The words of Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, will be ringing in the ears of delegates tomorrow when the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) holds its severely curtailed Congress in Uzbekistan.

weightlifting, which could yet be kicked out of Paris 2024, had been taken off the Olympic Games programme for Los

Angeles 2028.There is a pathway back into the fold, he said, but only if certain issues are dealt with

for a year and a half.Weightlifting has been provisionally excluded from the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesMeanwhile, the elections should have been held in the last week of March.They

Cross-country running, last held in the Olympics in 1924, could return for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

conversations that have taken place with the IOC and also now with the Local Organising Committee in Los

Angeles do mean that the door is open."

It does look highly likely that if the door remains open and we do land this that it would be 2028 Summer

Cross-country running could return to the Olympics for the first time since 1924 through inclusion at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says ©Getty ImagesIf Coe is correct it

Almost 40 years after successfully defending the Olympic 1500 metres title at the Los Angeles Coliseum

And it will be a runway, too, into the 2028 LA Games."

The cross country bid to which Coe had referred related to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where, he believes

conversations that have taken place with the IOC and also now with the Local Organising Committee in Los

Angeles do mean that the door is open.

Angeles 2028 Olympics ©Getty Images"But I am nothing if not relentless and I am not coming off this

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) looks to have prioritised 2030 for Salt Lake City's bid to host the Winter Olympics and will seek to "advance dialogue" with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over hosting "as early as 2030".

feasibility study was still to take place to assess whether hosting the Games in the US just 18 months after Los

Angeles 2028 would be possible, and a concrete decision to focus on 2030 has not yet been made.The language

Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics ©Getty ImagesCollaboration with Los Angeles 2028 will

have been part of the Olympic Movement for more than a century may well find themselves excluded from Los

Angeles 2028.

pathway" for inclusion.Climbing, skateboarding and surfing have been all but assured of their places in 2028

croquet, jeu de paume, racquets and lacrosse.Surfing is poised to make a third Olympic appearance at Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesTennis featured indoor and outdoor events before the First World War but was

If it was entertainment that organisers and the International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) were after from their World Championships in Gliwice, then it certainly delivered on that front. 

founded in 2017, but it has made no secret of its ambition to feature at the Olympics, ideally from Los

Angeles 2028.

after their absence from last year's calendar due to COVID-19.Teqball is hopeful of featuring at the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe International Federation proved it can safely stage an event

In 2023, the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee is set to propose additional sports for the Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said its relationship with the under-fire International Boxing Association (IBA) is "on an interim basis".

Games since Hamilton 1930, however.The sport has been left off the list of guaranteed sports for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics, with the IOC also giving its Executive Board the power to remove sports from

French official Pierre Trochet has been elected unopposed as President of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), replacing the outgoing Richard MacLean.

Olympic audience.IFAF is aiming for its flag football discipline to be included on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028, and the outgoing President - Canadian official MacLean - told insidethegames last

IFAF is targeting inclusion  at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics for flag football ©Getty ImagesScott

in Los Angeles and beyond," Hallenbeck said in his campaign bid."

Angeles 2028 Olympic Organising Committee and am truly excited about the path forward for our sport

Sailing claims its athletes and communities support its intention to have the sport reinstated at the Los

Angeles 2028 Paralympics.

too.David Graham, chief executive of World Sailing, has said its hopes to reinstate the sport into the Los

Angeles 2028 Paralympics has revitalised organisers around the world."

Our launch in October to get Para sailing reinstated at Los Angeles 2028 resonated around the world with

Let’s be honest: academic books on mega-events can be a tad hard going.

Nevertheless, Qatar 2022, Paris 2024, Milan-Cortina 2026, even Los Angeles 2028 all have building work

Salt Lake City-Utah Bid Committee have projected a 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games would require a budget of $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion/€1.9 billion).

issues involving the potential for back-to-back Olympics and Paralympics in the United States, with Los

Angeles preparing to host the Summer Games in 2028."

The winter sport season has been in full flow over the coming weeks, with organisers holding events despite the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant.

the IOC last December, although optimism was given over the discipline’s potential for inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028.

The International Boxing Association has changed the governing body’s acronym from AIBA to IBA as part of a series of governance reforms approved at their Extraordinary Congress today.

sustainability, and integrity of refereeing and judging process" by 2023 for boxing to be included at Los

Angeles 2028 and for its suspension to be lifted in time for Paris 2024.In an interim report on AIBA

sport will greatly benefit teqball, with the governing body hoping to be part of the programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Weightlifting was one of three traditional Olympic sports not recommended by the IOC for Los Angeles

2028 ©Getty ImagesThe IOC did not recommend boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting to be part of

apply to be part of the Games in seven years.Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing were part of the 2028

One of the positive signs for FITEQ is a programme finalised by LA28 and the City of Los Angeles that

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has promised to involve the Olympic Movement in discussions about its future match calendar, it has been claimed, after "serious concerns" over plans to hold the men's World Cup every two years were raised by the Olympic Summit today.

the organisation has never been consulted on the plans, despite the prospect of a clash between the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and a biennial World Cup - a frustration repeated by the attendees of the

to the IOC putting FIFA on notice regarding football's place on the initial sports programme for the 2028

Olympics in Los Angeles.Football retained its spot on the programme but the IOC said it would "continue