Raising the global profile of weightlifting, and especially its athletes, is the aim of the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) newly-appointed communications manager, Pedro Adrega.

Olympic Committee (IOC) that it deserves to be on the Games programme.It has been removed from the Los

Angeles 2028 schedule because of governance and doping problems and will not know if its reforms have

Box on! Will this traditional phrase used by boxing referees after breaking up a clinch ever be heard again in Olympic Rings?

 Already excluded from the programme for Los Angeles 2028 there are now suggestions that it may

training camp in a place ominously called Massacre Canyon, close to San Jose in the mountains above Los

Cheick-Idriss Gonschinska is aiming for his country to finish top five in the athletics standings at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The Czech Boxing Association (CBA), Boxing Canada and the Swedish Boxing Association have said they will boycott the Women's and Men's World Championships this year due to the planned participation of Russia and Belarus under their national flags while Great Britain will be absent from the women's event.

"brazen public attack" ©IBARelations have continued to sour as boxing has been left off the initial Los

Angeles 2028 programme and could still be dropped from Paris 2024.Governance concerns, financial irregularities

Birmingham 2022 b-boy breaking gold medallist Victor Montalvo has been named the first World Games athlete of the month for 2023.

surfing.The other three sports featured for the first time at Tokyo 2020 and made the core programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Breaking is one of nine sports shortlisted to feature as an additional sport again at the

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) held its first intercontinental meeting under new President Mohammed Jalood, following his controversial election as President last year.

over the past two years, with weightlifting currently absent from the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028.

Chris Thompson, chief of staff to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, is expected to stay clear of issues related

to the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in his first year in the role.

Bass appointed Thompson, who was previously senior vice-president of Government relations for Los Angeles

had been registered as a City Hall lobbyist since November 2021 as part of his role at Los Angeles 2028

Bass has said that Thompson’s experience of working for Los Angeles 2028 was not the chief reason for

Angeles 2028."

City Hall will have the Olympics' biggest booster in the driver’s seat," Court told the Los Angeles

Mexican flag football quarterback Diana Flores starred in a commercial that was aired after the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl half-time show.

Glendale.Several high-profile NFL players including Cam Heyward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jalen Ramsey of the Los

Angeles Rams and Aidan Hutchinson of the Detroit Lions, fail to stop Flores who managed to evade them

International Federation of American Football and the NFL are pushing for flag football to be included at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.Flag football is among nine sports on the shortlist to be added to the programme

USA Team Handball (USATH) has appointed Martin Branick as its interim chief executive from the start of next month to take over from the departing Ryan Johnson.

interim chief executive wants to play a role in helping the US prepare for its home Olympic Games in 2028

in Los Angeles."

There is still a lot to be done leading up to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but our community is

critical in preparing USA Team Handball for 2028 and beyond."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has welcomed interest from the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) in staging the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics - but Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he did not want to draw any "hasty conclusions" until the outcome of a feasibility study.

to step into the breach but is keen on the 2034 edition to avoid clashing with sponsorships for the Los

Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.The American city last hosted the Winter Olympics in

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has offered a critique of a planned boycott of the Women's and Men's Boxing World Championships by the United States and Ireland, vowing to "pursue strong sanctions against those who initiate and join it".

) since 2019, but relations have hit an all-time blow, meaning boxing has been left off the initial Los

Angeles 2028 programme and could still be dropped from Paris 2024.USA Boxing took its decision to boycott

Around 90,000 children across Los Angeles enjoyed opportunities to play sport at minimal cost in 2022

thanks to a scheme established as part of the preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic

programme developed by the Local Organising Committee, has been delivered to telling effect by the City of Los

Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks."

We're expanding the programme this year, and we'll have an impact on more kids," said Los Angeles 2028

Angeles 2028 has pledged to impact more than one million children by 2028.Carter said: "PlayLA is our

major commitment to the kids of Los Angeles: to reduce barriers of entry for kids who might not otherwise

promoted Paul Green to managing director of performance as the organisation eyes its home Olympic Games in Los

Angeles in 2028.

USA Taekwondo has a goal of its athletes "dominating" in time for their home Olympic Games in Los Angeles

in 2028.There are positive signs for the future after Anastasija Zolotic won Olympic gold aged 19 at

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has hit back at USA Boxing's decision to boycott this year's Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships, calling those who voted in favour "worse than hyenas and jackals".

to organise the boxing tournaments at the Olympics, while the sport is not yet on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Both countries are closely aligned with the Common Cause Alliance (CCA), a group of nations

USA Boxing's Olympic trials for Paris 2024 are set to take place in Lafayette in December of this year to decide the athletes who advance to the second phase of qualification.

involvement at Paris 2024 due to ongoing governance concerns.Boxing has been left off the programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and the IOC has even warned that it could be dropped from Paris 2024 because the IBA renewed