Salt Lake City officials have admitted they do not yet know the full reasoning behind the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announcement that the country will not bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

bid for 2026 because it would make things “extremely complicated” from a financial standpoint with Los

Angeles 2028.Probst claimed they were still open to the possibility of 2030 and did not rule out their

bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games seems to be over after fears it would disrupt Los

Angeles' preparations for the 2028 Summer edition.

why, he answered: "It would make things extremely complicated from a financial standpoint with the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games."

 Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman said in September warned a US attempt to host the 2026

Californian cities edition and thus deviate resources and make it harder to raise sponsorship money.Los Angeles

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed that South Korean President Moon Jae-In should step up human rights reforms and amnesty jailed trade unionists, to help ensure a positive legacy from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, due to start here today. 

incorporation of human rights principles into its Host City Contract for the first time for Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028.Bach claimed it is not the IOC's responsibility to act like a world Government and refuse

Several members of the Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games have visited the Duna Arena in Budapest.

of the 2024 Games after a historic International Olympic Committee (IOC) double decision awarded the 2028

Games to Los Angeles at the same time.The IOC were left with just a two-horse race for the earlier edition

last January as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) The Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsor until 2028

year's World Economic Summit in Davos, where Alibaba were announced as an IOC TOP sponsor through to 2028

This is a long-term partnership that will see us involved in future cities such as Paris and Los Angeles

in 2024 and 2028."

Followers of bidding processes for major events will no doubt be feeling a sense of déjà vu when perusing over the latest developments in the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Congress in Bahrain last May, came amid similar concerns on the impact the US President would have on Los

Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.At the time, Los Angeles were still very much

competing for 2024, along with Paris, before they eventually settled for the 2028 edition.Los Angeles

International Boxing Association (AIBA) officials have attempted to rally against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to reduce the number of men’s weight categories from 10 to eight for Tokyo 2020.

It is our ambition by the 2028 Olympics [in Los Angeles] for women’s boxing to be fully equal, which

United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Scott Blackmun has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and looks set to miss the entirety of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

treatment as soon as possible, which would prevent him from travelling to Pyeongchang.Scott Blackmun helped Los

Angeles win the right to host the 2028 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesHe first became chief executive of

at the Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.In addition he was heavily involved in Los

Angeles' successful bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

The first general meeting of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee will be held in early March, following dissolution of the Bid Committee, which is ceasing operations with a surplus of more than €5 million (£4.4 million/$6.1 million).

it became clear that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was minded to award both the 2024 and 2028

Games simultaneously.Paris was awarded the 2024 Games at the IOC Session in Lima in September, with the Los

Angeles handed the 2028 event.Both cities have already staged the Summer Games twice – Paris in 1900

and 1924; Los Angeles in 1932 and 1984.The new Paris 2024 Organising Committee, led by Tony Estanguet

Budapest fell successively by the wayside and the United States candidacy was switched from Boston to Los

Committee (IOC) has started honouring its financial commitments under the Host City Contract for the 2028

Los Angeles 2028 has confirmed to insidethegames that it has received its first quarterly instalment

the third Olympics in the Californian city, gets under way.The document commits the IOC to granting Los

Angeles 2028 $898 million (£648 million/€736 million) all told out of the income it will earn from broadcasting

2028 is to receive quarterly payments of $9 million from the IOC for the next five years as part of

broadcasting to "support projects related to the development of youth and sport-oriented activities” in Los

Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman has been named the 2017 Sports Executive of the Year by the

Having successfully led Los Angeles' bid for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wasserman

Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed Wasserman to head Los Angeles' Olympic hosting efforts in 2014

, while Paris was handed the 2024 Games.Casey Wasserman helped secure Los Angeles the 2028 Olympic Games

and Los Angeles' vision for the future"."

Now Los Angeles 2028 has a golden opportunity, with four more years to prepare and a $2 billion (£1.5

Former England cricket captain Mike Gatting has never been one to shy away from a debate.

is also a considerable cross in the negative column.It is still unclear as to whether Paris 2024 or Los

Angeles 2028 would propose cricket anyway, although there have been murmurings and hints from the former

months, which would make the entire debate obsolete.Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara hinted Los

Angeles 2028 is a “realistic target” for the sport’s inclusion, while hinting that discussions with

Sangakkara has admitted it is unlikely the sport will feature at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris but claimed Los

Angeles 2028 remains as a likely target for inclusion.

unlikely that cricket would be part of the 2024 Olympics in the French capital.He claimed discussions with Los

Angeles 2028 had already started, however.Cricket's inclusion would depend on either Paris 2024 or Los

Angeles 2028 proposing it as one of their additional sports for their respective Games."

But 2028 seems a very, very likely target and they are negotiations and discussions underway."

Cricket's potential attempt to be added to the Olympic programme for either Paris 2024 or Los Angeles

2028 is reportedly due to be discussed at a meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) starting

favourably about a possible attempt for Olympic participation.This would depend on either Paris or Los

Angeles proposing cricket as one of their additional sports for their respective Games.A major challenge

Paul Gonzales, an Olympic boxing gold medal winner at Los Angeles 1984, has been charged with committing

Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department.

Angeles on January 18.The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation said in a statement

We are fully cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Paul Gonzales celebrates his boxing gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesGonzalez

bringing the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city.Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 edition instead last year