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The Games–
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Bidding
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Media Politics– A selection of articles and interviews from around the world, across a broad range of subjects.
1.On Impact of Ukraine War on Sport.
- On demands for Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Does the West dare give China’s Xi Jinping an Olympic-sized snub? - Sunday Times(UK)
- As Wimbledon Begins, an Era of Sports Free of Bans and Boycotts Ends. New York Times, 2022
- scandals, corruption, bidding. IOC led sanctions on Russia will have immediate impact, cant cover it up with propaganda – India News Nine
- Comment la Guerre en Ukraine bouleverse le monde du sport. Les Echos, France
2.On Djokovic Melbourne Covid debacle, (Jan 2022) The Game
3.Tokyo 2020(1) Games – Postponement to Review
- From unfazed to unprecedented: Inside the decision to postpone the Olympics – Washington Post
- Commercial influences Minimal in Tokyo 2020 decision – Sports Pro
- If Olympics are to be held in 2021, organizers need every day to pull them off – USA TODAY
- How Tokyo’s 2020 hopes turned to ashes, but can rise again in 2021 – Guardian
- JO de Tokyo: comment le report s’est impose – Le Monde
- Reorganizing Olympics a Herculean task: former IOC Marketing Head – AFP
- How foolish would you look if you would have suddenly called off the Games today and in two-and-a-half months’ time, the world is pulling through it – Indian Express
4.Olympic Bidding
- On Why Chicago lost – Olympic Executive criticises Chicago 2016 Bid effort – Reuters 2009
- Big Sporting Events Find new Frontiers – New York Times 2012
- IOC faces 2026 Winter Games conundrum as cities flee. Dealing with perception of fall out after Sochi costs – Reuters 2018
- AFP Syndicated 2018 Putin’s Sochi Price tag cost Winter Games Dear
- IOC warned not to discourage Cities with Anti-corruption zeal - Daily Telegraph (UK)
- Paris was Burning – Forbes 2005
- A Corporate Giant Is Intertwined With the Winter Olympics like Never Before.– Wall St Journal 2018
- On double Olympic City Award
5.Olympic Games – General
- Beijing 2008 – IOC Marketing Supremo, Smile Beijing – China Org.cn
- London 2012 – How London Raised the Bar for the Future – Evening Standard
- Rio 2016 - Former Director says Rio is facing worst crisis in 30 Years – Folha de Sao Paulo
- Rio 2016 – The Week the Olympic Aalarm went off – New York Times 2014
- Brisbane 2032 – Marketing Benefits – Gold Coast Bulletin 2022
6.Business / Marketing / Broadcast
- Has the Olympic Movement betrayed its own public signing up with Eurosport – Sports Business
- Beijing – Same City, different times. Sports Business Journal 2022
- Record Olympic deal puts Coca-Cola and Mengniu on TOP for digital – SportsBusiness 2019
- Ambush – London has gone too far – Independent 2012.
How foolish would you look if you would have suddenly called off the Games today and in two-and-a-half months’ time, the world is pulling through it: Indian Express 2020.
