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David Owen: What the athletes need to do to be taken seriously in the Battle of WADA

  • Inside the Blogs

In the current messy and vituperative debate on the quality of governance, and therefore decision-making, at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), one thing I think is clear: the athletes’ case for a bigger say would be far harder to resist if they offered to pay their way.

me as noticeably despondent about the latest twists and turns of this strange 2026 race.He appended climate

change to the list of scapegoats for the Winter Games’ current woes, observing that “where there is climate



Bach admits difficulties in securing Winter Olympic hosts and suggests climate change has reduced candidates

  • Winter Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has suggested climate change has impacted

resorts to prioritise investment in summer sports, rather than winter, due to the challenges posed by climate

What we have now is that with climate change, in particular in Europe, we have an even further reduced

We have the attitude that where there is climate change in a number of regions, people are saying that


Coates to meet Bach to discuss potential Brisbane 2032 bid

  • Brisbane 2032

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates is to personally inform International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach that Brisbane's potential bid for the 2032 Summer Games should be considered as a "serious proposition".

 Queensland's warmer climate during what would be Australia's winter was also listed as a reason


Gian Franco Kasper: The focus of the skiing family is on the new season

  • Inside the Blogs

With the turn of the calendar to October and the clocks adjusted to winter time, along with the conclusion of the Southern Hemisphere season and the autumn chill in the air, it can only mean that it is time for us to turn our attention to the start of the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup seasons.

I find myself fielding more questions about the impact of climate change on our sport, and all that I


AOC chief executive backs Queensland 2032 Olympic Games bid

  • Brisbane 2032

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive Matt Carroll has suggested that a south-east Queensland bid is Australia's only hope of securing the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

facilities and stadiums in place due to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.Queensland's warmer climate


Nancy Gillen: Peace and Sport proves its worth in tackling global issues

  • Inside the Blogs

I didn't quite know what to expect from the 11th edition of the Peace and Sport Forum, this year held on the Greek island of Rhodes rather than in its usual home of Monaco.

certain topics were alarmingly absent from the discussion.Although not the most obvious threat to peace, climate

With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently issuing a final warning on the issue, I was

Peace and Sport, he responded with his belief that sport could be used to help with problems such as climate

threatening global peace ©Peace and SportNonetheless, I still felt the lack of discourse around the issue of climate




IOC Executive Board to discuss whether to put Erzurum through to next stage of 2026 Winter Olympic bid process

  • Olympics

Deciding how many candidates who want to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games should be put through to the next stage of the bid process is expected to be the main topic discussed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board when they begin two-days of meetings here tomorrow.

Winter Universiade in 2011 and 2017 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival but the current political climate


Tokyo 2020 daylight saving idea reportedly shelved

  • Tokyo 2020

Plans to introduce daylight saving time to protect athletes and spectators from the heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have reportedly been scrapped.

from Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, had been exploring the daylight saving idea.Concerns regarding the climate


Lawn Tennis Association appoint three new board members

  • Tennis

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have announced three new board members from the world of sport and business.

Project and has previously been a non-executive director of the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate



Prince Albert helps IAAF install air pollution monitor in Stade Louis II in Monaco

  • Athletics

An air quality monitor has been installed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at the Stade Louis II in Monaco as part of its campaign to raise awareness of the effects of air pollution.

and United Nations Environment (UNEP) announced in May their five-year partnership, supported by the Climate


Paris and Los Angeles Mayors express hope to make Olympic Games more sustainable at climate event

  • Paris 2024

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Los Angeles counterpart Eric Garcetti are hopeful of making the Olympic Games more sustainable, with both cities preparing to stage the multi-sport event.

The two Mayors were speaking in Los Angeles, prior to heading to San Francisco for a global summit on climate

change.Hidalgo, who is chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, claimed that work needed to

be done on the issue of climate change and it would be reflected in both city's preparations for the

in Paris and LA will be the first Olympic Games that are very aligned with the Paris Agreement about climate

We are working together about climate change to say that we have to do something now, not tomorrow."