Ivar Sisniega has left his role as secretary general of Panam Sports after being appointed as Executive President of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF).

riding played a crucial role as modern pentathlon was left out of the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Obstacle racing was approved as the sport's new fifth discipline at last year's virtual

France has claimed that geopolitics is behind the current crisis in boxing, which is set to see the International Federation expelled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at a crucial vote tomorrow.

hoping to fill the void and lead the campaign to ensure that the sport remains on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028 having so far not had its place confirmed.But so far, only two countries, the US and Switzerland

American pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company has struck a partnership with the 2028 Olympic and

Paralympic Games in Los Angeles as well as renewing its sponsorship deal with the United States Olympic

all media platforms for the next five years.The deal covers the Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.Lilly first partnered with USOPC and NBCUniversal three years

Lilly is set to serve on the Los Angeles 2028 Partner Advisory Council, which looks to bring commercial

Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles," said Chris Pepe, chief commercial officer of Los Angeles

2028."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has condemned what it described as "violent and threatening" comments made by International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev.

and is set to do the same again at Paris 2024.Boxing has also been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, leading to the launch of rival body World Boxing which the IBA has dismissed as a "rogue

The Los Angeles Metro has highlighted 15 transport projects which it hopes to implement in time for the

2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

platforms, overcrossings and portable ramps.Fifteen projects have been targeted for completion before Los

Angeles 2028 ©MetroAnother focus is "first mile, last mile" which will encourage people to walk or bike

, as well as "regional mobility hubs".The Inglewood Transit Connector, which will provide access to Los

Angeles 2028 venue SoFi Stadium, is another of the 15 targets.The 1.6-mile project will connect the

Angeles 2028.

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board are set to meet with a little more than a year to go until Paris is due to stage the Olympics.

Coordination Commissions and Organising Committees of Olympic Games, including Milan Cortina 2026, Los

Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032, are poised to produce presentations.Tomorrow is also set to see reports

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) says it takes athlete welfare "extremely seriously" after receiving a letter from six athletes, understood to be about the World Cup Final.

DidžgalvisThe UIPM added that it was confident that the sport remained "firmly on track" for inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, despite being left off the initial programme."

Modern pentathlon remains firmly on track for inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme with

American broadcaster ESPN has been chosen as the exclusive television partner for the upcoming World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego.

partnership signed by World Lacrosse in 2022.World Lacrosse is hoping it will return to California in 2028

for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.Lacrosse is one of nine sports on an Organising Committee shortlist

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has tightened up its anti-doping rules and clamped down on no-shows, among other reforms, as it nears the anniversary of electing a new leadership.

persuading the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to restore weightlifting to the programme for Los

Angeles 2028 and beyond, and will know whether they have succeeded by September."

The President of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games Fraser Bullock has explained why the bid team would prefer to host the Winter Olympics in 2034, rather than 2030, during a presentation at the first meeting of Utah Legislature’s new Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee.

in Salt Lake City: "The reason for that is hosting the Games in 2030 would only be 18 months after Los

Angeles hosted the Summer Games in 2028."

The Dutch Boxing Federation (NBB) is set to wait until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session on June 22 to decide on its affiliation with the International Boxing Association (IBA).

development as "truly abhorrent and purely political".Boxing is not part of the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028 but IOC insisted that IBA would not have a role in organising the Olympic tournament if

World Boxing will be hoping to take over as the IOC-recognised International Federation to confirm the Los

Angeles 2028 spot and organise the competition.USA Boxing and SwissBoxing are the only members of World

described cricket as a "formidable" rival in the race to secure a place on the sport programme for the 2028

Olympics in Los Angeles.

Squash and cricket are on a shortlist of nine sports that are seeking to gain inclusion at Los Angeles

2028.Final approval of the disciplines the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee chooses to include

Angeles 2028 due to the sport’s interest in India which is currently staging the Squash World Cup."

Squash and cricket are among nine sports aiming to get a place on the programme for Los Angeles 2028

©Getty ImagesThe other sports in contention to gain a place at Los Angeles 2028 are motorsport, karate

Concerns have been raised regarding athlete safety at the ongoing European Modern Pentathlon Confederation European Junior Championships in Turkey, after photos emerged showing pentathletes with ripped hands following the qualification phase of the event.

featured at the Olympics since its introduction in 1912, absent from the provisional programme for Los

Angeles 2028.

Lidia Valentin, the London 2012 Olympic gold medallist from Spain, has joined the qualifying pathway for Paris 2024 at the age of 38 despite an injury that could thwart her hopes.

is one of four British weightlifters who will receive UK Sport funding that could stretch through to Los

Angeles 2028.The others are Fraer Morrow, Jess Gordon Brown and Chris Murray."

Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price has been charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury

and conflict of interest leaving his role in preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in

Price was absent from a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Los Angeles 2028 that he was supposed to chair

Curren Price is a long-standing public servant who has given his life to the city of Los Angeles," Price's

spokesperson Angelina Valencia said, as reported by the Los Angeles Times."

Curren Price was absent from a meeting with the Ad Hoc Committee on Los Angeles 2028 that he was supposed

to chair ©Getty ImagesAn investigation four years ago by the Los Angeles Times also found that