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Mammoet wins Montreal’s Olympic stadium support workMammoet, a global leader in engineered heavy lifting and transport, has won the contract to support Groupe Construction Pomerleau-Canam (GCPC) with the renovation of the new roof for Montreal’s Olympic stadium. More… |
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31% rise in travel to Olympic host cities; outbound numbers too upMillions of travelers flocked to France for the Olympics, as expected. However, the sporting event of the summer boosted outbound travel too, with travelers leaving host cities ahead of the Games, according to Sabre’s booking analysis.&n More… |
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OMEGA measures more than a million results at Tokyo 2020More than 1.3 million results were measured by the timekeeping team of OMEGA at the recently concluded Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. As a spectacular Closing Ceremony brought an end to the Olympic Games Tokyo More… |
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Tokyo Olympic Games postponed to 2021The 2020 Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in July and August has been postponed to 2021 because of the novel coronavirus crisis around the globe, the International Olympic Committee has announced. More… |
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AirAsia gifts free flights to Asean Olympic medallistsAirAsia today gave away free flights to all Asean Olympic medallists at a gala event held in the JW Marriot Hotel in Bangkok. Also in attendance were AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, AirAsia country CEOs, Thailand’s v More… |
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Panasonic launches Rio Olympics competitionElectronics giant Panasonic recently launched its #YallaRio campaign which is giving its Middle East consumers the chance to win a trip to the Rio Olympics in Brazil, happening between August 5 and 21. Between May 15 and June 31, custom More… |
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From Congo to Brazil, refugee lives Olympic dreamGrowing up as an orphan in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Popole Misenga never imagined he would be competing in the Olympic Games in his adopted city of Rio de Janeiro, much less for a new refugee team. But on August More… |
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Oman Drydock wins ship transformation dealOman Drydock Company (ODC), a shipyard specialising in ship repair and conversion, has won a deal to undertake the transformation of an ore/crude oil carrier into a full-fledged crude oil carrier, according to a report. More… |
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Oman Drydock wins ship transformation dealOman Drydock Company (ODC), a shipyard specialising in ship repair and conversion, has won a deal to undertake the transformation of an ore/crude oil carrier into a full-fledged crude oil carrier, according to a report. More… |
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Qatar's women quit Asiad amid hijab rowThe Olympic ideals of diversity and inclusiveness were cast aside at the Asian Games on Thursday when the Qatari women's basketball team took a stand against rules regarding headgear and quit the competition. Denied permission More… |