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Paris 2024: Swimmer Cameron McEvoy secures place at fourth Olympics

  • Swimming

Revitalised sprinter Cameron McEvoy is poised to make history in Paris after booking his spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with an impressive 50m freestyle performance on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old will be the first male Australian swimmer to compete in four Olympics.

I'll do my best to honour it over in Paris and we'll see what happens with LA (the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics


Salt Lake City unveils 2034 Olympic budget

  • Winter Olympics

Utah’s bid to bring the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City takes another step forward, as the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games released its budget on Monday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of their response to the Future Host Questionnaire. The organisers projected that hosting the 2034 Winter Games in Utah would cost nearly $4 billion (€3.7 billion), including $2.83 billion (€2.6 billion) for core operations and promised no state or local public funding will be used to fund the Games.

Olympic & Paralympic Committee joint venture on the heels of the Los Angeles 2028 Games, licensing


World Sailing announces hosts for new format 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships

  • Sailing

World Sailing has selected the cities of Valencia in Spain and Gdynia in Poland to host the 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships as the event moves to a split format for the first time.

Both Championships will serve as the first Olympic qualifying event for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles

selection of the city of Valencia and our club to host this major international event ahead of the 2028




Retired General Reynold Hoover - LA28 new Chief Executive Officer

  • Los Angeles 2028

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced Reynold Hoover as Chief Executive Officer

 With just over four years until the 2028 Opening Ceremony, Hoover's appointment underlines LA28

I look forward to developing a strong and collaborative relationship as we work together for the 2028

Games," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Sport is a powerful unifying force, and this is the opportunity of a lifetime to engage the Los Angeles

successful Games in LA," said Hoover.Reynold Hoover will play a key role in the organisation of the 2028


Indian Boxing Federation agrees with IOC and joins World Boxing

  • Boxing

Indian boxing has announced its support for the new organisation but the IBA has yet to receive an official resignation and considers the failure to provide an explanation an "act of cowardice". The reason for this sudden and unexpected change could be the IOC's threat to ban boxers from LA2028.

The IOC claims that boxing will be dropped from the Los Angeles 2028 programme if a governing body is

following the IOC, which is reportedly reducing the number of boxers who may or may not compete in Los

Angeles 2028," says the IBA General Secretary.



ISA Para Surfing World Championship returns to Huntington Beach

  • Paralympics Pages

The ninth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship will return to Huntington Beach as it did last year. The world's best Para Surfing athletes will gather on the beaches of California from 3-9 November 2024.

It was the first time the event was held in the iconic Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles.The event

WPSC 2024 is sure to break records as the ISA continues its mission to include Para Surfing in the 2028

Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, just as Surfing is now part of the Olympic Programme.Para Surfing is

currently under consideration by the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee (LA28) and in January 2023

Angeles and San Diego, said, "Visit Huntington Beach, the official destination marketing organisation


British breakdancer Kid Karam sets sights on Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Team GB breakdancer Karam Singh is determined to make history at the Paris Olympics this year, aiming to rank among the world's best. In December 2020, the official announcement came that breakdancing would make its Olympic debut.

talents.Currently, the fate of breakdancing in the Olympics beyond Paris is uncertain, as its inclusion in the Los

Angeles Olympics in 2028 is not guaranteed.


Cricket T20 World Cup starts in Texas with first major US event

  • ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

gets underway in Texas, The ICC sees it as a launch pad towards the sport's return to the Olympics for Los

Angeles 2028.

nbsp;The ICC also sees the tournament as a launch pad towards the sport's return to the Olympics for Los

Angeles 2028, when the T20 format will be used.


IBA calls IOC response to prize money announcement “disgraceful lack of respect”

  • Boxing

The decision to pay medal-winning boxers at the upcoming Paris Games by the International Boxing Association on Wednesday was met with an Olympic Committee ultimatum, which has in turn sparked uproar from the initiative’s promoter.

first meeting with the IOC earlier this month as it bids to become the International Federation for Los

Angeles 2028.


IOC counterpunches IBA’s prize-money initiative with pressure, ultimatums

  • Boxing

Association’s plan to pay Paris 2024 medallists, exposes its tight squeeze on the boxing world regarding LA 2028

federations and Olympic committees, basically issuing an ultimatum with regards to their participation in the 2028

Games, which will be held in Los Angeles.

there was no room for misinterpretation, as the IOC reiterated that boxing won’t be part of the LA 2028

first meeting with the IOC earlier this month as it bids to become the International Federation for Los

Angeles 2028.


Gabby Douglas withdraws from Paris Olympics following training injury

  • Paris 2024

US gymnastics icon Gabby Douglas will not participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, due to an ankle injury sustained during training. This marks her absence from the competition.

Despite this, Douglas expressed her readiness to commence her rehabilitation and prepare for the 2028

Los Angeles games, where she will be 32 years old.American gymnast Gabby Douglas has been ruled out

My plan is to continue to train for the LA 2028 Olympics.


Doha to host 2036 Olympics, says respected Spanish sports site Relevo

  • Olympic Games 2036

The Spanish sports site Relevo says Doha bid parties and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are close to finalising details over hosting the 2036 Olympic Games.

rotation of continents with the Games with 2036 earmarked as Asia's turn after Paris 2024 (Europe), Los

Angeles 2028 (Americas) and Brisbane 2032 (Oceania).

#ExclusivaRelevo ‼️ Doha organizará los Juegos Olímpicos de 2036.📌 La capital catarí perfila los últimos