Coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and the Paris 2024 Olympics will be made available on free-to-air television in France after Discovery signed a deal with France Télévisions.
Conflicting messages have again emanated from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in the past 10 days.
Paris 2024 has released its Code of Ethics with the Organising Committee expressing its desire to impose the "highest ethical standards and transparency" for delivering an exemplary Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will donate €500,000 (£432,000/$562,000) towards the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral to ensure the famous building is repaired in time for Paris 2024.
On Monday, along with millions of others, I watched, horrified and helpless, as the great cathedral of Notre-Dame, the second or third-most iconic structure in the city that will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, burnt.
Martin Fourcade believes a meeting between the Paris 2024 and International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commissions offered “fresh viewpoints” which could boost athletes' experiences at the Olympic Games.
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has welcomed the proposed introduction of breakdancing to the Olympic programme at Paris 2024.
Earlier this week I spoke to Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, in an interview to mark 500 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics get under way.
Paris 2024 organisers have rubbished a call from City Councillor Danielle Simonnet for a referendum on whether the Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held in the French capital in five years' time.
A dispute within the laser class has escalated after its international organisation ended a build agreement with its largest manufacturer in a move which could have consequences for the one-person sailing events at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The President of the World Snooker Federation (WSF) Jason Ferguson has blamed poor governance for the sport’s failed Paris 2024 Olympic bid and claimed the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) is “not fit” to lead the sport into the Games.
Holding the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris could create as many as 150,000 jobs over the next five years, a report claimed.
Paris Councillor Danielle Simonnet has called for a referendum on whether the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held in the French capital after a recent survey found that 62 per cent of 6,612 voters claimed they are in favour of them being cancelled.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established a working group to look at possible alterations to the bidding process for the Olympic Games. Yes, again.
Marlene Masure has been named Paris 2024’s executive director of business development and partnerships after leaving her role as vice-president of marketing at the Walt Disney Company in France.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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