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London 2012 memories stirred by 10th anniversary amid hopes for a Games return

  • The Big Read

On Wednesday (July 27), the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be celebrated at the City's Guildhall.

Games - to return.He has set his sights on 2036, the next available Olympics, after Paris in 2024 and Los

Angeles in 2028 will have joined London as hosting the Games three times.


WFDF contemplates bounce back from COVID-19 at Annual Congress

  • World Flying Disc Federation

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) reviewed how the sport can bounce back from dwindling participation figures following the impact of COVID-19, during its Annual Congress in Ohio.

one reason being it requires less participants.This format is the one the WFDF is proposing for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.Ultimate Canada executive director Danny Saunders established that they are strategising



Season-ending Karate 1-Premier League leg moved to Los Angeles from Moscow

  • Karate

Los Angeles has been chosen to host the final leg of the Karate 1-Premier League season, replacing Moscow

 The WKF Executive Board has now picked Los Angeles as its replacement, with October 7 to 9 the

capital of Azerbaijan, is set to sage the next from September 2 to 4, before the closing curtain in Los

Angeles.Los Angeles is due to host the Olympics in 2028, when the WKF hopes karate will return to the


Former LA Dodgers owner O'Malley receives Collar of Honour from WBSC President Fraccari

  • Baseball and Softball

Former owner of Major League Baseball (MLB) team Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter O'Malley, has received the

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari gave him the accolade during his visit to Los Angeles earlier this week.The

said O'Malley in an interview for the WBSC book The Game We Love.After acting as a non-medal sport at Los

Angeles 1984, the International Olympic Committee made baseball part of the medal programme for the

returned for Tokyo 2020.It is to be removed from the Paris 2024 programme, but could make a return in Los

Angeles again at the 2028 Olympics.Peter O'Malley is the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers ©Getty


Duncan Mackay: Coe's obsession with "cracking" America should not be at expense of rest of the world

  • Inside the Blogs

"Making it big in America" has been an obsession of British pop groups and singers ever since The Beatles became a cultural phenomenon across the Atlantic in the 1960s.

point for his sport to spark interest in athletics, sweeping across the country as anticipation for the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles grows.

US next year with the aim of making athletics the country’s fifth-most-followed sport by the time of Los

Angeles 2028.News of that prompted insidethegames' South African reader Clark Gardner to send me an


New athletics series to be launched in US to boost sport's popularity before Los Angeles 2028

  • Athletics

A new circuit of athletics meetings designed to help popularise the sport in the build-up to the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles is set to be launched next year in the United States.

Field (USATF), with the aim of making athletics the country’s fifth-most-followed sport by the time of Los

Angeles 2028.The plan has been backed by World Athletics, who under its President Sebastian Coe, have

shoot for in terms of how they measure where track and field is in the ecosystem," Siegel told the Los

Angeles 2028 will help encourage new fans to watch athletics ©Getty ImagesAmong those publicly backing

I hope that having the Olympics in Los Angeles coming up will bring a new wave of fans."


Modern pentathlon Confederations back decision of online UIPM Congress

  • Modern Pentathlon

The Presidents of the six modern pentathlon Confederations have supported the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) decision to hold its Congress online, moving it from an in-person event in Guatemala.

during the women's competition.As things stand, modern pentathlon is not on the sports programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.UIPM President Klaus Schormann has led the organisation since 1993 and is


Algerian NOC and Sport Ministry meets with IBA President Kremlev to develop boxing

  • Boxing

Sebgag Abdelrezakand, the Minster of Sports of Algeria, and Abderrahmane Hammad, the President of the Algerian Olympic Committee, held a meeting with International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev where they discussed ways to develop boxing in the country.

right to organise the boxing event for Paris 2024 and it has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.


Earliest start for Olympics in more than a century at Los Angeles 2028 after dates confirmed

  • Los Angeles 2028

The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will start on July 14 and conclude on July 30, the Organising Committee

Angeles 2028 headquarters.View this post on InstagramA post shared by LA 2028 (@la28games)"Today marks

The announcement of the dates comes as Bach, accompanied by Los Angeles 2028 IOC Coordination Commission

 During their time in Los Angeles, Bach and Hoevertsz met with the Los Angeles 2028 leadership,

 "Six years before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, this is already a

Angeles 2028 Bid Book the proposed dates for the Olympics were July 21 until August 6.


UIPM Congress switched from Guatemala to online event

  • Modern Pentathlon

This year's International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Congress is to take place online, rather than in Guatemala as was first planned.

streamed on the UIPM TV platform.Modern pentathlon has been left off the initial programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.However, the International Olympic Committee has said there is a "pathway" for


Geoff Berkeley: Team sports face difficult task in realising Olympic dream at Los Angeles 2028

  • Inside the Blogs

"There's no I in team" is often a phrase used when someone is trying to emphasise the importance of putting self-interests to one side to focus on helping colleagues achieve the same goal.

joining the party in the near future.Baseball and softball are expected to return to the programme for Los

Angeles 2028 due to their popularity in the United States.Baseball and softball have been left off the

list for Paris 2024 but hope to feature at Los Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesBut should an application by

Angeles 2028.Like flag football, sixes is gaining exposure in the US as one of the sports featuring

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games."


Council report casts doubt over Vancouver bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

  • 2030 Olympics

Vancouver’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics has suffered a setback after a City Council report cast doubt over the feasibility of endorsing the indigenous-led project.

officials admitting in recent weeks that 2034 may be a better time for Salt Lake City to be host, given Los

Angeles is set to hold the Summer Games in 2028.A Barcelona-Pyrenees bid emanating from Spain has been


Four candidates seeking to succeed Moustahsane as AFBC President at Congress in Algiers

  • Boxing

The African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) is set to elect a new President at its Congress in Algiers tomorrow, with four candidates seeking to succeed Mohamed Moustahsane.

wrongdoing.Boxing's presence at the Olympic Games is at risk, with the sport left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesHe stood for the AIBA Presidency on a permanent basis in December 2020, but

organise the boxing tournament at Paris 2024, and boxing has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.The IBA Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul was marred by controversy, when the BIIU deemed


IFAF sets out road map for development at Congress in Birmingham

  • American Football

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has set out a road map for its future development as partnership with the National Football League (NFL) takes a key role.

sport globally in cooperation with IFAF with a focus on flag football and ensuring it is added to the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.International Olympic Committee sports director Kit McConnell hailed the