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2030 Winter Olympics
The 2030 Winter Olympics, officially the XXVI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in the French Alps from 1 to 17 February 2030, France's fourth Winter Games.
2031 Pan American Games
2031 Pan American Games: XXI edition, awarded to Asunción, Paraguay, on October 10, 2025, beating Rio-Niterói 28–24; first Paraguayan hosting, after hosting the 2025 Junior Pan Ams.
2032 Summer Olympics
Brisbane 2032 (Games of the XXXV Olympiad): Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia, 23 July–8 August 2032; third Australian Games, first under IOC preferred-host process; $7.1 billion, 17-venue program with 63,000-seat Victoria Park stadium.
2034 Commonwealth Games
The 2034 Commonwealth Games are a scheduled edition of the quadrennial Commonwealth Games, with no host appointed as of November 2025, though New Zealand has expressed interest.
2034 Winter Olympics
2034 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City-Utah, second Winter Games for Utah after 2002, awarded July 24, 2024; $2.83 billion operating budget, privately funded, reusing all 13 existing 2002 legacy venues.
Ancient Olympic Games
Ancient Olympic Games (Olympia festival contests): four-yearly religious festival of Zeus at Olympia, 776 BC to AD 393, stadion race first event, Olympic Truce, olive wreaths, banned by Theodosius I, revived 1896.
Ancient Olympic pentathlon
Ancient Olympic pentathlon: five-event Greek contest introduced in 708 BC, combining stadion race, long jump, discus, javelin, and wrestling; victor decided by elimination, with three wins sufficient but the full scoring method still unknown.
Ancient sports (ancient equestrianism)
Ancient equestrianism: horse and chariot races at the Ancient Olympic Games, including the tethrippon (680 BCE), synoris (408 BC), and keles (648 BC), run at Olympia's hippodrome.
Artistic gymnastics at the 2026 Mediterranean Games
Artistic gymnastics at the XX 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, 25 Aug-2 Sep 2026 at Grottaglie Sports Hall; Italy won women's team gold (157.750) and 14 artistic medals, Benedetta Gava three golds.
Artistic swimming at the 2026 Asian Games
Artistic swimming at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya, September 19 to October 4, 2026) features duet and mixed team events, both contested September 27, 2026.
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, are a multi-sport event held every four years by the Olympic Council of Asia, first staged in New Delhi in 1951.
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
Men's pole vault at Paris 2024 Olympics: Armand "Mondo" Duplantis (SWE) won gold with a 6.25 m world record on 5 August 2024; Sam Kendricks (USA) took silver at 5.95 m, Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) bronze at 5.90 m.
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
Women's high jump at the Paris 2024 Olympics, held 2–4 August 2024 at the Stade de France. Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) won gold at 2.00 m on countback over Nicola Olyslagers; Gerashchenko and Patterson shared bronze at 1.95 m.
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games is the badminton competition of the 20th Asian Games, held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan under Olympic Council of Asia governance, with team and individual events.
Baseball at the 2028 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 2028 Summer Olympics: men's six-team tournament, 15–20 July 2028 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles; seventh Olympic medal tournament, qualified via 2026 World Baseball Classic, 2027 Premier12, and a final qualifier; MLB participation unresolved.
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars: ABC specials (first aired November 13, 1976) in which TV actors from ABC, CBS, and NBC competed in tug-of-war, obstacle course, and swimming events, hosted by Howard Cosell; revived by ABC in 2017.
Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics: six applicant cities (Istanbul, Tokyo, Baku, Doha, Madrid, Rome; Rome withdrew), three finalists, Tokyo elected 60-36 over Istanbul at the 125th IOC Session, Buenos Aires, 7 September 2013.
Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics
Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics: Paris and Los Angeles candidacies ended in a joint IOC award at Lima, 13 September 2017, Paris taking 2024 and LA 2028 after Budapest, Hamburg, and Rome withdrew.
Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics
Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics: seven IOC interested parties (Germany/Munich, Hungary, India/Ahmedabad, Qatar/Doha, South Korea/Jeonbuk, South Africa, Türkiye) in continuous dialogue; host elected mid-2029 under a new three-stage dialogue process.
Bids for the 2038 Asian Games
Bids for the 2038 Asian Games (23rd Asian Games): OCA host selection. India formally bid with Ahmedabad in April 2026; Malaysia, Mongolia, South Korea and others expressed interest; decision not before 2028.
Brisbane Stadium
Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park, commercially Suncorp Stadium) is a 52,500-seat rectangular stadium in Milton, Brisbane, home of the Broncos, Dolphins, Reds and Roar. It hosts football and rugby sevens at Brisbane 2032, while a new 63,000-seat Victoria Park stadium will host ceremonies and athletics.
Bulgarian olympic committee
Bulgarian Olympic Committee (Български олимпийски комитет, BOC), Bulgaria's national Olympic committee, founded March 30, 1923, IOC-recognized 1924; disbanded 1944, restored 1951; current president Vesela Lecheva.
Canada Games
Canada Games (Jeux du Canada Games): biennial amateur multi-sport event alternating winter and summer, provincial and territorial teams, 2,000+ athletes, over 30 sports; first held Quebec City 1967, next editions Quebec 2027 and Moncton-Saint John 2029.
Central american and caribbean games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe) are a multi-sport regional competition held every four years since 1926, recognized by the IOC as the oldest regional games.
Chronological summary of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Chronological summary of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXXI Olympiad), 5-21 August 2016: first South American Games, 11,200 athletes, 207 delegations, first Refugee Olympic Team, golf and rugby sevens returns, Zika and doping controversies, and legacy.
Comite olimpico de portugal
Comité Olímpico de Portugal (COP), Portugal's National Olympic Committee, founded 30 April 1912 (Olympedia: 1909) for Stockholm 1912; nonprofit association under Lei 30/2004; 28 Olympic medals through 2022; president Fernando Gomes since 2025.
Comite olimpico e desportivo de macau, china
Comite olimpico e desportivo de macau, china (C.O.D.M.) is Macau's non-profit sports committee founded in 1987. While it is not recognized by the IOC, it organizes regional sports participation.
Comite olimpico espanol
Comité Olímpico Español (COE), Spanish Olympic Committee, Spain's national Olympic body founded 1912 (earlier committees from 1905), a private association under IOC rules, led by Alejandro Blanco since 2005, funded partly by a 3.5 million euro 2026 state subsidy.
Comite olympique et sportif algerien
Algeria (organization): Comité Olympique et Sportif Algérien (COA), Algeria's National Olympic Committee, founded 18 October 1963, IOC-recognized 27 January 1964; led by Abderrahmane Hammad for 2025-2028.
Comitetul national olimpic si sportiv din republica moldova
Comitetul Național Olimpic și Sportiv din Republica Moldova (CNOS), Moldova's National Olympic Committee, founded 29 January 1991, full IOC member since 24 September 1993, headquartered in Chișinău, led by re-elected president Nicolae Juravschi.