Here is a short quiz for keen students of the Olympic Movement.

Who said this? “All over the world people are tired of the insincerity, the excessive cost and the ceremony which accompany the Games. Their huge success in this century is no guarantee for the future.”

Or how about this? “Cooperation with the International [Sports] Federations (IFs) is more than ever necessary. The federations are, as always, ready to cooperate, but expect that this cooperation will be in a spirit of genuine partnership…In society, the role of sport will be ever more important, either with Olympism or without, and therefore the role of the IFs will not cease gaining importance.”

A Host City Contract template for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic has been published by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in an attempt to allay fears local people would be unfairly burdened by a Games in Boston.

A new poll suggests France is still not entirely sold on the notion of a Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic bid.

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, has launched the application process for those hoping to take part in a fun run celebrating Olympic Day in the country.

Budapest’s potential bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games moved a step closer today after Mayor István Tarlós gave his full  backing to his city entering the race.

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has vowed to increase sporting opportunities for South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia following a visit to the Gambella region.

Marius Vizer has defended his fierce criticism of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its President Thomas Bach launched at last month's SportAccord Convention in Sochi, claiming Federations have been put under pressure to oppose him.

Nikolas Hill and Bernhard Schwank will play key roles within Hamburg's bid team for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, it was revealed today, while a referendum as to whether the German attempt will go ahead has been set for November 29.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now, as expected, launched the tender process for broadcasting rights covering most of Europe for the 2017-2020 Olympic cycle.

Chelyabinsk, the latest stop on the Olympic Movement's recent Russian tour, is a city in the Southern Urals most interesting for two rather unusual historical happenings. The first, over half a century ago in 1957, was a nuclear spillage at nearby Ozyorsk rated as history’s worst until Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011. This was followed in February 2013 by the falling of a meteor close to the city, the light of which was reportedly brighter than the sun.

Another piece in Paris’s deliberately-constructed 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid jigsaw has been put in place, with backing obtained today from Ȋle de France, the region surrounding the French capital.

Winter Youth Olympic Games candidate city Lausanne plan to hold some skiing events over the French border, claiming it would signify the flexibility at the heart of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Agenda 2020 reform process.

Former Organising Committee head Kim Jin-sun and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Moon Dae-sung are among officials to have been fiercely criticised by a coalition of 50 civic groups for their conduct during preparations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

A fortnight before the first European Games in Baku, a popular event which has become an institution in Europe will be held for the 60th time.

Back in 1955 at a meeting in Monaco, representatives of national television stations on the continent decided to start launch a Eurovision Song Contest. That year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a contest of its own to find the definitive Olympic music and a man from Monaco, Prince Pierre, was its most enthusiastic supporter.

Despite the best efforts of some distinguished music makers, finding a universal Olympic hymn in the preceding quarter century had proved impossible.

Rio de Janeiro State Environment Secretary André Corrêa has attempted to quell fears concerning the state of Guanabara Bay, where Olympic and Paralympic sailing competitions will be held next year, by jumping into the water during a television interview in Brazil.