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Paris 2024 chief and IOC members among line-up for virtual Host City conference

  • Olympics

A stellar line-up of sporting leaders within worldwide governing bodies and Organising Committees as well as members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are set to speak at this year’s Host City conference.

participation from IOC Executive Board member Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski and IOC member Anita DeFrantz, a Los

Angeles 2028 Board member, as well as a series of panel discussions.IOC Member Dagmawit Girmay Berhane


Macau's TDM to broadcast Milan Cortina 2026 after agreement with Chinese Media Group

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Macau's public broadcaster Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) is set to air live coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games after signing a new deal with the Chinese Media Group (CMG).

rights in China with a four-Games agreement that runs until Brisbane 2032 and included Beijing 2022, Los

Angeles 2028 and the 2030 Winter Games, for which hosting rights have yet to be awarded.The 2026 and


UK Sport pledges additional £11.2 million of Paris 2024 funding

  • Paris 2024

UK Sport will provide an additional £11.2 million ($14.8 million/€13.1 million) of funding to assist preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, benefitting 33 sports.

athletes to be added to World Class Programmes, which will benefit British athletes for Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028, and money will also be used to increase access to international competition and training


Los Angeles City Council passes Games Agreement for 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles City Council has approved the Games Agreement - a key accord which outlines responsibilities

held by the city and the Organising Committee - concerning the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

LA28’s partnership with the City of Los Angeles" by Los Angeles 2028 chairperson Casey Wasserman."

crisis ©Getty ImagesThe agreement crucially states that Los Angeles 2028 may request the city "provide

on jobs and addressing Los Angeles' homelessness crisis.

 "Los Angeles is ready to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and 2028 is an incredible opportunity

Los Angeles has staged the Olympics twice before - in 1932 and 1984 - and 2028 organisers have cited


Hideki Kuriyama named Japan national baseball team manager

  • Baseball and Softball

Hideki Kuriyama has been named the manager of the Japanese national baseball team, replacing Atsunori Inaba who stepped down earlier this year.

of the Olympic programme for Paris 2024, but the WBSC has announced its intention to be included at Los

Angeles 2028.


ISB named television and digital content partner of UIPM

  • Modern Pentathlon

International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) has been announced as the new television and digital content partner of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM).

final time.The UIPM controversially announced last month that the discipline would be replaced for Los

Angeles 2028 , with a new discipline expected to be confirmed at the governing body’s Congress in 2022


Wasserman claims Los Angeles 2028 has secured half of planned revenue as Games Agreement approved

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles 2028 chairperson Casey Wasserman has claimed organisers of the Olympics and Paralympics have

The agreement, which outlines responsibilities held by the city, Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee

Angeles 2028 may request the city "provide enhanced City resources that exceed normal and customary

Angeles 2028 has been approved by the City Council's Ad-Hoc Committee ©Getty ImagesThe remaining 20

Angeles 2028 had been under pressure to publish, was approved.Speaking in a question-and-answer session

with Councillors, Wasserman revealed Los Angeles 2028 had already surpassed 50 per cent of its revenue


Two IOC members elected to IMGA Executive Board

  • Multi-Sport Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Ser Miang Ng and IOC member Sari Essayah have been elected to the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) Executive Board.

Masters Games Association (@IMGAmasters) November 16, 2021The Finnish official is also part of the Los

Angeles 2028 Coordination Commission and a member of her country's Parliament.The addition of Ser Miang


Denmark, Sweden and Finland call UIPM Congress "farcical" with accusations of election rules breaches

  • Modern Pentathlon

The National Federations (NFs) of Denmark, Sweden and Finland have written a joint letter to the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann lambasting the way the organisation's Congress was conducted, calling it "farcical".

being taken off the Olympic programme for future Games, with discussions currently ongoing about the Los

Angeles 2028 sports.It comes after controversy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with German coach Kim Raisner



Removal of riding from modern pentathlon approved at UIPM Congress despite CAS appeal

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has approved a motion to remove riding from modern pentathlon today at the UIPM Congress, despite an ongoing Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) case against the Board's use of force majeure to make the decision.

would see the UIPM submit a competition format to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2028

Olympic Games in Los Angeles with a new discipline decided by members at the 2022 Congress.The Olympic

recommendations being made to the IOC Executive Board, who are set to make a decision on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028 at its meeting, scheduled from December 7 to 9.This could all be undone, however, if CAS


Joe Choong: Modern pentathlon should embrace making riding safer, not remove it without giving athletes a say

  • Inside the Blogs

My name is Joe Choong. I competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in modern pentathlon, and over the last few months I’ve been busy enjoying the benefits of coming home with a gold medal. 

first reason we heard was that they were told if they propose pentathlon with riding to the IOC for the Los

Angeles 2028 Games that we would not be allowed in.

Nonetheless, the resulting plan was to propose a pentathlon of four sports and a question mark for the 2028


ISA re-elects vice-presidents as Aguerre targets long-term Olympic inclusion

  • Surfing

Kirsty Coventry and Karin Sierralta have been re-elected as International Surfing Association (ISA) vice-presidents at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), where President Fernando Aguerre outlined his targets for long-term Olympic Games inclusion.

sport at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.Aguerre’s Presidential report cited long-term Olympic inclusion at Los

Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 as a top target, as well as access to the Olympic Games funding distribution


Sambo Ireland officials hold meeting with NOC

  • Sambo

Officials from Sambo Ireland have met with the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) as they seek to gain recognition.

being on the Olympic programme.FIAS President Vasily Shestakov is striving for inclusion as soon as Los

Angeles 2028.


Weightlifting heads for trouble again as IWF calls off elections

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has called off its elections which were due to take place next month.

no alternative date for the elections has been set.The IOC Programme Commission for Paris 2024 and Los

Angeles 2028 meets on Tuesday (November 30), with two Executive Board meetings to follow before the