Robert Livingstone

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Robert Livingstone
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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OccupationBusinessman, journalist
NationalityCanadian
SpouseHyla Kurtz (d. 2024)
Children1
Website
www.gamesbids.com

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Robert Livingstone (born 1967) is a Canadian journalist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of GamesBids, a news and information website for the Olympic Games bid process, since 1998. He "is widely considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the Olympic bidding process."[1][2]

Life and career

Livingstone's journalistic focus is the Olympic Games' host site selection process, and he frequently comments in the media as a notable expert on the issues related to hosting the Olympic Games by various cities.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 1998, he launched GamesBids.com, a reference site for Olympic bids as well as BidIndex,[8] an original Olympic bid rating system. There, he also serves as a senior journalist. Since 2000, Livingstone has been said to have been "comprehensively covering all Olympic bids for over two decades".[9] He also covers bids for Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, FIFA World Cup, Pan American Games, Youth Olympic Games and more[10] in both journalistic and opinion pieces.

He was noteworthy during the failed Calgary 2026 Olympic bid when he published his "Dear Calgary:" series[11] that guided the city through the complexities of an Olympic bid before a decisive plebiscite. The series received media acclaim in Calgary along with several Q&A interviews.[12][13] Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi apparently took inspiration from Livingstone's remarks during his 2026 Olympic bid campaign when he said “This has been called the most transparent process in Olympic history.”[14] "The mayor was alluding to a tweet from GamesBids.com journalist Robert Livingstone, who covers Olympic bids worldwide" a journalist from The Sprawl reported.

In 2014, Livingstone was invited to carry the torch in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay where he ran a leg in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[15] In 2010, Livingstone became one of the first web-only journalists accredited to cover the Olympic Games.[15]

Livingstone serves as a committee member of the Richmond Hill Sports Hall of Fame in and is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians.[16][17][18][19] He has appeared on multiple television, radio, and other shows, including on CBC Radio Canada and A&E.[20]

His wife, Hyla, passed away in December 2024. She lived with muscular dystrophy. The couple had one child.[21][22]

Awards

In 2015, Livingstone was nominated for an inaugural International Sports Press Association Sport Media Pearl Award in the category of Journalistic Weblog for his work on GamesBids.com.[23][24] In 2018, he was ranked first in North and South America.[25] He finished on the podium for the first time on May 13, 2025, placing third for Best Column in the 2024 edition, writing about sports politics surrounding Olympic cricket. [26]

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 AIPS Sport Media Pearl Awards Best Journalistic Weblog[27] GamesBids Shortlisted
2018 AIPS Sport Media Awards Best Journalistic Weblog[25] GamesBids 5th (Winner in Americas)
2021 AIPS Sport Media Awards Best Column[28] GamesBids Shortlisted
2024 AIPS Sport Media Awards Best Column[29] GamesBids 3rd place globally

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michael, Tom. "With Two Weeks to a Decision, Kazakh Olympic Hosting Bid Stands Strong". Edge Magazine. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Aaron. "Chicago's Olympic bid: An expensive proposition". CNN Money. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Edwardson, Lucie. "Calgary now front-runner for 2026 Winter Olympics, says online bid tracker". CBC News. CBC.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mclinden, Amber. "The race before the torch: How does Calgary stack up against other 2026 Olympic Games bid contenders?". Calgary Journal.
  5. ^ "Tokyo throws hat into ring for 2016 Olympic Games"Chicago Sun-Times. June 8, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2008
  6. ^ "O, Shea Can You See As Olympics Plan B? Alternate sites are longshots to Games hopes" New York Daily News, June 12, 2005. Accessed July 3, 2008
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robert Livingstone - Archive". The New York Sun.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Olympics: Bid pundits say London is eroding Paris's lead". New York Times. 11 May 2005.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chan, Kenneth (2022-02-04). "Daily Hive". Daily Hive.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Livingstone, Robert. "Robert Livingstone Archives". GamesBids.com.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Livingstone, Robert. "Dear Calgary". GamesBids.com.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Small, Kaylen (2019-06-25). "Why insider says 2026 Olympics wouldn't have been good fit for Calgary". Global News Calgary.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Calgary might be the only city left standing': A glimpse into Olympic bid politics". Calgary Eyeopener.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Mayor Cannot Be Leading It Anymore". The Sprawl.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Waterworth, Ben. "Robert Livingstone Interview". Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast. Transistor.FM.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sports Hall of Fame". 8 May 2025.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tarnished Gold". Investigative Reports. Season 10. 2000-09-14. 60 minutes in. A&E. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."De Sotchi à Pyeongchang". Les Grands Reportages. 2018-01-25. 60 minutes in. CBC/Radio-Canada.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Strashin, Jamie (5 February 2022). "The Breakdown". Youtube. CBC Sports.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Radley, Scott (2021-09-27). "Scott Radley Show". CHML Radio Hamilton.
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  23. ^ Sport Media Pearl Awards Website - Nominations List[dead link]
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staff, G. B. (November 4, 2015). "GamesBids.com Producer Nominated For AIPS Sport Media Pearl Award".
  25. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AIPS Sport Media Awards: The Top 10 finalists". aipsawards.com.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams: AIPS Sport Media Awards honour top journalists of the year in special ceremony in Rabat". www.aipsawards.com. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
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  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Writing - Best Column". AIPS Awards. AIPS. Retrieved 1 Apr 2022.
  29. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Writing - Best Column". AIPS Awards. AIPS. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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