Montreal-based international regulator setting sport's global doping rules, whose enforcement credibility faces its sharpest test after the Chinese swimmer scandal and US defunding threats.
The quadrennial international multi-sport competition governed by the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the world's most-watched global sporting event by athlete count and broadcast reach.
full dossier ›Bidding for the Olympic Games or FIFA World Cup commits host governments to US$5-30 billion in public spending and turns Switzerland-based sports governance into a recurring geopolitical story.
The Olympics and FIFA World Cup commit host governments to US$5-30 billion per cycle, making who gets to bid, and who wins, a recurring geopolitical story.