Category: News

Parallel host news for rugby events

Article posted by Coliseum, August 24^th, 2020

World Rugby has announced that it will simultaneously select the next two hosts for both its men’s and women’s World Cups editions, running a joint bidding process for the four events. World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organizes the Rugby World... » Read more

Athletes’ village off Birmingham 2022 table

Article posted by Coliseum, August 24^th, 2020

The organizing committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, has decided to do away with the concept of a single-site athletes’ village for the multisport event, with three campus villages to come up instead at The University of Birmingham, England, The University of Warwick in... » Read more

‘Pompey’s’ home venue revamp gets green light

Article posted by Coliseum, August 24^th, 2020

Plans for the first phase of the reconfiguration of Portsmouth FC’s home ground – Fratton Park in UK – to increase capacity at the ground have been greenlighted by the local council. Portsmouth FC is an English professional association football club in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in UK,... » Read more

Will packed venues lose out to virtual fans?

Article posted by Coliseum, August 21^st, 2020

‘Coliseum’ met up with the connoisseurs of renowned design practices to find out if the pandemic will have any impact on sports venue design in the future. The discussions revealed that there will be an additional ‘layer’ of health checks and sanitization before getting into a stadium, and... » Read more

‘The Crew’ to boast bang-up health facility

Article posted by Coliseum, August 21^st, 2020

To meet the needs of Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Columbus Crew SC, construction engineering company Burns & McDonnell and local architects and construction advisors have joined hands to design the team’s new, 42,000-square-foot OhioHealth Performance Center training facility in... » Read more

COVID concern still haunts Germany concert

Article posted by Coliseum, August 21^st, 2020

After extensive deliberations, the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the State capital of Düsseldorf in Germany and the concert organizer Marek Lieberberg took a unanimous stand regarding the organization of the concert ‘Give Live A Chance’. Live Nation is bringing the concert back to... » Read more

Helsinki Olympic Stadium to reopen doors

Article posted by Coliseum, August 21^st, 2020

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland will officially reopen on August 22nd following extensive refurbishment work. The rehabilitation work has consumed a reported €350m (£317m/$418m). The stadium, which hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1952, has been closed since 2016 for revamp work. A... » Read more