Winter Olympics

Great White Hope signs for Annecy 2018

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 23 - Annecy 2018 have signed-up Christophe Lemaitre, the first white sprinter to break 10 seconds for 100 metres, who was born in the town, as the latest ambassador for its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

South Korea to invest in new training centre at Pyeongchang

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports internet Writer of the Year

July 22 - South Korea's Government today announced they plan to invest 1.2 billion Won (£654 million/$1 million) to open a new training centre in Pyeongchang to help the country's top sportsmen and women to prepare for the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Paralympics and also 2018, which they hope to host.

Munich 2018 has sense of "togetherness" claims Bach

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 15 - Thomas Bach, the President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), claimed that Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics can look forward to the next year with optimism after key stakeholders agreed to increase its budget by 10 per cent to €33 million (£28 million).

Tour de France helps promote Annecy 2018 Olympic bid

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 13 - The Tour de France today helped showcase Annecy's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as today's ninth stage of the race started in Morzine, which would be the venue for the women's downhill should they be chosen.