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Zena Wooldridge praises Birmingham's Commonwealth Games legacy

  • Squash

World Squash Federation President Zena Wooldridge OBE has praised the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy programmes as five new outdoor squash courts are being built across Birmingham with Sport England funding for England Squash.

superbly staged at the Birmingham Rep Theatre," said Wooldridge.Squash will make its Olympic debut at the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles, marking another milestone for the sport.


Lima: Why it will host the Pan American Games again in 2027

  • Pan American Games

The 2027 Pan American Games saw a back-and-forth with the host cities until Lima finally won the bid, replacing Barranquilla, which was sanctioned for non-compliance and lost the right to host. Strong government support and a high voter turnout tipped the vote in Lima's favour.

over as Colombia's president.Renzo Manyari, destacó el éxito obtenido al ganar la candidatura para los

hosting rights, as was discussed after the vote.Como parte de su compromiso de asegurar el éxito de los

These are four new sports in the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028.

#SomosLima2027 "Se proyecta que para los Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2027, el retorno será de 4 dólares


USA Football: Initial flag football national team rosters

  • News

USA Football, a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and the sport's governing body, has announced the initial rosters for the 2024 U.S. men's and women's national flag football teams that will compete in the 2024 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship, in Lahti, Finland in August.

held since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the inclusion of flag football in the 2028

Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.


Volleyball World Federation continues to lead sport on social league table

  • News

Volleyball's world governing body has topped the Sport on Social League Table for Olympic Federations for the second year running, according to analysis by Redtorch.

following cricket's confirmation as one of the five new sports to join the Olympic programme at the 2028

Games in Los Angeles, although within the top ten the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has dropped 5


In a world of disruption, the Olympics faces the World Friendship Games

  • Paris 2024

Now set for September in Russia. At the Olympics: win a medal. Friendship Games: win, get paid. The number one complaint athletes have about the Olympic movement is that they can't make money.

 Boxing will still be on the Olympic programme in Paris this summer and in Los Angeles in 2028.

Beijing - Paris will jumpstart renewed interest in the Olympics, revving things up even more for LA in 2028


Los Angeles Mayor's trip to Paris in preparation for LA28 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass led a City Council delegation to Paris this week to stimulate business development

and learn from innovative housing, green transportation and infrastructure projects to prepare Los Angeles

ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 "The city of Los Angeles must be ready to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Angeles, the host city for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Mayor Bass has been invited to play

 Unlike Paris, Los Angeles will not be building an Athletes' Village from scratch, as it will be

located on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the summer of 2028.

Los Angeles wants to use the Olympics to improve public transport and tackle homelessness.In addition


ASOIF Council meets before the General Assembly

  • Olympics

On Tuesday 5 March, the Council of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss various agenda items for the upcoming 48th ASOIF General Assembly on 8th April 2024.

will focus on the preparations for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games and the impact of the expanded Los

Angeles 2028 (LA28) sports programme.


PATU: Getting ready for the U-21 Taekwondo Championships

  • Taekwondo

This initiative aims to strengthen and prepare the new generation that will compete at the 2028 Olympic

Games in Los Angeles.

to provide them with the right platform to grow and compete on the world stage, with a focus on the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles," he affirmed.

Sports, the Pan American U-21 Taekwondo Championships is emerging as a pivotal event on the road to Los

Angeles 2028 and is solidifying itself as a key platform in the Pan American Taekwondo Union.


Privilege or exception? How the IOC's decision on USAW affects the qualification system

  • Weightlifting

The US weightlifters took part in the European Championships in 2024. They did not compete for any medals, but... why was the American country allowed to take part in the European qualifying tournament, and what can this mean for weightlifting and the whole Olympic qualification system?

Armenia can be awarded another weightlifting qualifying tournament for Los Angeles 2028 and it is a big


Los Angeles 2028 appoints two ticketing companies

  • Los Angeles 2028

AXS and CTS EVENTIM have been appointed as the Official Ticketing Service Providers for the 2028 Olympic

and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) has reached an agreement with two major companies to market tickets for the thirty-fourth

2016 and is planned for Paris 2024..Make some noise for the official Ticket Service Provider for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games: @AXS & @Eventim!

pic.twitter.com/HhXzCMG5Tt— LA28 (@LA28) February 21, 2024Bryan Perez, President and CEO of AXS: "Los

Angeles is our hometown and we couldn't be more proud.


Andy Spalding: "Paris could mark a new era of anti-corruption law in Olympics"

  • Olympics

French prosecutors are working on four investigations into possible wrongdoing ahead of Paris 2024 in July and August, but are the probes a sign of problems or a genuine effort to tackle corruption?

Nobody knows what it means yet, but starting with Paris, then the 2026 Winter Games and Los Angeles in

2028, we will have these contractual obligations each time.


French Taekwondo Championship: Future stars compete without Olympic athletes

  • Taekwondo

In the absence of the Olympic athletes, who are in Turkey preparing for the Games, the next generation pushed the more experienced athletes to the limit at the French Senior Taekwondo Championships this weekend at the FDI Stadium in Montpellier.

athletes crowned French champions on 17 and 18 February are the ones who will begin the journey to Los

Angeles 2028 as national champions, alongside the Olympians who are currently in intensive training


Bill Goren, the new CEO of USA Rugby

  • Olympics

The appointment will become official on 18 March. It will allow for a transition period as the previous Chief Executive, Ross Young, steps down after six years in the role. Goren was previously Deputy Commissioner of Major League Rugby.

forward to hosting some of the world's top competitions on American soil, including Rugby Sevens at the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the Men's Rugby World Cup in 2031 and the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2033

February 13, 2024With major competitions on the horizon, Goren and Cusack will attend the HSBC SVNS in Los

Angeles next month to unify criteria across USA Rugby.


Seventh WBSC Europe Congress celebrates continued growth

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

The WBSC Europe celebrated the international growth and innovation of baseball / softball at the Benalmádena Congress on the coast of Andalusia, Spain, last weekend.

the 10th anniversary of the WBSC and the return of baseball and softball to the Olympic programme in Los

Angeles in 2028," said the WBSC President.I am proud of all the work we have achieved at the WBSC thanks


Madrid opens the door to 2036 Olympics: "We're working on it"

  • Olympics

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, raised the possibility of the region hosting the 2036 Olympic Games after the securing of a Formula 1 Grand Prix. "We are working on it," she said. That would be more than four decades after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

 The Paris Games will take place next summer, while the 2028 Games have been awarded to Los Angeles