Multi-sport
Estanguet praises SNCF’s commitment to ‘ecological transition’ in Paris 2024 deal
French state-owned railway company SNCF has signed as an ‘Official Supporter’ of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the third tier of the domestic sponsorship programme.
Technogym joins Paris 2024’s ‘Official Supporter’ roster
The organising committee for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed up Italian fitness, sport and health equipment and technology company Technogym as the 21st 'Official Supporter' of…
ArcelorMittal becomes Official Partner of Paris 2024
Multinational steel company ArcelorMittal has become an Official Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
A reunion for the ages – Humana and the National Senior Games
For the 2022 National Senior Games, presenting sponsor Humana worked with GMR Marketing to create a campaign that enabled Humana agents to build relationships with senior athletes in-person at the games…
Solomon Post backs home Pacific Games in six-figure sponsorship
Solomon Islands Postal Corporation (SIPC) has agreed a deal to become an official sponsor and partner of the 2023 Pacific Games multi-sport event hosted in its home country
Paris 2024 adds Fnac Darty to official supporter basket
French retail company Fnac Darty has signed on as an official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Commonwealth Games England hires NBA commercial executive Osikoya as CEO
Commonwealth Games England has announced that Mark Osikoya, who currently works for North American basketball league the NBA, will become its new chief executive
SCC France joins Paris 2024 domestic programme as official supporter
Information technology company SCC France has become the latest company to sign as an official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Aoki Holdings officials plead guilty as Tokyo 2020 corruption trials commence
Hironori Aoki, founder of Aoki Holdings, along with two other former executives today (Thursday) pleaded guilty to bribing a former member of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as…
The 9th Lane – Lacoste and French National Olympic & Paralympic Committees
Lacoste, which was founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste and is known globally for its famous green crocodile logo, leveraged its status as the supplier of out-of-competition and formal wear to …
Gold Medal – Kikkoman and Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
To leverage its sponsorship of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Switzerland, the brand’s on-pack, OOH and social ‘Gold Medal’ simple, copy-free activation saw elegant gold ribbons added to th…
Danone signs on as official partner of Paris 2024
French food products manufacturer Danone has signed a sponsorship deal with the organising committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris
Senior Kadokawa executives resign amid Tokyo 2020 sponsorship scandal
Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa has accepted the resignations of chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa and vice-chairman Masaki Matsubara with the company embroiled in a corruption scandal over sponsorship…
Brisbane searches for branding agency for Olympics, Gabba redevelopment in doubt
Brisbane has a chance to become the “Barcelona of Australia” when it hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Andrew Liveris, chair of the organising committee for the events, said this week.
Tokyo 2020 bribery investigation ‘widens’, Sapporo 2030 officials cancel IOC meeting
Japanese prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising firm Daiko as part of the investigation into alleged bribery within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, according to reports
Additional lower-tier deals help Birmingham Commonwealth Games hit sponsorship target
The recent Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games exceeded their sponsorship target after additional tier two and tier three agreements more than offset any shortfall from revenues generated in the tier one…
Tokyo 2020 official, Aoki executives ‘arrested on suspicion of bribery’
Japanese prosecutors have arrested former Tokyo 2020 organising committee executive Haruyuki Takahashi and three men associated with fashion company Aoki Holdings on suspicion of bribery, according to…
European Championships founders retain belief in concept, heightened centralisation on the way
Creators of the European Championships are sticking steadfastly to the concept of the multi-sports event despite doubts over future participation of major sports, and are planning a near full centralisation…