An agreement signed by mayors from 50 major cities around the world supports Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

A referendum on financing a candidacy for the Olympic Winter Games in 2026 was rejected by 60 pct. of voters in canton Graubünden.

In a step towards evaluating the policy path of the European Union in the area of sports, the European Parliament recently adopted a new resolution focusing on good governance, accessibility and integrity in sport.

The Swedish Olympic Committee initially wanted to host the 2022 winter Games, but the city said no. Now, the tune has changed. A majority in the municipality of Stockholm wants to proceed with a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2026.

The European Commission publishes comprehensive study on gender-based violence in sport in an attempt to address the lack of international attention to the issue.

While the Budapest City Assembly approved the city’s bid for the Olympics in 2024, a youth organisation has initiated an anti-Olympics campaign and is advocating for a referendum to decide whether to go forward with the bid or not.

Active Lives survey results show significant variation in levels of physical activity among people in England.

The Dutch Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport, Edith Schippers, has secured financial support for taking the next edition of the Play the Game conference to The Netherlands in November 2017