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Convertible curling rink for Beijing 2022 soon to be completed

  • Beijing 2022

A convertible rink for the curling events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is expected to be completed by the end of this month, it has been claimed.

A climate monitoring system will also be installed into the venue to ensure that the interior temperature



Beijing 2022 to show off new technology that will minimise Olympic carbon footprint

  • Beijing 2022

Chinese organisers of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will get the opportunity to show off the environmentally-friendly technology it plans to use when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission starts its fourth visit here tomorrow.

 "This is a landmark decision which could potentially help address the issue of climate change,

month, Beijing 2022 became the latest major sporting organisation to join the United Nations Sports for Climate

2024, is led by the IOC and encourages the global sports community to contribute to the fight against climate



Climate change and regional unity discussed at Pacific Sports Ministers meeting

  • Samoa 2019

Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa called for unified efforts to help combat climate change

the Games Committee is "Beautiful Samoa – keep it clean and plastic free".Fiame raised the subject of climate

Honourable Ministers, climate change is the single greatest threat to our blue Pacific continent," she

Let us all in a oneness of spirit through sport, determine and strategise how a Pacific Games climate


Argentina's men's rugby sevens team qualify for Tokyo 2020

  • Rugby Sevens

Argentina will represent South America in rugby sevens at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after beating Brazil 26-0 in the final of the men's regional qualifying tournament in Chile’s capital Santiago.

sevens legend Santiago Gómez Cora, were too strong for their six opponents over two days of differing climate


Former UN Climate Change chief praises IOC sustainability initiatives but urges them to take even greater

  • Olympics

Former United Nations (UN) climate change head Christiana Figueres has called on the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) to take a leadership role in tackling the climate emergency warned of the risks to major

The Costa Rican official served as executive secretary the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

to well below 2°C and limit the increase to 1.5°C to substantially reduce the risks and effects of climate

It has been made clear to everyone that we are living in a climate emergency."

We have a climate emergency, a biodiversity and an ocean emergency."

f we want Games under sustainable conditions, we have to address climate change."


Artistic director of Milan Cortina 2026 predicts "biggest party in world" at Winter Olympics

  • Milan Cortina 2026

The artistic director and executive producer of the final candidature presentation video of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo's successful bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympics is predicting a huge party when Italy stages the event in seven years time. 

The video drew on Italy's sunny climate and rich culture, reflecting on it's artistic history and love



Crown Princess of Sweden and Prime Minister to support Stockholm Åre 2026 bid at IOC Session

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will attend next week's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session to back Stockholm Åre's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

delivering an unforgettable winter wonderland experience for athletes and fans, to operating an innovative, climate-positive



Energy giant Total drops plans to bid to be Paris 2024 sponsor due to "green Games" focus

  • Paris 2024

Energy giants Total have ruled out sponsoring the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris due to Mayor Anne Hidalgo's increased campaigning for environmental initiatives.

cycling team and as the main sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations.Hidalgo, chair of the C40 Cities Climate

Leadership Group, has committed to making policies to combat climate change with schemes such as the

Paralympics, to work together to ensure the Games are more sustainable and that more work is done on climate


Stockholm Åre 2026 reiterates pledge for "first climate-positive" Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • Milan Cortina 2026

marked the United Nations' (UN) World Environment Day by reiterating its pledge to deliver the first climate-positive

 Sweden already has among the world’s most ambitious climate targets, aiming to cut emissions by

70 per cent by 2030 and reach full climate neutrality by 2045.

Climate change is our planet’s most important challenge, so 'neutrality' is not enough: Stockholm Åre

2026 is committed to climate-positive Games.