Federation (WKF) and USA Karate officials have met to discuss the sport's bid for inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

We are going to put all our efforts and work to obtain karate's inclusion in the programme of LA 2028

," Espinós said.USA Karate officials met with WKF counterparts to discuss Los Angeles 2028 ©WKF"We are

an Olympic sport and we are confident that karate can bring great added value to the programme of LA 2028

2024, much to the chagrin of the WKF.Twenty-eight sports were last year recommended for inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.Modern pentathlon, boxing

Federation's Para surfing department Carole Combecave has talked up the sport's bid for a Paralympic debut at Los

Angeles 2028.

six years' time, with its President Fernando Aguerre recently telling insidethegames he believes Los

Angeles 2028 would be a "match made in heaven."

Combecave then added: "We have high hopes for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles."

Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe President of the Federation's Para surfing department

Angeles is set to host the Paralympics for the first time in 2028, with separate competitions held in

At the end of last year, I had the pleasure of participating in the very interesting Smart Cities & Sport Summit in Copenhagen. Finally, I met with colleagues and clients in the real word, listened to and directly engaged with interesting speakers and moved away from the endless series of webinars experienced over the past 18 months. What a wonderful change!

However, such an approach has proven so many times to simply be wrong.Los Angeles, awarded the 2028 Olympic

a city many years in advance – as it has been the case with the selection as Olympic Games host for Los

Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032.

will be responsible for promoting the International Federation's bid for the sport to feature at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Lacrosse to "further its Olympic ambitions", with the International Federation aiming for inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028 ©World Lacrosse"She has a very strong background in her field and Olympic sport, and her

Angeles 2028.The initial sports programme which features the additions of skateboarding, surfing and

sport climbing from Los Angeles 2028 is expected to be rubber-stamped at the forthcoming 139th International

Angeles 2028."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold an additional day of its 139th Session later this year after shortening the meeting in Beijing next month because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board's decision to include skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing on the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028.The organisation's Executive Board meeting in Beijing will also now only be one day.It

Bath in Britain has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2023 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships.

Modern pentathlon has been left off the initial sports programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

So, the process to find the replacement for riding as the fifth discipline in Olympic modern pentathlon after Paris 2024 is not as transparent as those involved might lead you to believe. 

years.Given the scale of the task facing the UIPM if it is to be restored to the Games programme in time for Los

Angeles 2028, it is also fair to question the membership of certain individuals on the fifth discipline

Board sounded a warning to the UIPM when it left modern pentathlon off the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028 ©IOCExpect those to grow if modern pentathlon fails to adhere to the demands of the IOC

Delta Air Lines has unveiled a custom aircraft livery to celebrate its eight-year partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

Athletes are set to be transported by charter flights, provided by Delta, from Los Angeles International

travel for US Olympians and Paralympians heading to Beijing 2022, Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028."

employees were in attendance as Delta chief executive Ed Bastian unveiled the aircraft livery alongside Los

Angeles chairperson Casey Wasserman.Olympic champions Apolo Ohno and Vonetta Flowers were also on hand

Adidas has expanded its operation for marketing and sales and design in Los Angeles in a potential economic

boost to the city prior to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

to the Crypto.com Arena sports complex, formerly known as the Staples Center - a key venue for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.It is in addition to an office Adidas already occupied in Los

Angeles before the latest acquisition.The announcement from Adidas could be an economic boost to Los

Angeles in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics ©Getty ImagesAdidas, a German multinational

was awarded the hosting rights for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in an historic double award by

New Zealand Boxing chairman Keith Walker has expressed "grave concerns" over the Olympic future of the sport and the questioned the direction of the International Boxing Association (IBA) under Russian President Umar Kremlev.

governance, finances and refereeing and judging.Boxing was left off the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028 as a result but could be reinstated if it adheres to a "roadmap" drawn up by the IOC regarding

transparency and sustainability, and integrity of refereeing and judging process" for boxing to be included at Los

Angeles 2028, the IOC said last month."

The first proposals for the replacement for riding as the fifth discipline in modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games after Paris 2024 have been presented by the working group tasked with overseeing the process to find the new event.

(@WorldPentathlon) January 18, 2022Modern pentathlon was left off the initial sports programme for Los

Angeles 2028 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December.IOC President Thomas Bach warned

The French Surfing Federation (FFSurf) has revealed its new visual identity, with the design seeking to combine both a wave and a rooster.

surfing at Paris 2024.Surfing was proposed by the International Olympic Committee as a core sport for Los

Angeles 2028 in December, along with skateboarding, sport climbing and 25 others.

Canadian sailor David Cook, winner of a Paralympic Games silver medal at Atlanta 1996, has died at the age of 62-years-old.

dropped from the Paralympic programme after Rio 2016 and has launched a campaign to be reinstated for Los

Angeles 2028.

President Fernando Aguerre has described the potential for Para surfing to make its Paralympic debut at Los

Angeles 2028 as a "match made in heaven".

Angeles 2028.The ISA failed in its bid for Para surfing to feature at Paris 2024, but long-serving Argentinian

Angeles 2028 were proof of the changes afoot in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.Fernando Aguerre

said Para surfing featuring at Los Angeles 2028 would be "the dream scenario" ©Getty Images"The whole

The ISA President stressed his belief that Para surfing would be a worthy addition to Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles is set to host the Paralympic Games for the first time in 2028, with New York City in the

Prosecutors in Potsdam have dropped an investigation into German modern pentathlete Annika Schleu and coach Kim Raisner over the horse-abuse scandal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in return for a charitable donation.

Pierre de Coubertin and first featured at Stockholm 1912, has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Along with boxing and weightlifting, a deadline of 2023 has been set for the UIPM to address