Olympic Games news

Spanish capital Madrid is set to to be the home of Europe's largest urban beach and surf destination. A collaboration between football club, Atlético de ... More

Ten years after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is awarding new operating contracts for the London Aquatics ... More

The International Spa Association (ISPA) has named Technogym CEO and founder Nerio Alessandri as the 2023 ISPA Visionary Award winner. ISPA will present Alessandri with ... More

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) has signed a long term management agreement with Attestor Limited to rebrand and manage Hotel Cristallo in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. ... More

The Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power – and in the process dismantling ... More

The most high-risk and controversial Olympics of modern times begin today (23 July) in Tokyo, having been delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 ... More

Former racing cyclist Chris Boardman has been appointed the new chair of grassroots body, Sport England. Boardman, who won an individual pursuit gold medal at ... More

Technogym has launched a new app featuring an AI-powered digital coach. The Technogym App is designed for health clubs looking to tap into the increased ... More

Work has been completed on the redevelopment of Montreal's Biodome – a science museum which occupies the site of the former velodrome built for the ... More

A global team of architects has been chosen to design the masterplan for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic village. The team, called Outcomist, includes Diller ... More

Construction work on Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Sydney, Australia, is expected to be completed in late 2020. The City of Sydney, which ... More

Child athletes in Japan routinely face physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches – which has led several to take their own lives. The ... More

Madrid city council (Ayuntamiento de Madrid) has set out plans to develop a number of sports facilities in the surrounding areas of the existing Wanda ... More

Leaders of major English sports have told MPs that they are set to lose more than £700m between them over the next 12 months. Appearing ... More

Some attractions operators in Japan have started to reopen their doors to the public with the coronavirus largely contained in the country. Legoland Japan is ... More

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021, following talks between International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... More

Japanese officials and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have said that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games "would go ahead as planned", despite the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) ... More

Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire has opened the doors to a new artistic gym following a £1m investment. The launch is part of a ... More

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has admitted that the escalating Coronavirus outbreak is posing challenges for athletes trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020. ... More

Sport Ireland will invest a record €36m in all levels of sport during 2020. The funding will include a €13.8m grant to fund core activities ... More

Ireland's top attraction, the Guinness Storehouse, is to come under new leadership from April, with Catherine Toolan replacing Paul Carty as managing director. Carty is ... More

Technogym has secured a deal to equip 30 Olympic training centres in Tokyo this year, after being named the official supplier to the 2020 Olympic ... More

UK Athletics has appointed Nic Coward as its interim chief executive. Coward is a former general secretary of the English Premier League and CEO of ... More

International football, boxing and basketball events are among high profile sports events to have been cancelled in China, as authorities attempt to curb the spread ... More

GHD Group has acquired UK-based crowd dynamics consultancy Movement Strategies, signalling the architecture and design giant's entry into the sports and major events sector. Movement ... More