When the Austrian Olympic Committee abandoned the Graz 2026 Olympic campaign in early July, it came just weeks after voters in Switzerland rejected Sion’s bid in a referendum citing high costs – ag

FISU is the IOC-recognised partner of the Olympic Movement responsible for delivering international sport to millions of students from more than 26,000 campuses around the world, with the help of m

Host City Asia 2018 successfully concluded on May 31 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing under the theme of “Attracting new audiences through sports and entertainment events”.

Grant funding for a new film and television studios, to be built on the site of the former High Melton campus of Doncaster College, has been agreed by the Sheffield City Region (SCR) Combined Autho

Host City: Why did Gwangju decide to bid for the 2019 FINA World Championships?

Yutang Sports is partnered with Host City to support Asia’s largest meeting of sports, business and cultural events.

Host City: What is the main aim of Thailand’s event hosting strategy – is it direct economic impact or wider societal benefits?

The fifth Host City conference and exhibition, Host City 2018, takes place in Glasgow on 20 to 21 November.

The Boao Forum for Asia takes place annually on the Chinese island of Hainan.

Host City Asia, taking place on 31 May in Beijing under the theme of “Investing in Events to Attract New Audiences”, is

1: Jiang Xiaoyu, Vice President, Beijing Olympic City Development Association

“In China, the popularity of ice and snow activities needs to be improved.

The Special Olympics World Games have changed a lot since they first began in Chicago, Illinois nearly 50 years ago.

Scotland’s 2020 vision for event hosting

Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events at VisitScotland, shares his strategic vision of the next two years

Host City: What to you is the most exciting thing currently going on in the world of major events?

In 2015, Beijing and Zhangjiakou jointly won the bid for 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Beijing therefore became the first city that will hold both the summer and winter Olympic Games.

Host City: What are the hot topics on the agenda at SPORTELAsia this year?

This article follows our involvement on a panel discussing the topic of “Creating entertainment hubs and cultural meccas” at the

At the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, the presidents of the organising committee and the International Olympic Committee joined in presenting Korea’s first Winter

[Source: IOC] The International Olympic Committee has approved plans to target African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) as potential host cities of the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympic

With PyeongChang 2018 just around the corner, the following Winter Games might seem a long way away – but four years is a short time in the Olympic movement.

“There are two different pathways to develop sport.

Host City: what role can China’s cities play in terms of getting citizens involved in sport?

Host City: Volleyball is extremely popular internationally – but where in the world is it the most popular?

In the months since Rio hosted the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, we have seen sport’s international governing bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, FIFA or UEFA, take some important