Istanbul 2020

— April 1, 2016

“Africa must dream, but dream with open eyes”

Will Africa soon be in the race for the Olympics again? Can the continent ever prevail? The questions are not new, but they remain pending... Read more "

— January 14, 2016

Everything can be bought and everything is sold, especially voices

At 73, Dick Pound (our photo) knows that his days in the sporting movement are now numbered. But the Canadian, who this year became the oldest member of the... Read more "

— August 19, 2014

“Turkey ready to host the Summer Games”

The Turks seem to have little taste for the element of surprise. Less than 12 months after being edged out by Tokyo in the race for the 2020 Summer Games, they... Read more "

— September 7, 2013

Tokyo, the path of wisdom

A major event occurred late Saturday afternoon in Buenos Aires. A favorite has won the race to host the Summer Olympics. The honor... Read more "

— September 6, 2013

Election, instructions for use

The election by the IOC of an Olympic city is unlike anything known. It is preceded by a two-year campaign, during which applications break the bank, going... Read more "

— September 5, 2013

Time for the last cartridges

Two days, not one more. There are two days left in Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo to fire their last shots in the race for the 2020 Summer Games.... Read more "

— September 4, 2013

“To be honest, there wasn’t enough testing done in the past.”

We can see the glass half empty or half full. The Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee chose the second option. The numerous positive tests of Turkish athletes... Read more "

— September 4, 2013

Tokyo 2020 on the front line for the future but struggling to respond to the present

On D-3, Tokyo 2020 organized the first of its press conferences in Buenos Aires today. M Cho, Honorary President of Toyota, and Tsunekatzu Takeda, IOC member... Read more "

— August 29, 2013

Washington dreams of an Olympic destiny

Things are moving quickly in the Olympic world. Too much, sometimes. The IOC has not yet made its choice, between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo, for the host city of the Games... Read more "

— August 21, 2013

“The time was not right for me to run for the IOC presidency”

At 51, Moroccan Nawal El Moutawakel is today one of the most influential women in the international sports movement, vice-president of the IOC and the IAAF. Less than a... Read more "