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Los Angeles 2028 boost commercial team with three appointments

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles 2028 has bolstered its commercial team by announcing three appointments to key positions.

Angeles 2028 chief revenue officer in October.Carter also serves as chief executive of USOPP, the joint

Los Angeles 2028 will reimagine every aspect of how brands, fans and athletes engage with the Games.

”Lafemina will serve as chief business officer at Los Angeles 2028 and will be responsible for creating

Angeles 2028 chief revenue officer ©Getty ImagesGleeson joins Los Angeles 2028 as the organisation’s

, as well as work with Los Angeles 2028 and USOC to sell their collective story, while working with the


Kaiser returns from 12-year absence to feature in Australian team for inaugural Beach ParaVolley World Series event

  • Volleyball News

Nic Kaiser is set to end a 12-year absence from international competition after being named in the Australian team at the inaugural Beach ParaVolley World Series in China next month.

help raise the profile of the sport, with efforts being made to get the discipline included at the Los

Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

“I am not sure I’ll still be playing in 2028,” Kaiser said.

first of the events held by World ParaVolley as they begin their campaign to have the event included at Los

Angeles 2028.


Los Angeles 2028 partners with NBCUniversal to collaborate on media and sponsorship opportunities

  • Los Angeles 2028

NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Los Angeles 2028 have announced a partnership which will see the broadcaster

collaborate on media and sponsorship opportunities from 2021 through to 2028.

Los Angeles 2028 hailed the agreement a first in United States Olympic and Paralympic history.Under the

terms of the agreement, NBCU will work with the joint venture formed between Los Angeles 2028 and the

alongside Los Angeles 2028 chairperson Casey Wasserman.In the United States, NBCU is the broadcasting

“This partnership between NBCUniversal and Los Angeles 2028 is a true first for the industry and gives

it.”Los Angeles 2028 is hoping to raise $2.5 billion (£2 billion/€2.2 billion) in sponsorship.In 2017


Lausanne 2020 and Paris 2024 sign collaboration agreement

  • Lausanne 2020

A collaboration agreement was signed in Paris between the Organising Committees for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French capital. 

was signed between Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020, and follows on from the work already embarked on with Los

Angeles 2028."


World Snooker Federation President blames poor governance for sport's failed Olympic bid

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The President of the World Snooker Federation (WSF) Jason Ferguson has blamed poor governance for the sport’s failed Paris 2024 Olympic bid and claimed the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) is “not fit” to lead the sport into the Games.

Instead, he suggested China could take a leading role in a new bid for the 2032 Games, believing the 2028

event in Los Angeles would not provide a realistic chance of inclusion."


Joint venture between Los Angeles 2028 and USOC makes two new appointments

  • Los Angeles 2028

Dave Mingey and Zaileen Janmohamed have become the latest additions to the joint venture between Los

Angeles 2028 and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

In a statement, Los Angeles 2028 announced Mingey had been appointed head of partnership management and

Angeles 2028 said.Both will report to Chris Pepe, the former Visa executive appointed chief commercial

officer of USOPP in February.Los Angeles 2028 claim Mingey and Janmohamed bring a "wealth of experience

Angeles 2028 said Mingey "brings a wealth of sports marketing and Olympic Games experience from brands

Angeles 2028 said.


David Owen: Why another review of Olympic bidding is not as surprising as you might think

  • Inside the Blogs

Like others, I was initially surprised to read that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had decided last week in Lausanne to take (yet) another look at its candidature procedure, ie how it chooses who will host the events in its gift, notably the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics.

.” – given what happened with Los Angeles, and the general desire for greater flexibility in an era when

taken to ensure, should genuinely mould-breaking innovations such as the double award of the 2024 and 2028


Liam Morgan: Déjà vu for the IOC as another working group is created to reform bidding process

  • Inside the Blogs

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established a working group to look at possible alterations to the bidding process for the Olympic Games. Yes, again.

the IOC made the historic decision to simultaneously award the 2024 Summer Olympics to Paris and the 2028

Games to Los Angeles.While talk of the IOC going down the same road is premature, the mere establishment

meeting.The last working group on the Olympic bidding process paved the way for the historic Paris 2024-Los

Angeles 2028 double award ©Getty ImagesBach may have promised the working group a “blank cheque” from



Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation to make final plea for increased Tokyo 2020 quota places in meeting with IOC and IWF

  • Weightlifting

Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation (WFRK) officials are set to meet representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the sport's worldwide governing body in a last-ditch attempt to increase the size of their team for Tokyo 2020.

consideration when the IWF determines how many competitors each country can send to Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028.This has seemingly been introduced to ensure nations are not effectively punished twice

Angeles 2028 given it was highlighted as a positive move by the IOC when it confirmed the sport would

Olympic Games, IWF undertakes that, going forward, with respect to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and future editions of the Olympic Games, doping offences committed and notified


United States to form blind football team for Los Angeles 2028

  • Football News

The United States is reportedly attempting to form a blind football team to compete at the Los Angeles

2028 Paralympic Games.

Americas – Brazil who won gold, bronze medallists Argentina and Mexico – took part at Rio 2016.For Los

Angeles 2028, however, the US will be guaranteed a spot as hosts.


Athens targeted to host 2021 International Olympic Committee Session

  • Olympics

Athens is expected to host the 2021 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, it was announced here today.

©TwitterAthens has also staged IOC Sessions in 1906, 1934, 1954, 1961 and 1978, where Sarajevo and Los

Angeles were awarded the Winter and Summer Olympic Games for 1984.

been awarded at this IOC Session but the decision to do a dual award two years ago to Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 means that is no longer the case.

Angeles 1984, and was executive director and deputy chief operating officer of Athens 2004.


IOC Executive Board forms new working group to further examine Olympic bid process

  • Olympics

Significant changes could be made to the Olympic Games bidding process after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board established a working group to define the next steps in reforming the candidature procedure.

original field of seven remain in the race for the 2026 Games.The IOC also decided to award the 2024 and 2028

Summer Olympics simultaneously, to Paris and Los Angeles respectively, following a spate of withdrawals


Webb Ellis Cup arrives in Los Angeles during promotional tour for Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

The Rugby World Cup trophy – the Webb Ellis Cup – has been to Los Angeles as part of a promotional tour

trophy visited some of the city’s most iconic sporting venues including Staples Center – home of the Los

Angeles Lakers basketball team – and Dignity Health Sports Park, where both National Football League

team Los Angeles Chargers and Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy play.Former captain of the

Todd Clever, left, and ex-player Dallen Stanford, right, both joined the trophy on its tour around Los

Angeles set to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Webb Ellis Cup also toured the LA84 Foundation


United States Olympic Committee confirm three major appointments

  • PASO

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has confirmed the appointments of three key members of staff.

supporting organisational priorities, overseeing international relations and working with staff at Los

Angeles 2028.Katie Bynum is joining USOC as chief of staff ©LinkedInShe previously served as the managing