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Double award for 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics approved at IOC Session

  • 2030 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) members have approved a double award of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on the first day of the Session here.

on Friday (October 13).The Commission's chair Karl Stoss of Austria outlined the challenges posed by climate

double allocation would bring security for the Olympic movement in solid traditional winter sport and climate-reliable

Winter Olympics.Salt Lake City has long made its preference for the 2034 Games known.The impact of climate


IOC set for double award of 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics

  • 2030 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to stage a double award of the next two Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, it has been announced here.

IOC President Thomas Bach had outlined the challenges faced by climate change for winter sport, claiming

these numbers it becomes even clearer that we need to address very quickly this dramatic impact of climate

preliminary results already show that we need to adapt the Olympic Winter Games given the impact of climate


FIFA criticised for environmental cost of holding 2030 World Cup in three continents

  • World Cup

World Cup in six countries across three continents, with claims it breaks its commitments on tackling climate

for 2026, when 104 matches are set to be played across the United States, Canada and Mexico.For 2030, climate

University of Toronto suggested the plans were problematic given FIFA's stated commitments to combat climate

per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and "net-zero" by 2040.Concerns have been expressed by climate


Helmut Digel: World sport between nationalisation, privatisation and self-destruction

  • Inside the Blogs

In the world of international sport, dramatic changes have been taking place for a long time, and especially in these days, which have had an impact on their performance, their effects and their scope. 

 Climate crisis is major problem facing international sports events, including the Winter Olympics

 In my opinion, world sport with its climate-damaging effects should therefore have long since been

danger described above, for a high-performance sport that has to seek its future under the looming climate

 Due to surprising climate catastrophes, extreme precipitation, floods, water shortages, energy

 This danger can certainly be exacerbated considerably in the face of climate change that is already


Maharashtra Chief Minister hosts Bach before IOC Session and Olympic Forest Network plans launched in Odisha

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has met with Maharashtra State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde prior to the upcoming Session here, and the organisation has further strengthened its ties with India through a restoration project in Odisha as part of the Olympic Forest Network.

Sport depends on a healthy environment and a stable climate, and it must be part of the solution to safeguard



Bach claims Olympic Agenda 2020+5 Midway Report shows "what we can achieve together"

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed the Olympic Agenda 2020+5 Midway Report released prior to the Session here shows "what we can achieve together".

to 500 million per month.On environmental action, the report highlights the launch of the Sport for Climate

sustainability initiative for sports organisations, some scientists have argued its impact in tackling climate


Swiss public back 2030 Winter Olympics bid in boost for IOC

  • 2030 Olympics

Switzerland’s proposed bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has received a massive boost after a new survey found that the 55 per cent of people polled supported the idea.

December.Last year the IOC Future Host Commission for the Winter Games was asked to explore the impact of climate



Former Polish NOC President Kraśnicki receives EOC Order of Merit

  • EOC

Former Polish Olympic Committee (PKOL) President Andrzej Kraśnicki has been awarded the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Order of Merit at the General Assembly here.

Spanish Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco, left, received the IOC Climate Action Award ©EOCSpanish

Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco received the International Olympic Committee's Climate


European NOCs gather in Istanbul for EOC General Assembly

  • EOC

More than 300 officials from across the continent have gathered for the two-day European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly starting tomorrow here.

tomorrow evening is due to award the summer Piotr Nurowski Prize for the best young European athlete, IOC Climate


IOC announces winners of first ever Climate Action Awards

  • Latest

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the winners of its first ever Climate Action

athletes, International Federations (IF) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs).The first accolade was the Climate

using electric and hybrid vehicles from Olympic partner Toyota.The second title up for grabs was the Climate

reduce and advocate on carbon emissions at the National Sea and Beach Games in 2021.Finally in the Climate

We celebrate the remarkable efforts of these athletes, NOCs and IFs through the IOC Climate Action Awards

The IOC Climate Action Awards are supported by Olympic and Paralympic partners including Airbnb, Deloitte



Assefa takes two minutes off women's world record in Berlin Marathon as Kipchoge earns historic fifth title

  • Athletics

Tigist Assefa retained her Berlin Marathon title in stupendous fashion today as she shattered the women's world record, clocking 2 hours 11min 53sec after Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge had earned a record fifth men's title in 2:02:42.

As race organisers had expected, the German Letzte (Last) Generation climate action group went ahead

 "We can't run away from the climate catastrophe."


Kipchoge defends Berlin Marathon title with Paris 2024 history in mind

  • Athletics

Eliud Kipchoge, who will seek a record third Olympic marathon title in Paris next year, has chosen tomorrow’s Berlin Marathon - where he broke his own world record last year - as a key part of his preparation.

Hiwot Gebrekidan, who has a best of 2:19:10.The aspect of the whole day could change, of course, should climate