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Brisbane 2032 set to be broadcast on Nine in Australia after rival Seven confirm withdrawal

  • Brisbane 2032

Australian broadcaster Nine looks to have won the rights to screen the next cycle of Olympic Games through to Brisbane 2032 after its main rival Seven officially confirmed it had withdrawn from the process.

(£170 million/$205 million/€193 million) for the next three Summer Games, including Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028, and the Winter events at Milan Cortina 2026 and 2030, which still has to be awarded.They


Bobby George expects "phenomenal results" for India at Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

bronze medallist Anju Bobby George has predicted for her country to see "phenomenal results" at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

is too soon for India to achieve anything remarkable but predicts a record medal haul could come at Los

Angeles 2028."

 "We will see phenomenal results only in the 2028 Olympics."

We are also supporting junior athletes, keeping 2028 in mind."


UIPM promise to focus this year on ensuring modern pentathlon retains place at Los Angeles 2028

  • Modern Pentathlon

is for the sport to remain on the programme at the Olympic Games, with its status still in doubt for Los

Angeles 2028.

most important objective of the whole sport in 2023 will be to secure modern pentathlon's place on the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic programme," read the statement."

UIPM President Klaus Schormann said 2023 must be about focusing on the sport's inclusion at the Los Angeles

Angeles 2028 if the sport retains its place on the Olympic programme ©UIPMA final decision on modern

pentathlon for Los Angeles 2028 is to be confirmed at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive


Long Beach City Manager claims law cutting oil production could impact Los Angeles 2028 projects

  • Los Angeles 2028

California State Bill aimed at reducing oil production could hamper projects in Long Beach related to the 2028

Angeles 2028, including triathlon, open water swimming, sailing, rowing, water polo, BMX racing and

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesLong Beach's City Manager Tom Modica cited the Belmont Beach and Aquatic Center

The Belmont Beach and Aquatic Center is not due to host events at Los Angeles 2028, but formed part of

Angeles 2028, and an upgrade had been estimate at approximately $100 million (£83 million/€94 million

Los Angeles is due to host the Olympic Games for the third time following 1932 and 1984 and the Paralympics


Qualification tournament set up to determine French boxers for Kraków-Małopolska 2023

  • Kraków 2023

A French qualification tournament is set to take place to determine which boxers will represent the country at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games, which in turn will serve as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

International Boxing Association (IBA).The IOC has already left boxing off the current sporting programme for Los

Angeles 2028 and threatened to do the same in Paris after the IBA renewed its sponsorship deal with


FITEQ ambassador Ronaldinho "could say so many good things" about teqball

  • Teqball

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) ambassador Ronaldinho has said that he "could say so many good things" about the sport.

at the Olympics.However, teqball was not among the nine sports shortlisted for additional places at Los

Angeles 2028, and FITEQ's pursuit of International Olympic Committee recognition remains ongoing.It


Pierre Trochet: First down and 12 months to change the game: IFAF’s year in review

  • Inside the Blogs

As 2022 comes to a close, so too does my first year as President of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF).

World Games in Birmingham, Alabama and the opening of the additional sports selection process for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.I always say that American football is the ultimate team sport - and our

views over NFL channels, while the medallists took centre stage at the flagship NFL Kick-Off game in Los

Angeles in September.


IBA appointment of Kremlev ally to vice-president role sparks new governance fears

  • Boxing

A new vice-president with close links to President Umar Kremlev has been appointed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in a move that will raise fears about lack of transparency and that the organisation is becoming dominated by Russia.

developments, that they warned that boxing, which has already been left off the initial programme for the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles, that it could also be removed from Paris 2024.The IOC, who suspended IBA


Duncan Mackay: Bribery scandal once more leaves Salt Lake City in prime position to host Winter Olympic Games

  • Inside the Blogs

Surely the irony has escaped no-one that Salt Lake City could be in line to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for a second time in 2030 following a bribery scandal.

infrastructure.The biggest challenge could be opposition from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los

Angeles, which is due to host the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.


Legacy of karate in Japan following Tokyo 2020 Olympics celebrated

  • Karate

The legacy of karate in Japan following the sport’s inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been celebrated at a tournament in Gotemba.

programme for Paris 2024 ©Getty ImagesKarate is one of nine sports on a shortlist for inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.Viviana Bottaro and Luigi Busa, who both medalled for Italy in karate at Tokyo


Breakaway federation threat grows as USA Boxing promises keeping sport in Olympics is "top priority"

  • Boxing

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has been accused by his biggest critics of putting the interest of himself above those of the athletes he represents and warned that a rival organisation could be set up to try to guarantee the sport's future in the Olympic Games.

Boxing had already been left off the programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and has now

This responsibility is not simply for the Paris 2024 or LA 2028 Olympics, but for the long-term future

We have to keep fighting for its re-inclusion in LA 2028."We have to do it with or without the IBA."


Obstacle racing will allow more nations to compete, says Hefny

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union’s (UIPM) decision to replace riding with obstacle racing will "open the sport to new nations", according to Athletes' Committee chair Yasser Hefny.

the UIPM Congress in November and came against a background where the sport is currently out of the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.Modern pentathlon, created by modern Olympics founder Pierre de Coubertin

expanding the representation of athletes at our events.Modern pentathlon is currently not part of the Los

Angeles 2028 programme"It will also diversify our medal tables."



Yasser Hefny: Modern Pentathlon's switch from Olympic passenger to driver

  • Inside the Blogs

As athletes, we are always trying to improve. We look at what we can control and how we can refine or adjust to give ourselves the maximum chance of success. 

 This was a historic moment for our sport.The UIPM will now propose for inclusion in the Los Angeles

2028 Olympic Games a new modern pentathlon which honours our sport's incredible history while offering


Kremlev claims IBA being persecuted by IOC because he is Russian after threat to remove boxing from Paris 2024

  • Boxing

A threat to remove boxing from Paris 2024 is part of a campaign of "athletes and sport being manipulated for geopolitical purposes" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who are also trying to force out the leadership of the world governing body, it was alleged today.

to the IOC threatening to expel boxing from Paris 2024, having already left it off the programme for Los

Angeles 2028, was IBA's renewal of a multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with Russian state energy

leadership of the IOC to work towards a de-escalation of this current development and with a view to LA 2028