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IOC President Bach leads tributes to double Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant

  • Basketball

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach led the tributes to United States' double Olympic basketball gold medallist Kobe Bryant, who died yesterday in a fatal helicopter crash.

much, he continued to support the Olympic Movement and was an inspiration for the Olympic Games LA 2028

Angeles' successful bid for the 2028 Games.He was a member of Los Angeles' Board of Directors and Athletes

 During the event he helped promote Los Angeles' bid by speaking to Patrick Baumann, the general

Angeles 2028.

 Bryant played for 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships.


Double Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

  • Basketball

The United States' double Olympic basketball gold medallist  Kobe Bryant died today in a fatal California helicopter crash that killed eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter. 

 The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office confirmed that nine people died, leaving no survivors, and

Angeles' successful bid for the 2028 Games.He was a member of Los Angeles' Board of Directors and Athletes

 During the event he helped promote Los Angeles' bid by speaking to Patrick Baumann, the general

Angeles where he helped promote the city's Olympic bid ©Los Angeles 2028He also was the last personality

Angeles 2028.


Le Coq Sportif launch campaign to win Paris 2024 contract, taking on Lacoste and Nike

  • Paris 2024

American sportswear giant Nike are reportedly set to take on French companies Lacoste and Le Coq Sportif to be a major kit supplier at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

 Nike have already reportedly concluded a deal to become the first major sponsor of the 2028 Olympic

and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, although it has not been formally announced yet.


Ed Warner: Paralympics developing rapidly but funding inequalities need addressing

  • Inside the Blogs

The Tokyo Paralympics later this year will be the greatest yet. Venues packed with enthusiastic spectators, slick organisation, phenomenal sport. Everything London 2012 delivered, but with higher quality sporting contests. 

ambition to separate out those Para sports that the IPC owns and create independent existences for them by 2028

ignore the human cost which must surely be addressed urgently in UK Sport’s planning for Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2024.


IOC confirm three cities interested in hosting future Winter Olympic Games

  • Winter Olympics

Sapporo, Salt Lake City and Barcelona have expressed an interest in hosting a future Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed here today.

given Sapporo's status as favourite for 2030, while it would also avoid any potential issues caused by Los

Angeles staging the 2028 Summer Olympics.Salt Lake City, which staged the 2002 Winter Olympics, would


Los Angeles Metro hopes for private sector rail deals before 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles Metro officials want to strike deals with the private sector to bridge a funding gap in time

for the 2028 Olympics.

city hopes to open as many new rail lines as possible before the Games in nine years, according to the Los

Angeles Times.However, cost increases have reportedly left planners with "billions of dollars" to secure.The

hoped for over the next 40 years.Eric Garcetti is reportedly pushing for new rail links in time for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesFive new openings are planned over the next decade, but Los Angeles Mayor

Angeles 2028, Metro's chief programme management officer Rick Clark said.


Los Angeles seeks for 80 per cent of new vehicles to be electric by time of 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles wants 80 per cent of all new vehicles sold by the time of its hosting of the 2028 Olympic

of 30 per cent of all vehicles by the time of the Games.But now Government and private partners in Los

Angeles have released a plan to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) a further 25

on dangerous pollution and kick our zero-emissions transportation future into high gear," said the Los

Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.The 2020 Porsche Taycan electric car on display during last month's AutoMobility

event in Los Angeles - the city is seeking for 80 per cent of new cars to be electric by the time it


Los Angeles 2028 chairman puts house on market for $82.5 million

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman has put his house in the city's famous Beverly Hills on the

million/€113 million).Had it sold for the larger amount, it would have reportedly broken the record for a Los

Angeles home.The house features six bedrooms and 16 bathrooms, according to a listing on realtor.com.Other

campaign to bring the Summer Olympics back to the United States for the first time since Atlanta 1996.Los

Angeles originally bid for the 2024 Games, which will take place in Paris, but accepted the 2028 edition


USA Paratriathlon National Championships to again take place on Los Angeles 2028 course

  • Triathlon News

USA Triathlon have announced their Paratriathlon National Championships in 2020 will take place in Long Beach in California for the second consecutive year.

confirmed the races will be held at Alamitos Beach, proposed as the location of triathlon events at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.USA Triathlon announced the event will take place as part


France, United States and Refugee team given prominent slots in Tokyo 2020 parade

  • Tokyo 2020

The United States and France will be the last two countries to march in the parade of nations before Japan at Tokyo 2020 after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved changes to the running order at future Opening Ceremonies.

into the stadium.As France and America are staging the Summer Games after Tokyo - in Paris in 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 respectively - the countries will be the last two to march before hosts Japan.This change


Patrick O'Kane: French triumph in El Salvador could pave way for SUP surfing's Paris 2024 inclusion

  • Inside the Blogs

As the sun sets here in El Salvador on eight days of competition at the International Surfing Association World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship, a new dawn is just around the corner for surfing.

discipline and with the French and United States leading the way, and having the staging rights in Paris and Los

Angeles 2028, it's hard to disagree.Tokyo 2020 will open the doors for surfing to a global audience


World Taekwondo Europe President hails growth at Council meeting and General Assembly

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) President Sakis Pragalos has hailed the growth of the continental governing body since he took the reins in 1999, claiming its budget has increased from approximately €40,000 (£34,000/$44,000) to almost €1 million (£853,000/$1.1 million).

The policy aims to make sure WTE's young athletes will be ready to claim medals at the Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.It includes the implementation of regional kids and cadets events, where


French hoteliers to stop working with Paris 2024 after IOC’s new Airbnb deal

  • Paris 2024

French hoteliers have announced the suspension of their participation in the organisation of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, according to French reports.

sponsorship programme, covers the next five Olympic Games, starting with Tokyo 2020 and running through to Los

Angeles 2028.The cities where these Games will take place are among Airbnb’s biggest markets for private


IPC President predicts benefits for Paralympic athletes after Airbnb deal

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has welcomed Airbnb as a new worldwide Paralympic partner in a nine-year, five-Games deal, officially launched with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday.

includes the subsequent Winter and Summer games at Beijing 2022, Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028.


Airbnb confirmed by Bach as Olympic worldwide sponsor in $500 million deal

  • Olympics

Airbnb has been officially unveiled as a new multi-million-dollar global sponsor of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by President Thomas Bach at a press conference here today.

includes the subsequent Winter and Summer games at Beijing 2022, Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028.