Los Angeles, Rome, Budapest and Paris was the outcome of the lot-drawing to determine the order in which the cities will present their respective bids at the Session in the Peruvian capital, where the host for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics will be chosen.
The Road Races and Time Trials will take place in the city of Tokyo, starting and finishing at the iconic Imperial Palace Garden, and showcasing Tokyo’s stunning backdrops.
The BMX events will take place at a purpose-built temporary facility at Ariake in the centre of Tokyo with 5,000 seats.
The Track cycling events will take place at the Japan Cycle Sport Centre in Izu, in the Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 120km from Tokyo. The existing velodrome will undergo significant refurbishment, and the seating capacity will be increased.
The Mountain Bike events will take place at the Japan Cycle Sport Centre in Izu on an existing course, adjacent to the velodrome, which will be newly renovated to meet the Olympic standard. The course will feature the spectacular Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
Brazilian bribery laws “very probably” broken during Rio 2016 construction process, investigator admits
More than BRL R$37.6 billion (£6.6 billion/$10 billion/€9.4 billion) worth of construction contracts for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics are being investigated as part of a long-running Brazilian police investigation into corruption at state-run oil firm Petrobras, an investigator has revealed.
Rio 2016 promise adequate air conditioning will be provided in Olympic Village
Air conditioning will be provided in all bedrooms and communal facilities at the Rio 2016 Athletes’ Village, organisers have promised today following reports such facilities would be sacrificed in order to reduce costs.
Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow committed to sustainability on the road to Rio
As the countdown to the Olympic Games Rio 2016 continues, Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow has been working closely with the local Organising Committee to help reduce the environmental impact of the Games, while also creating a positive social legacy in the host country.
The IOC, Worldwide TOP Partner Atos and the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 have officially opened the Technology Operations Centre for the 2016 Games. The official opening came during the 12th Project Review of the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is an important milestone in the preparations for the Olympic Games next summer.
Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics
Last week’s Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators long resisted bills to make it a crime.
