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©  USA Basketball
Paris 2024: a record 1.078 million spectators for the men's & women's Olympic basketball

A record 1,078,319 spectators attended the men's and women's basketball tournament games at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, according to FIBA on 11/08/2024. The previous record for cumulative attendance for this sport at the Olympics was set in 1996 in Atlanta (USA), with 1,068,032 spectators…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Ticketing, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 334745
• Published on 12/08/24 at 17:00
©  Deloitte
IOC: Deloitte, Top partner until the Brisbane 2032 Games, takes over Atos' IT responsibilities

The British audit and consultancy firm Deloitte, which has been appointed Top Partner of the International Olympic Committee until the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has extended its partnership with the body and become its "technology integration partner," announced the IOC on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 334738
• Published on 12/08/24 at 16:25
©  Paris 2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Games: 9.5 million tickets sold, 6 million visitors to celebration sites

A record 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (previous record: 8.3 million tickets for the Atlanta Games in 1996) to spectators from 222 different countries, according to COJOP, which drew up its first figures for the Paris 2024 Games on 11/08/2024. 62% of the buyers…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Authorities, International authorities, …
• Article # 334715
• Published on 12/08/24 at 11:30
©  FIFA
Africa: death of Issa Hayatou (CAM), CAF president from 1988 to 2017

Cameroon's Issa Hayatou died on 08/08/2024 at the age of 77 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine, FRA) "following an illness," according to FECAFOOT the same day. President of the Cameroonian Football Federation between 1986 and 1988 after serving as the body's general secretary from 1974 to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Governance, Politics, …
• Article # 334705
• Published on 12/08/24 at 09:20
©  CIO
Paris 2024: "These Olympic Games mark the beginning of a new era" (Thomas Bach, IOC)

"This edition of the Olympic Games in Paris is a real love story, and we can see the enthusiasm shared by all the parties involved. It's a celebration, millions of French people have taken to the streets of Paris, and the stadiums are full to bursting. The slogan 'Games Wide Open' was particularly…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 334686
• Published on 09/08/24 at 16:35
©  D.R.
Weekly News Extra (05-09/08/2024)

• The Spanish Football Federation has reached an agreement with its two Olympic teams (men's and women's) so that the 22 players and 22 players will receive "a substantial financial package to be able to be with their family or friends during the Olympic football tournament," announced the RFEF…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 334684
• Published on 09/08/24 at 16:15
©  IOC
IOC: Allyson Felix, Kim Bui, Jessica Fox & Marcus Daniell elected to the Athletes' Commission

"The athletes competing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 have elected Allyson Felix (USA, Athletics), Kim Bui (GER, Gymnastics), Jessica Fox (AUS, Canoe) and Marcus Daniell (NZL, Tennis) to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission, for a term of eight years ending at the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): International authorities, Geopolitics, Governance, …
• Article # 334635
• Published on 09/08/24 at 09:20
©  D.R.
Tennis: record prize money of $75m (€68.6m) for the 2024 US Open, an increase of 15.4%

The prize money for the 2024 edition of the US Open Grand Slam tournament, which runs from 26/08 to 08/09/2024, has reached a record $75m (€68.6m), up 15.4% (+$10m) on 2023 ($65m) and 31% on 2019 ($57.24m), according to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), organiser of the competition, on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance
• Article # 334626
• Published on 08/08/24 at 16:56
©  D.R.
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: "A revolution for inclusion" (Andrew Parsons, IPC)

"The Games have been a catalyst for inclusion and accessibility. Perhaps in the land of the French Revolution there could be a revolution for inclusion. You need a spark to start such a revolution. And I think we've got it here: in the seven years leading up to the Games, so much has been done in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Olympics, …
• Article # 334622
• Published on 08/08/24 at 16:40
©  Premier League
European Top 5: English clubs had an average of just 67.3 hours between matches in 2023-24 (CIES)

67.3 hours was the average time gap between two matches in a Premier League club's 2023-24 fixture list, the shortest in the European Top 5 (England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France), according to the CIES Football Observatory in a report entitled "Elite Men's Football Match Calendar And Player…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 334617
• Published on 08/08/24 at 16:20