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Olympic year kicks off with key qualifiers

  • Olympics

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

France (organizer), Spain, Israel, and Ukraine (UEFA), Africa's Egypt, Mali, and Morocco (CAF), the United

States and the Dominican Republic from North America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), Oceanic New Zealand


Investigation into University of Idaho volleyball coach

  • FISU Section Pages

An external investigation team is investigating a volleyball coach at the University of Idaho for alleged misconduct in his role. It began in November 2023, but was delayed until the end of the volleyball season at the request of the complainants.

Gonzalez," begins the statement issued by the public university located in the northwestern of the United

States, specifically in the city of Moscow, in the state of Idaho.Coach Chris Gonzalez is now under


FIVB President excited about volleyball at Paris 2024

  • Volleyball

The President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Ary S. Graça, expressed his confidence that the Olympic stage will act as a catalyst for both indoor and beach volleyball, further consolidating their position among the world's top sports.

Brazil and the United States are the two traditional powerhouses of the sport.


USA Surfing announces new CEO and Board Members

  • Surfing

The sport's governing body in the United States now has a president and a new Board.

Officially recognised by the International Surfing Association as the governing body for surfing in the United

States, it named a new Board.Pendergist was particularly pleased that the Board unanimously selected


CSUSA: 407 new international student-athletes at US universities

  • FISU Section Pages

The Class of 2023 is made up of 407 international student-athletes who have begun their studies at an American university, have received a scholarship and are competing in a sport. They are part of the Keystone Sports Class of 2023, which includes 1,209 international student-athletes.

student-athletes to 271 different schools across the NCAA, NAIA, and community college schools in 45 different states

 College Scholarships USA helps talented athletes to study at a college or university in the United

States while earning an athletic scholarship in sports such as football (soccer), tennis, golf, swimming


Kelly Kretschman celebrates softball's return to the Olympics

  • Baseball and Softball

Former USA softball star Kelly Kretschman, who played in last year's WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup last year, said the 2024 WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals will be "like a mini-Olympics" and expects the USA and Japan to be in the final.

We want the sport to grow not just in the United States or Japan, but internationally.


Qatar unveils extensive 2024 sports calendar

  • Sports

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has unveiled the sports calendar for 2024, with a total of 85 events (approximately one every 4.5 days). Notably, 15 of these events will be major international championships.

Championships from 10-15 January 2024, while at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) level, consisting of six states

including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, United


PGA Tour kicks off in Hawaii amidst twists and turns with LIV Golf

  • Golf

The PGA Tour's new 2024 season kicks off this Thursday after six months of negotiations with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other investors over a possible merger of the world's premier golf circuit. The aim is to prevent an exodus to other structures.

controversy over a potential merger with LIV Golf's Saudi sponsors looming over the PGA Tour in the United

pic.twitter.com/jvtsWe2k6j— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 2, 2024The 2024 season kicks off on Thursday in Hawaii (United

States).


A successful year with the confirmation of WBSC in Los Angeles 2028

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

Riccardo Fraccari, President of The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), provided an overview of what was a successful 2023 for the Confederation he presides over, thanks to the numerous events and the inclusion in the Olympic program for Los Angeles 2028.

generations and audiences to the sport.Reginald Preciado #7 of Panama tagged out Ryan Clifford #16 of United

States.

horizon, the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026 (Senegal) and the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028 (United

States of America) are anticipated.


New North American women's hockey league makes debut

  • Ice Hockey

A new professional women's hockey league has been launched in North America, with New York defeating Toronto 4-0 in the inaugural game of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

The United States and Canada have created a new professional women's hockey league that made its debut

game, New York defeated Toronto 4-0 in a league that features three Canadian teams and three from the United

States.

from Boston, Minnesota, Ottawa and Montreal and brings together the top female hockey players from the United

States and Canada, many of whom have dominated the Winter Olympics in the past.Tennis legend Billie


PGA Tour and LIV Golf extend deadline to reach agreement

  • Golf

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan announced the extension of the 31 December deadline to continue negotiations with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF). In addition, PIF and other minority co-investors such as SSG and DP World Tour will also be involved.

the Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of investors in professional sports teams based in the United

States, was in the final stages.

million.It is important to remember that the PGA Tour is the preeminent professional circuit in the United

States, comparable in importance to the NBA or NFL, or the FIFA World Cup in football.LIV Golf, on the

States in 2024, and the PGA Tour will return to an annual calendar for the first time since 2012, with


Biles and Djokovic named AIPS Champions of the Year

  • News

US gymnastics star Simone Biles and Serbian tennis world number one Novak Djokovic have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2023 edition. This is the result of a poll by the AIPS, in which a panel of 405 journalists from 107 countries voted.

Simone Biles (gymnastics, United States): 353 votes (9,68%).2.

Mikaela Shiffrin (skiing, Unites States): 256 votes (7,02%).5.

Katie Ledecky (swimming, United States): 135 votes (3,70%).The male Champion:Novak Djokovic, born on


Bahrain kicks off the longest season in F1 history

  • Formula 1

After a number of unsuccessful attempts to extend the season, in the end, there will be 24 Formula One Grand Prix races in 2024. The action kicks off on 29 February with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Italy (two) and the United States (three) will be the only ones with more than one race per country.

efficiency, Grand Prix races are held on three consecutive weekends: Spain, Austria, and Great Britain; the United

States, Mexico, and Brazil; Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.Fernando Alonso of Spain driving at Circuit


Flying Disc: Olympic Games are part of our strategic plan

  • The Big Read

WFDF President, American Robert "Nob" Rauch, sat down for an exclusive interview with InsideTheGames to talk about the success of 2023 and his future goals, including being an Olympian at the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. 

globalisation of the sport and the wide range of events in all parts of the world, from Africa to the United

States of America on the coast of California last November.

The WFDF Beach Ultimate World Championships were held in Huntington, United States, from 1-5 November

States, from 10-12 November, with 22 players, 45 participants, three countries (Canada, Colombia, Unites

States (9-16 November).- European Beach Ultimate Championships, Maluarossa Beach, Spain (26 November


A very busy sporting year ahead leading to Paris 2024

  • Sports

The coming year promises to be thrilling for sports enthusiasts. The 33rd Olympic Summer Games will capture the world's attention in July and August, but the excitement doesn't stop there.

A week later, the NBA All-Star Game takes place in the United States.

Some of the best football action in the world will also take place in the United States, with eight-time