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Sweden latest country to consider 2030 Winter Olympics bid

  • 2030 Olympics

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has started "a preliminary study" to analyse the potential of staging the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

scandal.Meanwhile, Salt Lake City are keen on the 2034 edition to avoid clashing with sponsorships for the Los

Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.Vancouver also is not certain after the Government


United States withdraw from men's and women's IBA World Championships

  • Boxing

The United States have decided not to send teams for the men's and women's International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships this year.

governing body was suspended by the IOC in 2019.Boxing has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesOlympic boxing tournaments at the re-arranged Games in Tokyo were organised

international body will continue to do so at Paris 2024.The sport's place on the Olympic programme from Los

Angeles 2028 is under threat and has already been left off the initial programme due to ongoing governance


Los Angeles 2028 venue turned into NASCAR circuit for annual exhibition race

  • Los Angeles 2028

An historic Olympic venue that will be used during Los Angeles 2028 was turned into a racetrack to stage

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum played host to a NASCAR Cup Series warm-up event for the second successive

Closing Ceremonies at the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and is due to host the athletics competition at the 2028


Flag football takes centre stage at NFL Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas

  • American Football

Almost 60,000 fans packed into the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to see the National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl Games showcase flag football for the first time.

the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) as flag football pushes for inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.IFAF President Pierre Trochet led a team from the worldwide governing body to

Flag football, a non-contact format of American football, is hoping to be part of the Los Angeles 2028


IOC awards Australian broadcaster Channel Nine exclusive rights for next five Olympic Games, including Brisbane 2032

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded Channel Nine in Australia rights for the next five Olympics, including a home Games at Brisbane in 2032.

than AUD$300 million (£170 million/$205 million/€193 million), covers Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026, Los

Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 as well as the Winter Olympics 2030, for which a host has yet to be announced.Nine


Usyk argues Russian victories at Paris 2024 would be "medals of blood"

  • Boxing

Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has told International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach that achievements by Russian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics would be "medals of blood, deaths and tears".

over the latter's refusal to restore its recognition and boxing's place on the Olympic programme from Los

Angeles 2028 due to ongoing governance concerns.


Copenhagen awarded 2025 edition of FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup

  • 3x3 basketball

Denmark's capital Copenhagen has been awarded the 2025 edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Europe Cup.

of basketball made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, and remains on the programme for Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028.



USA Softball launches commemorative logo to mark 90th anniversary

  • Baseball and Softball

USA Softball has launched a commemorative logo to mark its 90th anniversary year incorporating elements from the original Amateur Softball Association (ASA) brand.

joint-baseball and softball proposal is one of nine being considered for inclusion as an additional sport at Los

Angeles 2028.The US is historically the most successful softball nation with 25 golds from 51 World


Melbourne to host World Junior Squash Championships as part of 2026 Commonwealth Games build-up

  • Victoria 2026

The awarding of July's World Squash Federation (WSF) World Junior Squash Championships to Melbourne has been billed as "the ideal way to kickoff a decade of sport leading up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria".

were held in Maxéville in France.Squash is among the nine sports being considered for a place at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, with the WSF having missed out on its previous attempts.




Hosts selected for two key World Taekwondo events in 2024

  • Taekwondo

Chuncheon and Hong Kong have been selected as hosts of the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships and the 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships respectively.

celebrations, Best Athletes of the past Olympic and Paralympic Games.The qualification system for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics and Para taekwondo's inclusion at the Paralympic Games in 2028 were also touched


Street and Park World Championships forms key Paris 2024 skateboarding qualifier

  • Skateboarding

Paris 2024 qualification places in the street discipline of skateboarding are on offer at the Street and Park World Championships in Sharjah.

progressed to Friday's quarter-finals.Skateboarding has already been confirmed on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.At Paris 2024, competition is due to take place on the famous Place de la Concorde from


California Governor agrees $407 million transport boost for Los Angeles 2028 venues

  • Los Angeles 2028

million/€372 million) in funding towards an automated transit system that will carry passengers to Los

Angeles Olympic venues in 2028.

the proposed venue for gymnastics and at the Intuit Dome which is set to be the new home area for the Los

Angeles Clippers basketball team."

Project completion is scheduled for 2028, allowing service to begin in support of the Los Angeles 2028

streets meet.The awarding of contracts for the design of the project is expected later in the year.Los Angeles

is set to host the Olympics for the third time in 2028.When the Games were held in 1984, officials were