All posts belonging to the Olympics tag can be found in the list below.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has teamed up with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to create a new guide outlining how venues can avoid potential negative impacts o...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IOC, IUCN, OlympicsOfficials overseeing the organisation of the 2022 winter Olympic Games in Beijing have confirmed that venue work for the event is on track. The Games are due to take place from February 4-20, 2022 ...
Tags: Beijing, Beijing 2022, Olympics, Winter OlympicsThe organising committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo has announced that all venues will be smoke-free for the duration of the events. The ban extends to heated tobacco produc...
Tags: Olympics, Paralympics, Smoke-free, Smoking, Tokyo, Tokyo 2020Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have today (Tuesday) said that venue construction work is on schedule as the countdown to the events continues. New facilities currently be...
Tags: Ariake Arena, Olympics, Paralympics, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Aquatics CentreA new foundation is to be set up to manage facilities used during last year’s winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The foundation will seek to maintain the Olympic leg...
Tags: Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Oval, Olympic Sliding Centre, Olympics, Pyeongchang, Pyeongchang 2018, Winter OlympicsFinancial services company Visa has detailed a range of initiatives that will seek to enhance the fan experience at future editions of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Visa is a long-time, top-tie...
Tags: Fan Experience, IOC, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paralympics, VisaNorth and South Korea have agreed to pursue a possible joint bid to host the 2032 summer Olympic Games. A statement yesterday (Wednesday) revealed the news, which followed a summit between South Ko...
Tags: 2032 Olympics, North Korea, Olympic Bid, Olympics, South KoreaThe organising committee for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) has detailed legacy plans for venues used during the events. Less than six months have passed since the...
Tags: Olympic Legacy, Olympics, Pyeongchang, Pyeongchang 2018, Winter OlympicsThe organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has today (Tuesday) announced that a facial recognition system will be used at venues to enhance security during the events. ...
Tags: Biometric Technology, Facial Recognition, NEC Corporation, Olympics, Paralympics, Tokyo 2020Tokyo 2020 organisers have moved to clarify that test events for the Olympic Games will not be affected by the recently announced delays in venue construction. Last week, to mark two years un...
Tags: Olympics, Paralympics, Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Centre
