Olympic Games – Page 2 – Sports Journalists’ Association

December 6, 2016December 9, 2016

Wilson ‘jumps the net’ to join tennis federation

'I am excited to join the ITF and combine tennis, a sport that I have covered for 30 years, with the wider Olympic movement where I have seen the impa…

November 28, 2016November 29, 2016

Accreditation: Winter Olympics applications

Applications to be considered for accreditation for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang need to be submitted to the British Olympic Association by…

October 29, 2016November 8, 2016

Rio journalists are kept waiting for their Olympic fees

Hundreds of professional sports journalists, many of them members of the SJA, were still waiting for payment for a month or more's work in Rio for the…

August 15, 2016August 24, 2016

Dodging bullets over green pools and empty stands

VIEW FROM THE OLYMPIC PRESSBOX: Our insider at the Rio Games reports back after the opening week of events, and the fun and games around the Mixed Zon…

August 5, 2016August 22, 2016

Golf has a Games history that’s well under par

STEVEN DOWNES reviews a book which has unearthed a little-known episode in "quasi-Olympic" history…

August 4, 2016August 11, 2016

Buses, food and TV links: things Rio media are missing

VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: There's a real risk of moaning about first-world problems while surrounded by third-world poverty, homelessness and hunger of …

August 3, 2016August 22, 2016

How to avoid storms over Rio’s rainbow issues

Tom Daley, Caster Semenya, married gay hockey players, transgender athletes... Journalists and editors covering the Rio Games shouldn't shy away from …

July 29, 2016August 6, 2016

A 20-year Olympic absence and no Rio regrets

VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: The Games may be coming, but RANDALL NORTHAM has no great hankering to be working at 2016's 'Greatest Show On Earth'…

July 20, 2016September 19, 2016

Human rights group gives advice for Rio journalists

An international campaign group has today published a guide for journalists working at the Olympics on best practice when filming around Rio de Janeir…

July 19, 2016July 21, 2016

Press screening of Unbelievable, Thu, Jul 21

SJA members are invited to a special preview screening of Unbelievable - The Chad Clos Story being held in Barnes, London, this Thursday morning from …