Olympia news

Julien Alfred was recently crowned Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medallist at the 2024 games in Paris after her victory in the Women's 100m finals. Now, ... More

The European Court of Human Rights has recognised Italy’s claim to a prized Greek antiquity. The statue of the Victorious Youth, also known as Atleta ... More

Portugese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, has launched a health and wellness app that harmonises advice on fitness, nutrition and mental wellness in one seamless experience. Renowned ... More

Everyone Active has taken over as operator of the London Aquatic Centre on behalf of the London Legacy Development Corporation. The stunning venue, designed by ... More

Spa industry veteran Zoe Wall has been promoted to vice president of Siro and wellness by resort developer and operator Kerzner International. Wall began her ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

Gymbox has introduced a series of new classes dedicated to improving mental health. The new Mind category, which comprises five different classes, has been specifically ... More

Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping ... More

The new Serena Williams Building at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, US, has been declared open. The 1m sq ft building, designed by architects ... More

Altis, an artificial intelligence-based personal trainer solution, has secured more than US$3m worth of financing, bringing the total investments made in the fit tech brand ... More

Industry veteran Zoe Wall has begun a new role as global wellness director for resort developer and operator Kerzner International. Kerzner is also the owner ... More

Child athletes in Japan routinely face physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches – which has led several to take their own lives. The ... More

Belfast’s £105m Leisure Transformation Programme has been recognised for its social impact by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The programme won the leisure ... More

The government's pledge to invest £2bn in improving the UK's cycling and walking infrastructure has been described as a "once in a generation opportunity" to ... More

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021, following talks between International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... More

Japanese officials and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have said that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games "would go ahead as planned", despite the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) ... More

Jenny Waldman has been named the successor to Stephen Deuchar, as Art Fund director, with the former director of the highly-successful 14-18 NOW campaign set ... More

The coronavirus is beginning to have real-term effects on the UK's leisure industry, as the outbreak is predicted to "get worse before it gets better". ... More

Swim England has revealed the names of the first inductees into its Swim England Hall of Fame. A total of 26 athletes, coaches, officials and ... More

Leisure operators Everyone Active and GLL each picked up three gongs at the ukactive Awards last night, held as part of the Active Uprising event ... More

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards were announced in London last night (15 May), with museums large and small being honoured and Sir ... More

Britain’s most successful female Olympian believes that more sports clubs are needed to encourage people to have active lifestyles. Speaking to Sports Management, four-time Olympic ... More

UK architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have been granted permission to move forward with their plans to transform the Olympia London exhibition centre into ... More

Matt Carroll, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee, has said the organisation will take a 'new direction', which will include using the power of sport ... More

Spa and fitness consultancy and management firm WTS International (WTS) has won a contract to manage the Metro Lagoons by Crystal Lagoons development in Florida. ... More