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Games, championships, bids, security and legacy. 5 entries on the register, newest first.
| Filed | Actor | Decision | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Olympic Committee Session and Executive Board | How an Olympic host is chosen now that there is no ballot | Bidding contests replaced by permanent Future Host Commissions running a continuous and a targeted dialogue; the seven-year rule no longer applies | |
| International Olympic Committee | The Host City Contract became the Olympic Host Contract, and gained human rights | The contract was renamed and human rights obligations referencing the UN Guiding Principles were written in as core requirements | |
| Kosovo police | Kosovo police: IS terror plot against Israel football team foiled | A plot against a national team at a qualifier is reported foiled | |
| Brazilian prison service | Rio Olympics terror suspect found ‘brain dead’ after prison beating | A suspect held over an Olympic plot is found brain dead in custody | |
| Al-Ahram Squash Open | Egypt hosted international squash event to improve image and overcome ‘security fears’ | An international event returns after a decade, framed as repair of the country’s image |
Entries filed under Mega-events, against everything filed the same month.
| Month | In Mega-events | On the register | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 | ||
| 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 12 | ||
| 0 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 3 |
Jurisdictions named on the register, Mega-events first.
| Jurisdiction | In Mega-events | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| International | 2 | 16 | |
| Egypt | 1 | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 21 | |
| Russia | 0 | 19 | |
| Chechnya | 0 | 4 | |
| Iran | 0 | 2 |
Offices, bodies and people named on the register, Mega-events first.
| Actor | Entries | Section | An entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Olympic Committee | 2 | Mega-events | The Host City Contract became the Olympic Host… |
| Al-Ahram Squash Open | 1 | Mega-events | Egypt hosted international squash event to improve… |
| Brazilian prison service | 1 | Mega-events | Rio Olympics terror suspect found ‘brain dead’… |
| International Olympic Committee Session and Executive Board | 1 | Mega-events | How an Olympic host is chosen now that there is no… |
| Kosovo police | 1 | Mega-events | Kosovo police: IS terror plot against Israel… |
| United States Congress | 4 | Money & Ownership | Medal prize money and the million-dollar line in… |
| International Olympic Committee Executive Board | 3 | Geopolitics | A suspended National Olympic Committee is not a… |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | 3 | Athletes & Power | Kadyrov claims Fedor ‘realized his mistake,’… |
| UFC | 3 | Money & Ownership | New UFC owner will meet with president-elect Donald… |
7 of 60 entries name a figure. Scope: the whole register, Mega-events first.
| Figure | Actor | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| A BMW and over 1 million rubles (approx. $15,600) per medallist | Yulia Efimova · Russian state | Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova sells BMW gifted by… |
| Nearly 2 million rubles in bank loans | Mikhail Mamiashvili · Russian Wrestling Federation | Gangster who heads Russian Wrestling Federation… |
| USD 37,500 gold, USD 22,500 silver, USD 15,000 bronze | United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee | Operation Gold: what a United States medal actually… |
| USD 650,000,000 for the 2025–2028 plan | Olympic Solidarity Commission | Olympic Solidarity 2025–2028: where the 650 million… |
| USD 1,000,000 threshold; USD 500,000 for married filing separately | United States Congress | Medal prize money and the million-dollar line in… |
| USD 20,000,000 a year to the Center for SafeSport | United States Congress | What Congress can do to the USOPC since the 2020 Act |
| USD 250,000 for an individual, USD 1,000,000 for a non-individual | United States Congress | The Rodchenkov Act: whom it reaches, and what it… |
Federations, statutes, offices and who holds them
15 entries
Boycotts, flags, neutral status and state image
7 entries
Owners, sponsors, rights and public funding
11 entries
Doping, anti-doping bodies, courts and fixing
7 entries
Athletes under political pressure, and acting within it
12 entries
How betting law redraws authority in sport
3 entries
Everything filed on the register, as one running feed
60 entries
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