Senior officials representing a number of European countries at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have held a meeting to discuss the future of the sports in the Olympic Games in Athens. 

Paris 2024.Governing bodies in Japan, for Tokyo 2020, France, for Paris 2024 and the United States, for Los

Angeles 2028, came together in a bid to boost the prospects of baseball/softball.Described as a "novel

Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are in the process of drafting a plan on how to collaborate with Los

Angeles 2028 in areas including sponsorship and visas.

bring the event back to the region, admitted there was a short timeframe to secure sponsors owing to Los

Angeles hosting the Summer Games in 2028.Los Angeles staging the Summer Olympics and Paralympics could

Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics ©Getty ImagesBullock added Salt Lake City

was seeking cooperation with Los Angeles 2028 to bring benefits to both cities.A joint marketing venture

has already been established between the United States Olympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028."

by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have the sport included on the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles 2028.

April, ICC officials claimed they were optimistic about having cricket included on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.

The 2019 USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships will take place on July 20 in Long Beach in California, it has been announced.

with the race set to go ahead at Alamitos Beach, the proposed site of triathlon competition at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.In all, national titles will be on offer across six paratriathlon

claim to be the first Olympic National Governing Body in the US to bring a new annual event to the "Los

Angeles footprint" ahead of Los Angeles 2028.

2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games ©Getty ImagesLos Angeles 2028 unveiled their vision for the Legacy

Baseball and softball federations in the next three Olympic host nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of the bid to appear at Paris 2024.

guaranteed.Governing bodies in Japan, for Tokyo 2020, France, for Paris 2024 and the United States, for Los

Angeles 2028, have now come together in a bid to boost the prospects of baseball/softball.Described

helping to build immense momentum and continuity for the Olympic Movement from Tokyo 2020 to the LA 2028

Federation (FFBS), USA Baseball and USA Softball.Baseball and softball would likely be a huge draw at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThey came together at a WBSC Executive Board meeting in Rome.Part

Pingtan Island in China will play host to the first Beach ParaVolley Standing World Series event later this year, it has been announced.

the beach standing discipline as it bids to secure the sport’s place on the Paralympic programme at Los

Angeles 2028.In July, World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner said the push for Paralympic inclusion

Barry Couzner said last year that momentum is building for a bid to include beach volleyball at the Los

Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games ©World Para VolleyAnother Zonal Open event and a World Championships are

United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has claimed empowering athletes and creating an environment free of abuse are two of her central aims in the role.

Gardner (@SenCoryGardner) January 16, 2019Despite the challenges faced, USOC are currently preparing for Los

Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, alongside the Organising Committee.Last year, Salt Lake City was also

“I feel really good about Los Angeles,” Hirshland said.

“And the infrastructure was either there or was already in the plan to be built as part of Los Angeles

International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe has claimed next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games should offer "something extra", such as benefits to the aging population in host country Japan.

engaging Olympics and Paralympics to date, and while Watanabe claims the IOC expects Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 will give "something extra", he believes that Tokyo 2020 seemingly cannot."

USA Taekwondo has launched a new online "Pro Shop" which sells equipment and clothing.

top of the podium" in international competition, with a particular target their home Olympic Games in Los

Angeles in 2028.A customisation service, allowing customers to design gear unique to them, is also due

to launch soon.USA Taekwondo are hoping to improve their international performances in time for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty Images"In-store you will find everything you need for your taekwondo life - from

With the New Year just three days away, I think it is fair to say 2018 has been an eventful year for the Olympic Movement.

With that, any likelihood of esports joining the Olympics in time for Los Angeles 2028, as many seemed

The President of World ParaVolley (WPV) Barry Couzner has declared 2018 "a year of change" in his end of year address to the governing body, while acknowledging there is still "much to do".

Tan in China.President Couzner has previously said Para beach volleyball is "on the move" towards LA 2028

ParaVolley Pan America/FacebookIt is hoped that a new "beach strategy" will lead to inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, while sitting volleyball has already been successfully included in the

Salt Lake City has been selected as the United States' candidate for a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

reaffirming that they are focused on a later edition.A 2026 Games in the US would also come two years before Los

Angeles stages the 2028 Summer Olympics.Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has said the city is 

Senator Richard Blumenthal has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Gymnastics after an independent report accused the two bodies of facilitating Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.

Blumenthal's comments come after John Manly, an attorney for 180 survivors of Nassar's abuse, claimed Los

Angeles 2028 should freeze their partnership with USOC until the full extent of the organisation's knowledge

of the accusations is known.Manly also criticised the lack of public comment from Los Angeles 2028 chairman

Casey Wasserman and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on the sexual abuse scandal.An attorney for some

of the Larry Nassar survivors criticised the Los Angeles 2028 leadership, including its chairman Casey

Gene Sykes is stepping down as chief executive of Los Angeles 2028 but will assume an advisory role with

Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in September of last year.He has since worked with Los Angeles 2028

2028 as the Olympic and Paralympic Games come to Los Angeles.”Wasserman, who will continue to lead the

organisation as chairman, thanked Sykes for his service to Los Angeles 2028 and claimed his departure

On behalf of all of us at Los Angeles 2028, I want to thank Gene for his friendship, his leadership,

Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Games after the International Olympic Committee awarded two editions

reached by the International Olympic Committee and Samsung to extend their global partnership through to 2028

build the digital future of the Olympic Games.”Samsung's partnership with the IOC will include the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe agreement will see Samsung reach a 30-year milestone, with

Olympics.Samsung’s support of the IOC will now extend beyond the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, through to Los

Angeles 2028.The electronics company will also continue to support the Youth Olympic Games, the IOC,

.Allianz will also have an agreement in place until 2028, with the German-based financial services company