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Mallakhamb Federation of USA wants to showcase sport at Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

The ancient Indian sport of mallakhamb has launched a campaign to be involved in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Mallakhamb Federation of USA is looking to gather support from National Federations to push for the

@ianuragthakur @indiaolympics__ pic.twitter.com/QJ2nj3QN9a— Mallakhamb USA (@mallakhambusa) May 9,

Raqesh Bapet.Bapet said he wanted to shine a light on the sport and the Mallakhamb Federation of the USA

feature of the Olympics - with 17 of them going on to later become medal events, including badminton, basketball


Griner vows will only play abroad at Olympics after return from detainment in Russia

  • Basketball

American basketball star Brittney Griner has vowed that she will not play abroad again except for an

travelling to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League during the Women’s National Basketball

make that team, that’d be the only time I would leave the US soil, and that’s just to represent the USA

Griner helped the US to win women's Olympic basketball golds at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and International

Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Basketball World Cups in 2014 and 2018.The US qualified for women's

basketball at Paris 2024 by winning the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia last year while


FIBA 3x3 World Tour champions Ub Huishan start defence in opener at Utsonomiya

  • Basketball

Ub Huishan NE of Serbia will start their season with tough day one challenges as the International Basketball

Miami, who boast some of the best players from the United States including former Princeton and Team USA

scoring specialist Dylan Travis.They also have Jimmer Fredette, the massively popular former National Basketball


Pharmaceuticals entrepreneur joins USA Bobsleigh and Skeleton Foundation

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Entrepreneur Jay Madan has been appointed to the Board of the USA Bobsleigh and Skeleton Foundation (

Madan co-owns the Kochi Packers a team in the newly formed Indian basketball team and is and currently

services, medical health Information technology, big data and artificial intelligence.Jay Madan joins a USA


USA Basketball drops need for multi-year commitment to play at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Grant Hill, the newly established managing director of the United States men's basketball team, says

Hill, a former National Basketball Association star who now part-owns the Atlanta Hawks, is in his first

long-time director Jerry Colangelo, who issued the requirement to players after taking over the troubled USA

Basketball programme in 2005.But as he prepares for a two-year cycle that will include this summer’s

Every generation's different and it's important for us as leadership, particularly USA Basketball, to

Former NBA player Grant Hill, now in charge of the USA men's basketball team, has done away with linking


China women's basketball coach sets high target for Paris 2024

  • Basketball

Chinese women's basketball coach Zheng Wei is aiming high for next year's Olympic Games in Paris 2024

after their painful loss to the United States at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's

But if we are a genuinely top team like the USA, Australia, France and Spain, we need to prove ourselves

and Jakarta Palembang 2018.There has been contact between the WNBA and four or five of the Chinese basketball

last year's World Cup may not join the team because they have contracts with WNBA (Women's National Basketball

teams, so the mission will be tough for us," Zheng said.China has competed in every Olympic women's basketball

over as national coach after leading Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union to consecutive Women's Chinese Basketball


Baker begins work as sixth NCAA President with athlete compensation the big issue

  • Universiade

Charlie Baker has started work as the sixth President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

stars have traditionally not been allowed to make money in the United States, despite sports such as basketball

previously been forced to stay as amateurs ©Getty ImagesSixty-six-year-old Baker, a former college basketball

the Republican Party, he came to the end of his eight-year term as governor in January.According to USA


USA Cycling launch Search for Speed to find new talent in time for Los Angeles 2028

  • Cycling

USA Cycling have launched Search for Speed, a talent identification programme in "diverse and under-represented

communities and introduce them to the wonders of track cycling, in particular sprint track cycling," said USA

We’re looking for kids who are exceptional athletes in more traditional sports, like football, basketball

#SearchforSpeed #SpeedUp pic.twitter.com/TklWjUqXHN— USA Cycling (@usacycling) February 25, 2023"The

Search for Speed project is at the heart of our partnership with USA Cycling and finding new athletes


Muir succeeds White as USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council chair

  • Universiade

Director of athletics at Stanford University Bernard Muir has been appointed as the new chair of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Collegiate Advisory Council (CAC).

currently held by Muir include serving on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball

a great deal since its inception – and we are focused on continuing our efforts in support of Team USA


Anthony announced as global ambassador for 2023 FIBA World Cup

  • Basketball

Ten-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and former member of the United States basketball

team Carmelo Anthony has been named as a Global Ambassador for the 2023 International Basketball Federation

I've proudly represented the USA on the world's largest stages, and the World Cup is the toughest competition

in international basketball," said Anthony."

2016, with one bronze in 2004.The 39-year-old is also the leader in Olympic matches played for the basketball


Taurasi eyeing record sixth Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024

  • Basketball

Diana Taurasi has hinted that should the opportunity to play for the United States' women's basketball

It's something that is on my radar," Taurasi told The Associated Press after the first day of a USA Basketball

I'm still competitive, still driven, still want to play, I still love being a part of USA Basketball.

I felt like I hadn't played enough basketball to be out there and help."

That's the biggest thing with USA Basketball is being able to help the team win."

I thought it would be a long time before I saw my friend again," Taurasi told Lindsay Schnell of USA


Griner misses out on selection for US training camp in preparation for Paris 2024

  • Basketball

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball

The USA Basketball has announced its 15-player training squad but Griner, who returned home in December

longdetainment in Russia, has been left off the list.Griner is aiming to play in the Women’s National Basketball

cannabis oil were found in her luggage.She had been returning to play in the Russian Premier League for basketball

Russia.Griner was part of the US team that claimed gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but has not made the USA

Ogunbowale and Brianna Turner have also been named in the team.The US will be seeking a 10th women’s basketball


Tenerife to host 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in February

  • Basketball

Tenerife in Spain is set to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Intercontinental Cup

This edition will mark only the second club tournament in basketball history to feature contenders representing

to their bag next year.Last year, Flamengo of Brazil became the first club outside of Europe and the USA

FIBA Intercontinental Cup titles.Flamengo of Brazil became the first club outside of Europe and the USA


USA Team Handball enlist Joymo to launch streaming service for LA28 Olympics push

  • Handball

USA Team Handball (USATH) has secured a long-term partnership with Joymo, which is becoming the governing

ImagesThe deal with USATH follows similar long-term commitments for Joymo which has signed deals with Basketball

USA Team Handball recognises the role live content can play in developing, promoting, and growing the


Patrick Burke: Leung reflects on "cultural transformation" at USA Gymnastics

  • Inside the Blogs

what we've been able to accomplish" but aware "a lot more work can still be done" is the verdict of USA

The disgraced Larry Nassar sexually abused hundreds of athletes in his capacity of USA Gymnastics team

which were also committed while he practised medicine at Michigan State University.Late last year, USA

 By 2018, USA Gymnastics had field for bankruptcy following numerous lawsuits.

among the countries who have faced similar disturbing transgressions in gymnastics.Leung was named USA

under no illusions of the scale of the challenge that she faced when moving from her role as National Basketball