The answer is simple. Potential cities in Europe - as many as six - dropped out of the bidding in the wake of the doping-scandal-ridden 201...

iven the investment opportunities of Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex, Kazakhstan can serve as a platform for production of agricultura...

Tokyo initially said it would spend $7.3 billion, but a 2019 government audit put the actual spending at around $28 billion.

Beijing is the only city ever to have been given the right to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, further burnishing the ruling Commu...

Rights groups speaking for Tibetans, Uighurs and others representing Hong Kong have sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IO...

OLYMPICS-2026/SAPPORO:Olympics-Asia would welcome third straight Winter Olympics: OCA chief

That certainly would be the sensible long-term solution given that the forthcoming Rio Olympics has drawn attention to the rising discord.

Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan are the only two cities bidding on the 2022 Olympics after several European cities with democratically elect...

The IOC released a 137-page evaluation of the two bids, and while it's generally positive, it's also open about the numerous problems the t...

Bidding for 2022 runs into trouble as citizens vote against the Games

The bid by the 2008 Summer Olympics host was formally announced by Chinese officials at Sochi in Russia, where the Winter Games are being h...

Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in t...