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World Olympic Collectors Fair cancelled because of coronavirus

  • Collecting and Heritage News

This year’s World Olympic Collectors Fair in Paris has been cancelled because of coronavirus, it has

of the global health and administrative situation in the world, the Organising Committee of the WOCF Paris

Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia.Mascots, posters, medals, stamps, coins, programmes, tickets


Kenya to take at least 100 athletes to Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has said it is expecting to send a record 100 athletes to this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

are in place, looking to make use of sports science and high-performance centres for success at the Paris

those in charge of the Kenyan team allowed unauthorised people to travel to Rio 2016, purchased air tickets


Australian Open plan to increase number of fans permitted as tickets go on sale

  • Tennis

Tickets for the Australian Open have gone on sale with organisers initially looking to fill 25 per cent

zones - each including one of the three major arenas.As part of the Australian Open's "COVIDSafe plan", tickets

will be sold in "family pods" of between one and six to assist with social distancing.All tickets will

Tickets will be more limited this year so you'll need to get in early to secure your seat.

Open were both postponed but eventually held in bubbles.The movement of players was restricted in both Paris


French Tennis Federation give Paris Masters green light with restrictions in place

  • Tennis

tournament has been added to the 2020 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) calendar, with the Paris

event in the capital scheduled to be held at Accor Arena.This news comes as the French Open, also in Paris

, enters into its last few days.A limit of 1,000 spectators will be allowed to attend the Paris Masters

organisation of this exceptional sporting event," said a statement from the FFT.Novak Djokovic won the Paris

Masters last year ©Getty ImagesOrganisers will provide information on tickets and fans shortly.The Paris


Nancy Gillen: Will the "Tokyo Model" be an unintended solution to anti-Olympic sentiment?

  • Inside the Blogs

Reading through the simplification measures proposed for Tokyo 2020 shows how complex the task of organising the Olympic and Paralympic Games really is.

The number of complimentary tickets for the Ceremonies is also set to be reduced.For the athletes, the

2024 contest from both Budapest and Boston, and it can still be found in host cities such as Tokyo and Paris


Calls for UEFA Super Cup to be cancelled as tickets go on sale to fans

  • Football

Calls are being made for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla to be cancelled amid concerns over a COVID-19 second wave in Hungary.

Kingsley Coman celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the UEFA Champions League final against Paris

Saint-Germain ©Getty ImagesUEFA revealed 3,000 tickets have been made available for supporters of each

days are also being urged not to attend, with UEFA claiming it would "refund the face value of the tickets


Organisers confirm French Open plans but defending champion Barty withdraws

  • Tennis

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has confirmed it is pressing ahead with plans to hold the French Open with fans later this month, but the tournament will not feature defending women's champion Ashleigh Barty after she announced her withdrawal.

event of the coronavirus affected season is scheduled to take place from September 21 to October 11 in Paris

other seat will be out of bounds, and spectators may sit in any other available seat.No outside court tickets

€10,000 (£9,000/$11,800).The limited spectator numbers has led to the FFT cancelling and refunding tickets

purchased for the qualifying rounds, the outside courts and some tickets for the three show courts.Ticket

holders will be given a one-off, special price on any tickets still available, with the last tickets


Brazilian Olympic Committee to send athletes to Europe for training

  • PASO

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is set to send around 200 athletes, divided into groups, to Europe for training between July and December.

training is set to include athletes and officials from different disciplines.The COB will pay for athletes tickets

relationship with the Portuguese Olympic Committee and we have already started negotiations ahead of Paris


Public given chance to help create Chengdu 2021 Opening and Closing Ceremonies

  • Chengdu 2021

Chengdu 2021 organisers have launched a competition that will allow winners to influence the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Summer World University Games. 

Whether you hail from Beijing, from Paris, from New York City, Sydney, Nairobi or Rio de Janeiro, you

enter can be found here.Those whose entries make a 200-strong shortlist will be rewarded with free tickets

attractions.The best 20 entries will earn the what is billed as the "Outstanding Award", plus round-trip tickets


Diamond League announces revised 2020 calendar

  • Athletics

The Diamond League has announced a new provisional calendar for 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

All tickets bought for the event will be automatically refunded, but, due to the volume, it may take

August 23.The following month has planned legs in Lausanne on September 2, Brussels on September 4 and Paris


Story of sailing expedition to raise Faroe Islands flag at 1952 Olympic Games revealed

  • Olympics

The Faroe Islands do not have an Olympic team of their own, but the granddaughter of a Faroese sailor is to write this week to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to tell him about a remarkable expedition to raise their flag at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

for the Faroe Islands to get IOC recognition to allow the territory to compete in its own right at Paris

journal records recording “the news spread and people rallied round the boat.”He had already arranged tickets


IPC says up to 75 wheelchair basketball athletes should undergo reclassification in time for Tokyo 2020

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) estimates between 50 to 75 wheelchair basketball athletes should be reclassified to enable the sport to feature at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

plan to improve athlete classification by May 29.Wheelchair basketball has also been dropped from the Paris

open on August 25.It has caused uncertainty for players from teams who have already qualified, while tickets


Riner to compete at IJF Paris Grand Slam for first time since 2013 as he chases history

  • Judo

record-equalling third Olympic gold medal when he competes in the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris

wins at Tokyo 2020, then he can cement his legend by winning a fourth consecutive Olympic title at Paris

We have 14,000 seats and tomorrow we have just 500 tickets left and on Sunday there are only 27 so I

urge those interested to buy their tickets quickly."


IPC criticised for timing of wheelchair basketball exclusion threat

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Britain, Canada and Germany have criticised the timing of an announcement from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) which threatened wheelchair basketball's place on the Tokyo 2020 programme.

plan to improve athlete classification by May 29.Wheelchair basketball has also been dropped from the Paris

open on August 25.It has caused uncertainty for players from teams who have already qualified, while tickets

towards a practical solution that ensures wheelchair basketball is a part of the programme in Tokyo, in Paris


Hey! You! Get on my Cloud

  • The Big Read

Yiannis Exarchos gets straight to the point. "In the digital world, the need for volumes of content is practically insatiable," the chief executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) says.

So you will naturally expect Paris 2024 and LA 2028 to adopt more and elevate the game to another level

So from Beijing all the spectators will be able to buy tickets digitally and redistribute their ticket