Multi-sport

Insight from John Scurfield, head of MediaCom Sport & Entertainment UK, on the challenges for Olympic sponsors ahead of Tokyo 2020

NBA basketball franchise the Washington Wizards and NHL ice hockey team the Washington Capitals have agreed multi-year partnerships with transportation company Uber and supermarket chain Giant Food.

Temporary power provider Aggreko has signed on as the latest official supporter of the 2018 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Australia’s Gold Coast region.

Canadian telecommunications company Bell has extended its partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee in a deal that will run through until the 2024 summer Olympic Games.

The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) has extended its long-running partnership with sportswear giant Adidas.

Korean travel agency Hanjin Travel and the Hanwha Corporation conglomerate have agreed deals to become official suppliers of the PyeongChang 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A Federal Court judge has dismissed the Australian Olympic Committee’s claim that its former commercial partner, telecommunications company Telstra, launched a misleading advertising campaign ahead of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The organising committee behind Paris’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games has agreed a partnership with the city’s airport authority Groupe ADP.

Japanese construction firm Daiwa House Industry has signed on as the 40th domestic partner of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Italian oil and gas company Eni has agreed a deal to sponsor Rome’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Payment services company Visa has agreed a deal to sponsor a team of refugee athletes that will compete at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games in Brazil.

The Indian Olympic Association has agreed partnerships with Reliance Jio, the digital services arm of the Reliance Industries conglomerate, and global nutrition company Herbalife ahead of the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Australian Olympic Committee is to take legal action against telecommunications company Telstra over what it feels is a misleading advertising campaign.

The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) has increased the value of its sponsorship portfolio for the 2013-16 cycle, but has failed to meet revenue expectations over the last decade, according to the organisation’s president Alfons Hörmann.

The top National Olympic Committee deals worth around €1m ($1.1

Spanish energy company Repsol has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) ahead of the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Supermarket chain Aldi has signed a four-year extension to its partnership with the British Olympic Association ahead of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Chinese sports apparel and equipment manufacturer Peak Sport has renewed its partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee.