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World Flying Disc Federation seeks volunteers for Communications and Marketing Committee

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has launched an appeal for volunteers to serve on its new Communications and Marketing Committee.

WFDF ©Getty ImagesThe WFDF is aiming for its mixed-gender Ultimate 4s discipline to feature at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.The match format was launched in October last year, with games featuring

or athletes' quota while preserving the essential qualities of the sport".An initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028 has been approved by the International Olympic Committee, but the Organising Committee



Kate Allenby: Modern pentathlon changes break my heart, but pentathletes will remain united

  • Inside the Blogs

Athletes are at the heart of the Olympic Movement, their voice should be listened to and respected, their opinions should matter. Without the athletes, there is no sport.

swapping showjumping for obstacle racing and amplifying some sound will see the sport re-admitted for Los

Angeles 2028, they are truly blind to the challenge.It was the athletes who warned the UIPM that simply

By 2028?


World Obstacle happy to collaborate with UIPM over new fifth discipline

  • Modern Pentathlon

World Obstacle President Ian Adamson has welcomed the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) decision to select obstacle racing for testing as part of its efforts to retain its Olympic status.

UIPM over securing a fifth discipline to replace riding as modern pentathlon looks to feature at the 2028

Olympics in Los Angeles.Modern pentathlon's long-standing place as an Olympic sport is in jeopardy after

replacement and the overall competition format must be finalised before the sport can be considered for Los

Angeles 2028 inclusion.It was announced on Monday (May 2) that the UIPM's Executive Board had selected


Obstacle discipline selected for testing as possible riding replacement in modern pentathlon

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has announced it is to test two variations of obstacle discipline, as part of its search for a fifth sport to replace riding.

competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Modern pentathlon has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has warned that the proposal


Pentathlon United demands IOC investigation into UIPM governance as riding replacement set to be decided

  • Modern Pentathlon

Pentathlon United representatives including men's Olympic champion Joe Choong have written to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach demanding an investigation into International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) governance and the process to replace riding with a new fifth discipline.

more accessible to the global community".Modern pentathlon has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and Bach has warned that the proposal for riding's replacement and the overall competition

for inclusion.There is what the IOC has termed a "pathway" for modern pentathlon to be included at Los

Angeles 2028, however.A new 90-minute model has been used at UIPM World Cups this season and is set


World Lacrosse hires three new staff members including operations manager

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Lacrosse has hired three new staff members as it prepares for three major international competitions later this year.

in Birmingham in the US from July 7 to 17.World Lacrosse has set its sights on Olympic inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028, with the new sixes discipline seen as being ideal for the Olympic Games.


The loneliness of the long-distance lobbyer - 30 years on from the Kosovo Olympic Committee’s creation, Hasani’s vision has turned golden

  • The Big Read

Suddenly the handshake between Thomas Bach and Besim Hasani was not happening any more. The hand of the upwardly mobile International Olympic Committee vice president had halted in mid-air - at the point where Hasani had introduced himself as "President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC)."

But we hope that karate will again be included in the Olympics at the Los Angeles 2028 Games."


Athlete protests against riding removal in front of UIPM President Schormann at Pentathlon World Cup

  • Modern Pentathlon

A competitor at the Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest has used the event as a platform to protest against the impeding removal of riding from modern pentathlon.

scrapped riding without an appointed replacement modern pentathlon has been left off the provisional Los

Angeles 2028 programme.International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach warned that the proposal

replacement and overall competition format must be finalised before the sport can be considered for Los

Angeles 2028, but there is what the IOC has termed a "pathway" for inclusion.Earlier this month, the


IWF misses another deadline in weightlifting elections process

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has missed yet another deadline in its seemingly never-ending elections process.

the Olympic programme is in serious jeopardy and it has been left off the provisional schedule for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesDecisions will be made by then, he said, and expedited appeals through the

Weightlifting has lost its place on the Olympic Games schedule for Los Angeles 2028 because of persistent


Knight Riders and MLC plan new cricket venue as sport intensifies pursuit of LA 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

Cricket’s pursuit of being on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme has intensified after Major League

Plans to build a world class cricket stadium in the greater Los Angeles area is exciting for us and MLC

Angeles region with major international cricket events set to take place there."

Angeles 2028 sporting programme, with cricket potentially being added as an additional sport following

Angeles 2028 Organising Committee proposes additional sports.Cricket is rivalling baseball-softball,

Angeles is due to be in Brisbane in Australia in 2032 - a country where cricket is a popular sport and


Filippatos elected EUBC President after second round of voting required

  • Boxing

Greece's Ioannis Filippatos has been elected European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) President in a second round of voting at the organisation’s Congress in Assisi.

Championships are likely to be pivotal to its fate.Boxing has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and the IBA faces a deadline of 2023 to meet certain International Olympic Committee (


Olympic medallist Freeman advocates for softball inclusion at Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

Olympic softball medallist Tracey Freeman has advocated for the inclusion of the sport at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, insisting "it would be phenomenal" if it were staged in her home country.

the Games.The sport has been dropped for Paris and there remains hope that it returns once again for Los

Angeles 2028 due to it being a major sport in the United States.Freeman, a former catcher who hit 0.273


Salt Lake City bid chief has "fingers crossed" for 2030 Winter Olympics after IOC visit

  • 2030 Olympics

The chief executive of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, Fraser Bullock, has spoken positively of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) technical visit, stating he still has his "fingers crossed" for hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic Games.

implemented.Both the 2030 and 2034 Games could be awarded simultaneously, like they were for the Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 Games in 2017.


First-ever U25 Para Sailing World Championship aims to open the doors for Para sailors

  • Sailing News

World Sailing has announced the establishment of the first U25 Para Sailing World Championship aiming to increase participation, promote inclusivity within the sport and return to the Paralympic programme.

reinstatement bid for LA28, the sailors competing here may well be the Paralympic stars on the water in Los

Angeles and beyond and we look forward to following them in action."

and sailors, are hoping to see the sport return to the programme at the Paralympic Games in time for Los

Angeles 2028.Athletes are set to compete in the award-winning RS Venture Connect sailboat.Dan Jaspers