It seems the IOC's expansion era is over and they're pulling back to address a drop in revenues. The Youth Olympics as we knew them are done - and the Esports Games may never launch - Youth Olympics, Olympic Esports Games paused as IOC president undertakes significant restructuring to focus on “core business” #Esports #YOG #Olympics @IOCMedia https://t.co/FIjVguQMO0
Youth Olympics, Olympic Esports Games paused as IOC president undertakes significant restructuring to focus on “core business” #Esports#YOG#Olympics@IOCMedia https://t.co/vAWwt0HDku
#BREAKING: IOC to pause the awarding of new Youth Olympic Games #YOG hosts, to develop a new strategy moving forward - IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced today... more to come
#BREAKING Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal and Orlando chosen by IOC to host Olympic Q-Series (formerly Qualification Series) en route to #LA2028 Olympics - IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced. More to come...
Poll reveals majority of Swiss 🇨🇭 support 2038 Winter Olympics bid as other nations prepare to jump in if plans fail @swissteam#WinterOlympics@gfsbern#Switzerland https://t.co/iZghiH4mIA
Referendum reveals roughly two-thirds support Cologne Rhine Ruhr Olympic bid allowing German 🇩🇪project to move forward for 2036, 2040 or 2044 @DOSB#CologneRhineRuhr https://t.co/38Q4uX2y4C
Bucking the trend of incohesive "widespread" multi-sport events, the European Para Championships are held on a compact footprint with manageable venues at a relatively low cost to hosts - Plans continue to solidify ahead of European Para Championships set for Geneva in 2027 @EuroParaChamps #Geneva2027 https://t.co/gcKfXoRe1Y
After government approval received last year for South Africa's 🇿🇦 2036 Olympic bid - now SASCOC president Hendricks has said events could be spread across Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban (article from October) https://t.co/GBAluN6GMe
Milano Cortina 2026 closes with a ceremony of understated art and culture, but the next chapter of the Winter Olympics is unclear @WinterOlympics#MilanoCortina2026#FrenchAlps2030 https://t.co/NoqTV4wQmm
Why Italy 🇮🇹 isn’t finished hosting the Olympics after Milano Cortina 2026 with rings returning in 2028 and maybe in 2030, 2036 #MilanoCortina2026 https://t.co/PC8E6LygtH
Smart business or shameless AMBUSH MARKETING? Luxury plush toy brand Jellycat @jellycatlondon has two exclusive Winter Olympics themed toys marked as "exclusive" at Italy's department store @Rinascente located just steps from official @milanocortina26 Megastore in Piazza Duomo. Rinascente is an official Olympic partner but #Jellycat is NOT.
So what do you think? - is Jellycat's 'Bashful Bunny Gold Medal Ski Outfit" featuring Italian tricolors or 'Amuseables Sports Cariss Curling Stone' which are going viral as 'Olympic souvenirs' just a smart idea, or an infringement? #milanocortina2026