Rome could be transformed into a green, low-carbon city as part of its plans to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Mayor Gianni Alemanno this week unveiled plans to invest about ...More>
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has chosen Rome as the country’s bidder for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The Italian capital, which hosted the Games in 1960, beat off compe...More>
Kenya has revealed it will not bid for the 2020 Olympic Games despite International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge saying last week that he hopes an African country...More>
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has insisted that Dubai will be “in it to win it” if it decides to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The emirate has previously expresse...More>
Hiroshima mayor Tadatoshi Akiba wants the city council to rethink its decision to scrap plans to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The council threw out the city government’s...More>
Rome and Venice have both submitted their bids for the 2020 Olympic Games to the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno played down the rival...More>
The United States will not bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games after admitting that it needs to improve its relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Chic...More>
Nagasaki has scrapped plans to bid for the 2020 Olympics after the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) rejected its joint proposal with Hiroshima.
Nagasaki mayor Tomihisa Taue...More>
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) will decide in April whether Rome or Venice will be Italy’s candidate for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The cities have until the end of Febr...More>
Tokyo officials insist no decision had been made on whether the city will bid for the 2020 Olympics.
Japan’s capital lost out to Rio de Janeiro in the race to host the 2016...More>
Bari’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games has been rejected by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) because the bid team did not follow strict rules laid down by the organisat...More>
Japan Today reports a panel to study the feasibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympic Games was launched Saturday.
Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Ak...More>
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced an extension to its current partnership with Visa Inc. through to 2020, including the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in S...More>
The 2010 World Cup organising committee chief thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted in Africa for the first time in 2020.
"The IOC decided...More>
Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno says Rome is preparing a 10-year construction and development plan in its bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Alemanno said Thursday he was c...More>
Palermo has expressed interest in hosting the 2020 Olympics along with fellow Italian cities Rome and Venice.
"We want to bid for the Games. We'll hold a news conference in...More>
Japanese city of Hiroshima said it and Nagasaki, the only cities that suffered nuclear attacks, are considering a joint bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, to give momentum to...More>
