Olympic Games

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 01, 2017

Los Angeles to Speed Up Transit Construction Before Olympics

The Los Angeles Metro's Board of Directors has decided it will accelerate numerous transportation projects so they are complete by the 2028 Olympic Games. If left on their initial schedules, some of these projects would not be finished until 2041, Curbed reported....

Brady McCombs - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 24, 2017

Cost Reduction Is Key for Utah to Make Bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials are bullish about the prospects of hosting another Winter Olympics, but a co-chair of a new exploratory committee said they'll have to find a way to reduce costs to make it feasible....

Emily Buenzle - Tue October 17, 2017

Olympic Park Sees First Phases of Extensive Update

Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park has been making progress on an expansion and renovation project, which began earlier this year. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority said two of six extensive projects are slated to be completed by the end of the year, Curbed reported....

Sarah Dilorenzo and Peter Prengaman - Tue September 05, 2017

Brazilians Questioning Whether Big Probe Will End Corruption

For three years, Brazilians have become used to waking up to images of top politicians or captains of industry being perp-walked to police cars, the result of an ever-widening investigation into the sale of favors by the political elite that led to charges against the president....

Joe Trinacria - Thu August 31, 2017

Los Angeles Olympics 2028 to Cut Costs by Utilizing Existing Venues

After initially vying for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games – with hopes of celebrating the 40th anniversary of the last time they played host to the global athletic affair – Los Angeles was instead named the official site of the 2028 Games by the International Olympic Committee in late July....

Wed August 09, 2017

Minnesota Golf Course to Become Olympic Ski Jump

RED WING, Minn. (AP) A former ski resort and current golf course in southeastern Minnesota will be transformed into an Olympic ski jump suitable for world-class competition. Bryan Sanders is a former Olympic ski jumper and executive director of the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum in Red Wing....

Fri July 21, 2017

Volvo Makes a Splash in Colorado

Nestled in the Animas River Valley, surrounded by the San Juan Mountains is the city of Durango, Colorado. The region's evergreen forests and babbling creeks are adored by locals and nature enthusiasts alike; attracting a steady flow of holidaymakers throughout the year....

Tatiana Kanunnikova - Mon December 12, 2016

Japan Begins Construction of Main Stadium of 2020 Summer Olympic Games

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday at the site of the National stadium, which is intended to become the main arena of the summer Olympic Games in 2020. According to local media, the event was attended by the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, as well as the project's architect Kengo Kuma....

Thu November 03, 2016

Tokyo Struggling With Costs of 2020 Olympic Games

TOKYO (AP) - The head of a Tokyo government cost-cutting panel has criticized 2020 Olympic organizers for not cooperating on recommendations designed to reduce spiraling expenses for the games. The panel has said the cost of the Tokyo Olympics could exceed $30 billion _ four times the initial estimate - unless drastic cuts are made....