports and events industries over the past week. Jamie Barkley is to…

Submissions open for IOC/IPC/IAKS architecture prizes

Submissions are now open for the 2017 IOC/IPC/IAKS architecture prizes, with architects and operators invited to put forward their venue…

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