Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Blythe Lawrence is a longtime Olympic sports reporter. Aug 31, 2025, 04:38pm EDT Who wants to host an Olympics? Only three Asian nations — Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea ...

As Turkey's prime minister lashed out at protesters, leaders of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Games sought to diminish the impact of the unrest in a presentation Saturday to a key audience of Olympic officials from around the world. Istanbul officials ...

Istanbul was a candidate to host the 2020 Summer Games but lost out to Tokyo in the election in September 2013. Istanbul was a candidate to host the 2020 Summer Games but lost out to Tokyo in the election in September 2013, a decision that still irks the ...

ISTANBUL — The spate of doping cases in Turkey should help — rather than harm — Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics, the head of the country's national Olympic ...

Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics offers an opportunity for the games to be staged for the first time on two continents and in a secular Muslim country, leaders of the Turkish candidacy said Tuesday. Istanbul, a city of more than 12 million that ...

Istanbul has committed itself to a $19.2bn budget for related urban improvements, as well as the cost of operating the games themselves. According to the city's formal bid book, the lion's share of the funds - more than $10bn - would go to roads and railways and the entire budget has been guaranteed by the government.

Chairman of the Romanian Wrestling Federation (FRL) Razvan Pircalabu told AGERPRES on Wednesday that the Wrestling World Qualification Tournament scheduled for May 9-12 in Istanbul, Turkey, is the last chance to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris ...