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IOC never doubted urban sports' Olympic success, says McConnell

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) sports director Kit McConnell claims the body was always confident of urban sports' success at the Olympic Games and never thought a "Plan B" would be necessary.

 Los Angeles 2028 is also predicted to strengthen urban sports place at the Olympics."

As we look forward to Los Angles and the urban sport culture that is really an inherent part of the city


US head coach predicts blind football will "explode" after nation's Paralympic debut at Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics

Smith has predicted an upsurge in interest in sport after the nation's Paralympic debut on home soil at Los

Angeles 2028.

the US has never fielded a team.However, it is automatically entitled to a place in the tournament at Los

Angeles 2028 as the host nation.Former high school player Katie Smith has assembled a men's squad featuring

growing interest in blind football in the US post-Los Angeles 2028."

help with their preparations, and Smith insisted they will not be competing to make up the numbers at Los

Angeles 2028."


Major League Cricket's investment and venue plans boost hopes of LA28 Olympic place

  • Los Angeles 2028

Cricket's bid for a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will receive a boost from the massive

IPL) clubs have a stake in four of the American franchises.This includes the LA Knight Riders in the 2028

Angeles is also set to benefit from plans to develop a venue for the team in Great Park in Irvine.Indian

actor Shah Rukh Khan owns the Los Angeles Knight Riders ©Getty ImagesA 5,000 to 7,000 seat stadium is

before the 2026 season.This means the Knight Riders may have played in it for two seasons before the 2028

 Cricket is one of nine sports on the shortlist to be added to the Los Angeles 2028 programme, along


Baseball Ireland becomes latest OFI member after moving to new headquarters

  • Baseball and Softball

Baseball Ireland has been approved as a new associate member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI).

Beijing 2008, but were restored for Tokyo 2020 before again not being selected for Paris 2024.With the 2028

Olympics taking place in Los Angeles, there is a strong chance baseball and softball will be re-added


England Boxing supports World Boxing as "possible alternative" to IBA

  • Boxing

England Boxing has said it supports the creation of World Boxing as a potential body to take the sport forward - even though it has not joined the new organisation.

its rival.USA Boxing terminated its IBA membership with the sport not guaranteed an Olympic place at Los

Angeles 2028 and beyond.The IBA has been accused of numerous problems by the International Olympic Committee


Dutch Boxing Federation to hold boxing tournament in Eindhoven despite IBA warning

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has warned the Dutch Boxing Federation that it will have to face "repercussions" if they hold an "unsanctioned international event in Eindhoven".

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


UIPM holds coaching course aiming to develop sport in Africa in build-up to Dakar 2026

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has staged the second of five planned courses in Africa in Egypt with a view to enhancing coaching development on the continent in the build-up to the 2026 summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

pentathlon's Olympic future remains in doubt after Paris 2024 and is not currently on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.


Four countries with World Boxing links among seven suspended by IBA

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has suspended the National Federations of New Zealand, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands for their ties to the breakaway governing body World Boxing.

second consecutive Games at Paris 2024.Even more ominously, boxing remains off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Earlier this month, the IBA delivered a 400-page report to the IOC aiming to address its


Irish Sports Minister praises "efforts to keep boxing" in Olympics on World Boxing visit

  • Boxing

Boris van der Vorst and Matthew Holt have led a World Boxing delegation on a visit to Ireland, where the country's Sports Minister Thomas Byrne affirmed his commitment to preserving the sport's place on the Olympic programme.

2019 due to continuing governance concerns, and boxing remains off the initial Olympics programme for Los

Angeles 2028.

successful Olympic sport, I believe it is imperative that we get boxing back on the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles in 2028."


New US Ambassador in India and ex-Los Angeles Mayor claims 2028 Olympics wants to include cricket

  • Los Angeles 2028

reportedly told the Governor of Maharashtra, Ramesh Bais, that his country is keen to include cricket in the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Garcetti, who played a leading role in the Los Angeles 2028 bid as the city’s Mayor, was speaking to

cricket, the Ambassador added that he had requested film star Shah Rukh Khan to lend his support to the Los

Angeles cricket team.Garcetti told Bais that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are

Angeles Mayor shared images of the meeting on social media in which he is seen taking lessons in how

Angeles 2028 to present their case for a place at the Olympics.A decision on which sports to add to


Survey finds locals narrowly in favour of Dodger Stadium gondola plan in time for Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

A survey of readers by the Los Angeles Times has shown a narrow majority are in favour of building a

Stadium, which is expected to host baseball and softball if they are added to the programme for the 2028

plan, first proposed in 2018 by Frank McCourt, then owner of the city’s Major League Baseball club Los

on the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.The seven-minute, 1.2-mile

Tany Ling, of Los Angeles, added: "People will either keep driving to the Dodger Stadium parking lots

“People assume that the gondola cabins will soar high in the sky over Los Angeles, but they will mostly

majority in favour of plans to link the Dodger Stadium, likely to stage baseball and softball at the LA 2028


IBA allows boxers and officials to participate at European Games in "goodwill gesture" to IOC

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has cleared the way for all boxers, technical officials and coaches to take part at next month’s European Games in Kraków-Małopolska in a bid to "separate them from the politics of sport".

Task Force handling the sport at Tokyo 2020.Boxing has also been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Earlier this month, the IBA delivered a 400-page report to the IOC to address the long-standing


Report reveals drop in overall violent crime in 2028 Olympic host Los Angeles but murder rate up

  • Los Angeles 2028

Overall violent crime in Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games,

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has claimed a drop in violent crime of three per cent when compared

Angeles are said to remain "high" ©Getty Images"So when they say violent crime has gone down - I don't

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian said he was pleased that "some categories" of violent

Clearly we have to continue to do the work of making people safer in Los Angeles," Krekorian said.

Angeles 2028.


United States win four golds at home IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup in Salt Lake City

  • Sport Climbing

Hosts United States won four gold medals as the first International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing World Cup of the season took place in Salt Lake City.

Frederik Leys won the men's AL2.Climbing is hoping to be added to the Paralympic programme in time for LA 2028

the sport has been accepted on to the Paralympic programme for the first time, with a place on the Los

Angeles 2028 schedule.World Cups are now due to be held in Innsbruck in Austria and Villars in Switzerland


Alan Hubbard: The time is right for Britain to stage another sporting spectacular

  • Inside the Blogs

When it comes to a coronation, pop festival or state funeral no one does it better than the Brits.

2012, if not 1966 and all that.With the next three Summer Olympics already spoken for (Paris in 2024, Los

Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032), 2036 is the first available option for another Games in London