Summer Olympics


Tokyo set to announce bid for 2020 Olympics in July

By Duncan Mackay

Shintaro_Ishihara_at_Olympic_lecternMay 29 - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara (pictured) has written to every member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following his re-election fuelling speculation that the Japanese capital is gearing up to announce that it is going to bid for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.








Johnson and Hoey scheme hits its sports legacy investment mark

By Mike Rowbottom at City Hall in London

Boris_Johnson_with_Kate_HoeyMay 25 - The grass roots sports legacy initiative launched by London Mayor Boris Johnson and his Sports Commissioner Kate Hoey two years ago, which targeted matching its overall £15.5 million ($25.2 million) investment through the Sports Legacy Fund with equivalent outside funding, announced today that it expects to have generated £20 million ($33 million) of additional income from outside agencies by next month.


Vero Communications opens Rio office

By Tom Degun

Mike Lee behind Rio standMay 25 - London-based international sport business consultancy Vero Communications, founded by Mike Lee (pictured), has announced the launch of their first overseas office in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, which formally opens today under the company name MLA True Communications.