A $1.5 million (£961,000/€1.4 million) increase in payments to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is due to be among the new details revealed when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) publish the Host City contract for the first time following the vote here on Friday (July 31) to decide whether Almaty or Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Delegations from Almaty and Beijing have both arrived here as they begin a frantic final week of lobbying before a decision will be made on which city will host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has completed its fifth Project Review visit to Pyeongchang ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralaympic Games, with the venues for next year’s test events, as well as the Alpensia Sliding Centre, coming in for particular praise.

Hyundai and Kia Motors, South Korea's best known car manufacturer and the world's fourth largest, has been signed as a domestic sponsor for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, a major boost after initial concerns such a deal would not be possible. 

An in-house expert and an independent monitoring body must be appointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to regulate the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic hosts, be it either Almaty or Beijing, a leading human rights organisation has warned.

Pyeongchang 2018 President Cho Yang-ho has promised that the event will not waste "precious taxpayers' money" as he pledged to run a fiscally responsible Winter Olympics and Paralympics. 

Selected sports officials from across China have been training at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in order to gain expertise necessary for organising a Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Song Seung-whan has been appointed as executive creative director for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, it has been announced.

Several International Olympic Committee (IOC) members believe its own Evaluation Commission underestimated the travel distance between the three venue clusters proposed in Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, insidethegames has been told.

Beijing 2022 produced a "slick and professional" presentation to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members today in the race for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympics, strongly batting off concerns about a lack of snow and winter vibe. 

A pledge to utilise a $75 billion (£49 billion/€67 billion) sovereign wealth fund formed a strong part of Almaty 2022's message to the International Olympic Committee here (IOC) at today's Candidate City Briefing, with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov playing a starring role.

Four new disciplines were added to the programme for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, it was officially announced here today.

New events set to feature on the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic programme are due to be revealed tomorrow at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting here, with snowboarding, freestyle skiing, speed skating and curling all expected to be added to the programme. 

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong are leading the respective delegations of Almaty and Beijing here for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Candidate City Briefing starting on Tuesday (May 9).

Sepp Blatter is not attending the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Candidate City Briefing for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic race here next week, it has been confirmed.