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Olympic champion Andre De Grasse on mentor Usain Bolt

  • Athletics

Andre De Grasse is feeling good about his chances of retaining his title at the Paris Olympics. The six-time Olympic medallist became the first Canadian to win a track event in 28 years when he won the 200m dash in Tokyo. 

gotta keep going until the wheels fall off, as they say," he said.De Grasse also aims to compete at the 2028

Olympics in Los Angeles, where he raced for the University of Southern California during his collegiate

I think my goal and objective is to make it to at least 2028 LA because I feel like that would be a full-circle


Japan defeat USA to become Women's Softball World champion

  • Baseball and Softball

The USA scored first, but pitchers Kelly Maxwell and Megan Faraimo couldn't stop the Japanese bats. Miu Goto gave up one run in five innings and Yukiko Ueno closed the game with three strikeouts. It's Japan's fourth world title.

"We are concentrating on Los Angeles 2028.


Torch Relay Stage 61: Discovering the Val-d'Oise

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch Relay returned to the Ile-de-France region to light up the jewels of the Val-d'Oise. From the Vexin nature reserve in Théméricourt to the dynamic towns of Pontoise, Cergy and Argenteuil, it continued to raise the profile of Paris 2024 less than 10 days before the Opening Ceremony.

 They were joined by Thilasay Vongsaya, an emerging French swimmer aiming to qualify for the Los

Angeles Games in 2028, Bénédicte Tancrez, who has been an artistic swimmer since the age of 10, and


Marius Vizer on judo at Paris 2024 and life after Games

  • Inside the Blogs

In this exclusive interview with Inside The Games, IJF President Marius Vizer explores the challenges and opportunities facing judo as it prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

As soon as the Paris Olympics will be over, we will already be looking at the next edition in Los Angeles

2028.


Diana Taurasi chases sixth Olympic gold in Paris

  • Paris 2024

The American basketball player has been participating in Olympic Games for 20 years. Tokyo 2020 looked like the 'last dance'. In the Japanese event she said goodbye with a joke saying she would return in Paris. In the end, she will be in her sixth Games and seeks to extend her gold medal haul.

If she wins her sixth Olympic gold in Paris, it will be time to ask her if she will hold out until Los

Angeles 2028, the Olympic Games in her native California.


Paris 2024: Qatar aiming to surpass its three Tokyo 2020 medals

  • Paris 2024

The 14 athletes who make up Qatar's Olympic Sports Delegation are finalising their preparations in Paris. The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is working to provide them with the resources they need. Logistics are also speeding up as the athletes' imminent arrival at the Olympic Village approaches.

After Paris in 2024, Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032, Qatar could be chosen.


Mustapha Berraf: "NOC support is key to sporting progress'"

  • ANOCA

The President thanked the IOC and France for their efforts in organising Paris 2024. In an interview with Africa at Paris 2024, he announced "priority work with the NOCs". He also highlighted "the support of certain international federations". The first electronic Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025 is another priority event for ANOCA.

including fighting doping and preparing for the Dakar Games," said Berraf.Paris 2024 will be followed by Los

Angeles 2028, which may seem a long way off, but is in fact something that is being prepared four years

"We are determined to continue our support for our athletes in order to have even better results in Los

Angeles and also to complete our support programme for some of our NOCs so that they can be equipped


Drunken night out leads to Olympics for Sunny Choi

  • Breaking

A chance encounter during a drunken night out was the unlikely catalyst for breakdancer Sunny Choi's journey to the Olympic Games. The 35-year-old American will showcase her skills before a global audience in Paris when breaking makes its debut on the Olympic stage.

The sport will not feature at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, a fact Choi agrees is bittersweet.


US anti-doping laws may jeopardise organisation of LA28 and SLC-UT 2034

  • Olympics

The change in US legislation in 2020 could pose significant challenges to the organisation of the Los

Angeles 2028 and Salt Lake-Utah 2034 Olympic Games, as it is not in line with WADA and could violate

to host Olympic Games.While many believe it is unlikely that the United States will be stripped of Los

Angeles 2028 due to numerous existing contracts, the law came into effect after the venue was awarded


US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation launches ambitious fundraiser

  • Olympics

Aiming to raise $500m (€458m), this initiative seeks to propel Team USA to unprecedented success at the Los

Angeles 2028 Games.

higher education alongside their athletic endeavors.preperations are already well underway for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.


Women's Softball World Cup Finals - ready to go

  • Baseball and Softball

The head coaches and captains of the eight national teams participating in the Women's Softball World Cup Finals attended the press conference at the Blue Energy Stadium, home of Italian Serie A Udinese. The Women's Softball World Cup Finals kick off on Monday 15 July in Castions di Strada, Italy.

Our thoughts are on the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but we are working every day to get softball not

I'm confident that this group will be fully mature in time for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles."


Team USA's success depends on more than just medals

  • Paris 2024

with Rapid Response, where she talks about the anticipation and preparation for the Games in Paris and Los

Angeles in 2028.

Games in 2028.Hirshland became CEO in August 2018, leading the USOPC through inquiries, lawsuits, and

five-year contract extension with USOPC means that she’ll be at the helm when the US hosts the Olympics in Los

Angeles in 2028.

lot of newness into each games and then we have to learn as much as we can and we'll deploy that in Los

Angeles.


Los Angeles 2028 confirms venue for classic rowing

  • Rowing

With less than two weeks to go until the Paris Games, the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic and Paralympic

Committee has officially announced that the 2028 Olympic Rowing Regatta will be held at the Marine Stadium

Angeles Organising Committee as part of the Olympic Agenda 2020."

 The bid proposal was to host the 2028 Olympic Regatta at Lake Perris, a reservoir east of Los Angeles

WORLD ROWING"It is a unique situation created by a very specific context in Los Angeles (a 1,500m race

announced that beach sprint rowing, a form of coastal rowing, would be included in the programme for the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles, alongside classic rowing.


Cities flock to Washington DC as interest in 2031 and 2033 RWCs grows

  • Paris 2024

USA Rugby and World Rugby (WR) welcomed representatives from prospective US cities and states to learn more about becoming host cities for the Men's Rugby World Cup 2031 and the Women's Rugby World Cup 2033.

tournament, a format that became an Olympic sport in 2016 and will be played now in Paris and in LA in 2028

North Carolina), Chicago (Illinois), Denver (Colorado), Kansas City (Missouri), Las Vegas (Nevada), Los

Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco (California), Miami (Florida), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Nashville


IOC softens athlete replacement rules for Paris 2024 volleyball

  • Paris 2024

There will be some flexibility regarding the volleyball regulations at the Olympic Games. This is reflected in the latest decision made by the International Olympic Committee, which confirmed this week that it will ease the Late Athlete Replacement policy in order to streamline the competitions.

Federations (IF) and the relevant NOCs before confirming athlete quotas and the LAR policy for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.