http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:14:18 +0100 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014154-turkish-company-win-multi-billon-euro-tender-to-build-new-airport-for-istanbul http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014154-turkish-company-win-multi-billon-euro-tender-to-build-new-airport-for-istanbul By Duncan Mackay

May 8 - A consortium of Turkish companies have won the €22.15 billion (£18.72 billion/$29.03 billion) tender to build Istanbul's new airport, which will play a key role if the city is awarded the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Wed, 08 May 2013 16:21:37 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014061-olympic-gold-medallist-wants-british-ioc-members-to-vote-against-madrid-2020-in-protest-at-spanish-doping-scandal http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014061-olympic-gold-medallist-wants-british-ioc-members-to-vote-against-madrid-2020-in-protest-at-spanish-doping-scandal By Duncan Mackay

May 4 - British Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke has called on her country's International Olympic Committee (IOC) members not to vote for Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics because of the Operation Puerto scandal.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Sat, 04 May 2013 15:35:56 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014011-istanbul-2020-accept-tokyo-governor-s-apology-over-newspaper-comments-as-ioc-close-case http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014011-istanbul-2020-accept-tokyo-governor-s-apology-over-newspaper-comments-as-ioc-close-case By Duncan Mackay

May 1 - A line seems to have been drawn under the row between Tokyo and Istanbul after the Japanese capital's Governor Naoki Inose upset his rivals when he criticised the Turkish city in a newspaper interview.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014003-tokyo-governor-finally-offers-apology-for-comments-on-istanbul-2020-bid http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1014003-tokyo-governor-finally-offers-apology-for-comments-on-istanbul-2020-bid By Duncan Mackay

April 30 - Tokyo's Governor Naoki Inose today apologised for his remarks which appeared to criticise Istanbul, the Japanese capital's main rival to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, admitting that they "inappropriate".]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:14:20 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013992-istanbul-is-one-of-my-favourite-cities-claims-tokyo-governor-as-he-tries-to-end-olympic-bid-row http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013992-istanbul-is-one-of-my-favourite-cities-claims-tokyo-governor-as-he-tries-to-end-olympic-bid-row By Duncan Mackay

April 29 - Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose has claimed that Istanbul is one of his favourite cities as he tries to dampen down a row that is threatening to overshadow the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.  ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:00:14 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013968-exclusive-tokyo-2020-facing-ioc-ethics-commission-rap-after-governor-s-comments-about-istanbul http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013968-exclusive-tokyo-2020-facing-ioc-ethics-commission-rap-after-governor-s-comments-about-istanbul By Duncan Mackay

April 29 - Tokyo could face a reprimand from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission after the city's Governor appeared to contravene strict bidding rules by criticising Istanbul, a rival in the race to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:57:46 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013958-turkey-launches-new-e-visa-system-to-help-boost-istanbul-2020-bid http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013958-turkey-launches-new-e-visa-system-to-help-boost-istanbul-2020-bid By Duncan Mackay

April 26 - Turkey has launched a new online-based visa system for foreign nationals visiting the country, which they hope will boost Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:58:49 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013944-spain-remains-firmly-behind-bid-claim-madrid-2020-as-record-unemployment-figures-published http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013944-spain-remains-firmly-behind-bid-claim-madrid-2020-as-record-unemployment-figures-published By Duncan Mackay

April 25 - Madrid 2020 claim that they remain committed to their bid for the Olympics and Paralympics despite new figures released today revealing that unemployment in Spain has now reached over six million for the first time in the country's history.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:23:59 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013920-new-samaranch-memorial-in-china-boosts-our-bid-claim-tokyo-2020 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013920-new-samaranch-memorial-in-china-boosts-our-bid-claim-tokyo-2020 By Tom Degun

April 23 - Tokyo 2020 claim their bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been boosted by the inauguration of the Samaranch Memorial in Tianjin, China, last weekend.]]> tom.degun@insidethegames.biz (Tom Degun) 2020 Summer Olympics Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:35:50 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013802-twelve-finalists-named-for-madrid-2020-small-business-initiative http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013802-twelve-finalists-named-for-madrid-2020-small-business-initiative By Emily Goddard

April 17 - Madrid 2020 has named the 12 business start-up projects that will take part in its 2020 for 2020: Startup Madrid initiative that aims to rejuvenate the Spanish economy as part of the Olympic and Paralympic bid.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) 2020 Summer Olympics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013746-madrid-2020-sponsors-launch-new-business-forum-to-boost-olympic-bid http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013746-madrid-2020-sponsors-launch-new-business-forum-to-boost-olympic-bid By Emily Goddard

April 12 - Madrid 2020's ten commercial partners and sponsors have formed a new business forum, Empresas por Madrid, to raise the international profile of the Spanish capital as it bids for the 2020 Sumer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) 2020 Summer Olympics Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:37:36 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013659-istanbul-to-name-third-bridge-olympiat-should-2020-bid-be-successful http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013659-istanbul-to-name-third-bridge-olympiat-should-2020-bid-be-successful By James Crook

April 8 - Istanbul will name its planned third Bosphorus bridge "Olympiat" should the Turkish city be announced as the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) 2020 Summer Olympics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013628-istanbul-voted-europe-s-top-destination-as-record-tourism-figures-are-announced http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013628-istanbul-voted-europe-s-top-destination-as-record-tourism-figures-are-announced By James Crook

April 5 - Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics received a boost after being voted European Best Destination 2013 as the the city's tourist officials announced a 23.8 per cent rise in visitors this quarter from the same period last year.]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) 2020 Summer Olympics Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013650-tokyo-2020-recruit-robotic-cat-as-latest-bid-ambassador http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013650-tokyo-2020-recruit-robotic-cat-as-latest-bid-ambassador By Duncan Mackay

April 5 - Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century, has been recruited to help Tokyo's bid to win the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:41:45 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013574-tokyo-financial-strength-boosted-by-rise-in-global-finance-centre-index http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013574-tokyo-financial-strength-boosted-by-rise-in-global-finance-centre-index By Duncan Mackay

April 2 - Tokyo's position as one of the main financial centres in the world has been underlined by the publication of the newly-released Global Finance Centres Index (GFCI) 2013, which puts the Japanese capital in sixth place, a climb of one place from last year.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013565-tokyo-2020-to-wear-uniforms-creater-by-lady-gaga-designer http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013565-tokyo-2020-to-wear-uniforms-creater-by-lady-gaga-designer By Duncan Mackay

April 1 - Tokyo 2020 announced today that AOKI Holdings, one of Japan's largest fashion retail chains, had become its 18th official bid partner.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:29:42 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013524-sir-craig-reedie-ioc-commission-left-with-excellent-impression-of-istanbul-as-city-posts-record-airport-figures http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2020/1013524-sir-craig-reedie-ioc-commission-left-with-excellent-impression-of-istanbul-as-city-posts-record-airport-figures By Duncan Mackay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul

March 27 - Istanbul Atatürk Airport today posted the biggest jump in passenger numbers among the world's major hubs last year as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission praised the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) 2020 Summer Olympics Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:31:08 +0000