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All-Russian Football Federation for Persons with Cerebral Palsy elects Paralympic gold medallist as new President

  • Football News

Paralympic gold medallist Ivan Potekhin has been appointed as the new President of the All-Russian Football Federation for Persons with Cerebral Palsy at a special conference in Moscow.

dropped from the Paralympic programme after Rio 2016 but is currently campaigning for inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028.Russia, meanwhile, is currently banned by the International Paralympic Committee following


China's triple Olympic weightlifting champion Lu Xiaojun tests positive for EPO

  • Weightlifting

Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in the sport, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).

athlete quota by more than half between 2016 and 2024 and has removed the sport from the schedule for Los

Angeles 2028, saying it will be readmitted only if there is "a change of culture" in the sport.In the


UIPM releases 2023 qualification schedule for Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has confirmed the dates of its 2023 UIPM Pentathlon World Cup series, which are to act as qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

discipline before it is replaced by obstacle racing.This change means modern pentathlon's spot at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics is not yet confirmed.Cairo is to open the World Cup season from March 7 to 12,


US Performance Center to serve as home of USA Football after partnership

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member federation USA Football has partnered with the United States Performance Center (USPC), which is set to serve as the home of the governing body's high-performance activities.

are working together in an attempt to have flag football included on the sporting programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.


Garcetti signed series of green laws set to impact Los Angeles 2028 before stepping down as Mayor

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a series of new green laws before stepping down that will help

the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games achieve its goal of becoming more sustainable.

Angeles 2028.It will also direct the Los Angeles Government to reduce waste at its own facilities or

Olympics and Paralympics, before stepping down as Los Angeles Mayor earlier this month ©Twitter"Today

Angeles."

One new ordinance declares oil and gas extraction a non-conforming use in the Los Angeles municipal code

Angeles become a more environmentally friendly city ©Getty ImagesIn 2018, a year after Los Angeles was


Los Angeles 2028 chair Wasserman's company forms partnership with Providence Equity Partners

  • Los Angeles 2028

Wasserman Media, the company owned by Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee

edition following a deal with the IOC and Paris ©Getty ImagesWasserman was appointed as the chair of Los

Angeles 2024 in 2014 by the city's former Mayor Eric Garcetti.Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympic

Games.Wasserman, a major Democratic Party donor, previously said reducing homelessness was not the job of Los

Angeles 2028.He has previously been linked with running to become the Governor of California, a position

previously held by Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, following Los Angeles 2028


Los Angeles 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremony venue launches augmented reality technology

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium, which is set to stage the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic

state-of-the-art arena, which cost $5 billion (£3.6 billion/€4.4 billion) to build, is currently home to the Los

Angeles Rams, who have become the first National Football League team to offer the technology during

individual users throughout the 70,000-capacity Stadium, which is also due to host football during Los

Angeles 2028."

ways we’ve partnered with SoFi at SoFi Stadium and across Los Angeles to elevate the fan experience


Ukraine’s former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko claims IBA-WBA agreement is "stain" on boxing

  • Boxing

Ukraine’s former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has condemned the recent agreement between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the World Boxing Association (WBA), which plans to reinstate Russian fighters in its rankings.

no coincidence that the IOC (International Olympic Committee) persists in excluding boxing from the 2028

perform the same function at the Paris 2024 Olympics.Boxing is not on the provisional programme for Los

Angeles 2028, but there is what the IOC has termed a "pathway" for its reinstatement.insidethegames





Exclusive: European Aquatics planning to draw up eight-year strategy

  • Aquatics

European Aquatics (LEN) President António José Silva has revealed that the organisation is drawing up an eight-year strategy that it hopes to unveil in 2024.

organisation had also been boosted by more staff and was now looking to formulate a plan that would cover the Los

Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic cycles."

eight years and present it at the beginning of 2024 in order to have at least two Olympic cycles with 2028


World champion Greco ready for homecoming with Los Angeles next host on USA Teqball Tour

  • Teqball

World Championships, is ready for the sport to come to her home city following the announcement of Los

Angeles as the next leg on the USA Teqball Tour.

Greco, Osmundson and Nancy Avesyan founded the world's first all-women teqball club, Bella Teq, in Los

successful players, who are expected to compete at the USA Teqball Tour leg from January 27 to 29 at the Los

Angeles Convention Center, with a total prize pot of $30,000 (£24,700/€28,300) on offer.Tournaments

are to take place in mixed doubles, men's doubles and women's doubles.Los Angeles is also to host the

2028 Olympic Games, which teqball will not be a part of despite the International Federation of Teqball's


Supporting developing nations key to World Aquatics future, insists Al-Musallam

  • Aquatics

World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam has vowed to ensure aquatics equipment is distributed to developing nations in a bid to boost their hopes of producing successful athletes in the future.

There is a lot of work to be done to prepare for the 10 years, LA [Los Angeles 2028] or Brisbane [2032