GB Snowsport chief: City execs should sponsor Winter Olympics athletes, and go skiing with them February 2, 2026 “If you know our British world champions, put up your hands,” GB Snowsport chief executive Vicky Gosling said at the organisation’s annual corporate bash last year. No one raised their hands. “And it’s really sad,” she tells City AM, “because [despite] no snow and mountain ranges, we have unbelievable talent.” Team GB head to the [...]
ICE a ‘militia’, says Milan mayor as agency sends agents to Winter Olympics January 27, 2026 The mayor of Winter Olympics host city Milan has called US ICE agents being sent to the Games part of a “militia” that is “not welcome”. The US immigration agency, which has been at the centre of two fatal shootings in Minneapolis in recent weeks, is sending agents to the Winter Olympics to support American [...]
Crans-Montana the star in 2038 Switzerland Winter Olympics bid January 12, 2026 Crans-Montana is set to feature in the 2038 Winter Olympics as part of a wider bid by Switzerland, which is in exclusive talks with the IOC. The Swiss resort has led recent news bulletins after a fire in a bar killed 40 people amid a litany of safety issues. But it could become the third [...]
Why 2026 will be the year of technology and AI in sport January 4, 2026 Arthur Hu, the chief information officer at Lenovo, discusses why 2026 is the year for AI and technology in sport It feels as if the sporting calendar never stops, it just keeps spinning with yet another tournament, match or race around the corner. And 2026 will be no different, headlined by the Winter Olympic and [...]
LA Olympic Games passes $2bn in sponsorship deals December 5, 2025 The Los Angeles Olympic Games has seen sponsorship value pass $2bn, over two years out from the 2028 showpiece event. The LA28 company tasked with finding sponsors came into 2025 with two partners but is set to end the year with 15, with a value surpassing $2bn. The target figure of $2.5bn is well within [...]
Bidvest directors suffer shareholder revolt over $59,000 Olympics expenses claim December 2, 2025 Three directors of Bidvest Group Ltd, South Africa’s largest conglomerate, have suffered a shareholder revolt over $59,000 of expenses they claimed for attending the Paris 2024 Olympics. The international services, trading and distribution company noted in a stock exchange statement this week that shareholders had rejected calls to reimburse the chairman and two non-executive directors [...]
India must let Pakistan compete if they host Commonwealth Games October 17, 2025 India will need to open its doors to athletes from Pakistan if Ahmedabad wins its bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, City AM can reveal. Amdavad, or Ahmedabad, has been recommended by the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport as hosts of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, signifying some stability to a quadrennial games that has [...]
Olympic swimmers to take on length of Thames in sewage protest August 29, 2025 Olympic-level swimmers are set to navigate the length of the Thames next week in a bid to highlight calls for better protection from pollution of the UK’s waterways, lakes and seas. Eight elite swimmers are taking part in the non-stop relay, which will begin at the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire on Monday and [...]
City AM Triathlon Team Challenge at T100 London hailed as great success August 13, 2025 A successful London T100 Triathlon weekend saw Maurten UK come home first in the City AM Triathlon Team Challenge. The London-based subsidiary of Swedish sports nutrition company Maurten AB came first out of 26 City AM Triathlon Team Challenge teams in a time of one hour, 12 minutes and 47 seconds. The likes of Steph [...]
Brisbane Olympic stadium build threatened by burial ground claims August 5, 2025 An indigenous group has launched a legal appeal to block the construction of the main Brisbane 2032 Olympic Stadium due to fears the site could contain “ancestral remains”. The Queensland government in March announced it would build a 63,000-seater stadium in Victoria Park to be the centrepiece of the Games. The Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation [...]