Kirsty Coventry is putting the bid process on hold for the time being, but will still host a delegation from India next week in Lausanne. The Indians believed they had already secured the 2036 Olympics, and Coventry is their most important asset. Now, the opaque procedure is to be thoroughly revised
Is he the most corrupt official on the planet? He distributed bribes using funds from OCA and ANOC. He supported Kirsty Coventry's election as IOC president. This weekend, he is hosting OCA's GA. He is trying to save himself by negotiating the 2036 and subsequent Olympics between Qatar and India.
Shortly after Nita and Mukesh Ambani successfully supported the enthronement of IOC president Kirsty Coventry, their busy daughter Isha was given a board position in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Another small step towards the Ambani Games in 2036.
There are growing signs that the Indian government and the Modigarchs are counting on being chosen to host the 2036 Summer Olympics as early as the first half of 2025. One piece of the mosaic after the other is coming to light – for example, this...
Yesterday Budapest, tonight Dubai and tomorrow India – first in New Delhi, then in Mumbai in the evening. Sebastian Coe is very busy. He not only makes trips as president of World Athletics, it is always about the IOC presidency, and in the case of Hungary and India, also about Olympic bids.
LA 28 chair acquired leading cricket talent agency on the same week the sport was officially added to Olympic program. Indian billionaire controls possible venue to host Olympic cricket... and much more about Olympic sponsorship, TV rights, an Olympic bid and the Reliance conglomerate.
During the memorable IOC session 2023 in Ambani Town, it looked like the 2036 Olympics would be awarded to India by the IOC with a vengeance. In the meantime, things are looking different. Qatar's Emir Tamim is trying everything to outdo the Ambanis. The decision could be made as early as 2025.
The IOC president sought to get close to Putin even after the Sochi Doping Games. He fraternised with Xi Jinping. He politicised the 2018 Games in South Korea, driven by the dream of the Nobel Peace Prize. All a miserable failure that dragged the Games deeper into a political quagmire. A commentary.
