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Hotel workers likely to strike in Los Angeles to secure better deal before LA 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

Hotel workers in Los Angeles are being urged to strike this summer to improve working conditions before

the city hosts the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as hosting matches as part of the 2026

The UNITE HERE Local 11 Union represents many who work in the sector in Los Angeles and is calling

Local 11 intends to ensure that the residents of Los Angeles who put their sweat and tears into maintaining

Hyatt has just commenced negotiations along with other Los Angeles and Orange County hotels and is committed

 In April Los Angeles City councillors called for the introduction of a minimum hourly wage of $30

(£24/€27) to be implemented by LA 2028.


David Owen: Cricket captaincy, an imperfectible art

  • Inside the Blogs

This week I have been brooding about captaincy.

motorsport, karate, baseball-softball, lacrosse, breaking, kickboxing, squash and flag football invited by Los

Angeles 2028 to present their case for a place on the Games' sports programme.A decision on which sports


LA28 celebrates sports, community and culture with first summer programme

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles 2028 is holding its first annual summer programme LA Celebrates, across the region as part

of the build-up to the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

and 30.On June 18, LA28 is set to have a booth at CicLAvia, an event in which the streets of South Los

Angeles are closed to traffic and open so individuals can jog, ride, bike, skate, run or walk on the

top sporting fixtures throughout the month.The first two are a Major League Soccer fixture between Los

Association encounter between Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings on June 23 at the Crypto.com Arena.LA28

is then also set to have a stand at a Major League Baseball game between Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston


Dutch Boxing Federation claims IBA exit "inevitable" before crunch meeting

  • Boxing

The Dutch Boxing Federation (NBB) has claimed that leaving the International Boxing Association (IBA) is "inevitable" after ruling that it "no longer sees any reason to support an organisation that is unable to organise Olympic boxing fairly and competently".

April with the aim of preserving boxing's Olympic future after it was off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.The IBA, which has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee since 2019, was


Exclusive: UIPM accused of acting in self-interest after latest blow to Olympic hopes

  • Modern Pentathlon

Pentathlon United has accused the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) of disregarding the sport's development in favour of political gain as the latest blow to the governing body's Olympic ambitions.

Federations of the Programme Commission's process of finalising included disciplines for the 28 sports at Los

Angeles 2028.At the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) annual meeting,

Angeles 2028 by the Olympic Programme Commission ©ITG"They have obviously been told that the divisions

plan to replace riding with obstacle has been in the works for years as the UIPM's bid document for Los

Angeles 2028, written up in 2017, had modern pentathlon in a downtown venue instead of an existing equestrian


Welsh Boxing to take "watching brief" amid split in sport and threat to Olympic future

  • Boxing

Welsh Boxing has said it will be taking a "watching brief" amid the split in the sport and the threat to its Olympic place.

Boxing Association (IBA) but acknowledged that there are "real concerns" about boxing being axed for Los

Angeles 2028.It follows the creation of World Boxing in April as a direct rival to the IBA, which has

is being managed by the IOC Boxing Unit, there are real concerns over boxing's participation in the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.


Duncan Mackay: The problem of marketing a sport when the top competitors do not want to compete

  • Inside the Blogs

Hype for the first Los Angeles Grand Prix at the University of California's Drake Stadium last Saturday

United States - in the Californian city as it prepares to host the Olympic Games for a third time in 2028

were also no-shows.Sha’Carri Richardson clocked a fast time in qualifying for the 100 metres at the Los

obviously contributes to a little bit of frustration in terms of marketing the event," he told the Los

Angeles Times.

 It means that come the final of the women's 100m at the 2028 Olympics, you can be sure that not


SwissBoxing quits IBA to join World Boxing

  • Boxing

SwissBoxing has announced that it has quit the International Boxing Association (IBA) with immediate effect.

April with the aim of preserving boxing's Olympic future after it was off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.IBA was not involved in the organisation of the boxing tournaments at Tokyo 2020, and it


World Taekwondo halves qualification period for Los Angeles 2028

  • Taekwondo

Taekwondo has revealed plans to reduce its Olympic ranking system from a four-year to two-year cycle for Los

Angeles 2028 here.

2024, but World Taekwondo intends to reset all athletes to zero after every two years from 2024.For Los

Angeles 2028, this would mean the period from June 1 2024 to May 31 2026 constitutes an initial period

Angeles 2028, but the halving of the qualification period is set to require changes to the ranking bylaw

later this year.Taekwondo is set to make its eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympic Games in Los

Angeles.


Flores first flag football player to feature at Pro Football Hall of Fame museum

  • American Football

Items belonging to Mexico's women's national flag football team quarterback and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Athletes' Committee chair Diana Flores has featured at the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum.

exhibit.IFAF and the NFL are pushing for flag football to make its Olympic debut as an additional sport at the Los

Angeles 2028, with it one of nine shortlisted by the Organising Committee.The International Olympic


Exclusive: Boxing New Zealand President warns they are set to quit IBA for World Boxing after suspension

  • Boxing

Boxing New Zealand President Steve Hartley has blasted the International Boxing Association (IBA) after it suspended the national governing body, and described the treatment of its boxers at the Youth and Junior Men's and Women's Oceania Boxing Championships as the "last straw".

Boris van der Vorst was wrongly deemed ineligible to stand,Boxing remains off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and founders of World Boxing say aiming to keep the sport on the Olympic programme is


USATF optimistic about raising profile of athletics before 2028 Olympics after first Los Angeles Grand

  • Athletics

USA Track & Field (USATF) have pledged their full support to the Los Angeles Grand Prix as part of

its strategy to help raise interest in the sport before the 2028 Olympic Games in the Californian city

Angeles Grand Prix in the build up to the 2028 Olympics ©LinkedInThe event lost money, but USATF chief

When we look at it as an investment for the long-term future, absolutely," Siegel told the Los Angeles

Angeles and domestically for the sport as well."

is to use our World Championships as a catalyst that we had last year [in Eugene] and build up to LA 2028

Angeles Times."


Work on high-speed Las Vegas railway aimed to begin this year with Los Angeles 2028 target

  • Los Angeles 2028

Holdings chief executive Mike Reininger has claimed that construction on a high-speed railway between 2028

Olympic Games host city Los Angeles and Las Vegas could break ground by the end of the year.

The proposed Brightline West line would travel from Las Vegas to Los Angeles suburb Rancho Cucamonga

Angeles 2028, Brightline will need to lay around a mile of track every day for 270 days following years

$12 billion high-speed railway would mean it would be possible to travel from Las Vegas to Los Angeles

in just over two hours ©Brightline Holdings"Think about the idea of the Los Angeles Olympics having

venues shared and hotel rooms shared between the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the Las Vegas metropolitan


Crouser keeping fingers crossed latest world record in shot put in Los Angeles will be ratified

  • Athletics

America’s Ryan Crouser added 19 centimetres to his own world shot put record at the Los Angeles Grand

Crouser’s world 🌎Crouser landed a massive 23.56m/77-3.75 throw to win the men’s shot put at the USATF Los

Angeles Grand Prix and better his OWN world record 🤯*pending verification#JourneyToGold pic.twitter.com

much-anticipated head-to-head at a meeting designed to helped raise interest in the sport before the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles followed the withdrawals from the meeting last week of Olympic 400m hurdles

Angeles Times.


Teams pull out of Eindhoven Box Cup after threats from IBA and EUBC

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) and the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) have warned that teams competing in the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands will not be allowed at the 2023 Junior European Championships.  

Tokyo 2020, and it is set to be the case at Paris 2024.Boxing remains off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.The IBA recently delivered a 400-page report to the IOC aiming to address its governance