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Prospective Olympian Leibfarth among talent set for ICF Under-23 and Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships

  • Canoeing

Evy Leibfarth, Tokyo 2020-bound as a member of the United States team, is among the athletes set to take part at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Under-23 and Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships starting tomorrow in Slovenia.

slalom course, known as one of the toughest in the world, will have sights set on the Paris 2024 or Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.A full programme of events, including team competitions and extreme canoe


WBSC adopts strategy for bid to play baseball and softball at Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

  • Baseball and Softball

strategy it will follow as it bids to have baseball and softball included on the Olympic programme at Los

Angeles 2028.

absent come Paris 2024.Both baseball and softball are popular in the United States, fueling hopes that Los

Angeles 2028 organisers will want the sports to feature.WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari - who presented

the US have also medalled in three of the sport's five Olympic appearances.The sport programme for Los

Angeles 2028 is expected to be finalised at the IOC Session in Beijing in February next year.The IOC's

Angeles 2028.


Mike Rowbottom: Sex is part of sport - but sexism shouldn't be

  • Inside the Blogs

Athletes at the ancient Games had to compete without clothes in order to prevent any possibility of foul play. If only it had been as simple as that. If only it were as simple as that now.

Commission from 2016 to 2018.Since then Ruggiero has held the post of chief strategy officer for the Los

Angeles Olympic bid, an effort that saw the reward of being assigned the Games of 2028.She is founder


Los Angeles 2028 commits nearly $10 million to help youth sport in city recover from COVID-19

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles 2028 has announced plans to invest $9.6 million (£6.9 million/€8.1 million) to help fund

It is part of the $160 million (£115 million/€135 million) commitment by Los Angeles 2028 to make sports

more accessible to kids across Los Angeles ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in seven years,

There’s never been a more important time to get kids back to sports," said Los Angeles 2028 chief athlete

Angeles 2028 International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission chair Nicole Hoevertsz, who competed

in synchronized swimming for Aruba at Los Angeles 1984, said."


American athletes participate in awareness campaign in Tokyo 2020 build-up

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Members of the United States Paralympic team have taken part in an awareness campaign to promote the disabled sport community as momentum builds for Tokyo 2020. 

Show the World is the latest campaign from the USOPC as the US builds up to hosting the Los Angeles Olympics

and Paralympics in 2028.



Paris Mayor Hidalgo tipped as potential contender in French Presidential race

  • Paris 2024

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has been tipped to launch a bid to become the first woman to be the French President.

Games in 2017.She was pictured alongside International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Los

Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as part of the historic double award of the Olympics and Paralympics, with

the American city securing the 2028 Games.Hidalgo is set to receive the Olympic flag from Tokyo Governor


Proposed air taxi for Paris 2024 takes first test flight

  • Paris 2024

An unmanned flying taxi that manufacturers hope will be ready to transport visitors at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has made its first test flight.

landing pads.Last year, taxi-hailing company Uber announced plans to develop flying taxis in time for Los

Angeles 2028.


Suspended ICC chief executive accuses organisation of "witch-hunt"

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has become embroiled in a row with its own chief executive after Manu Sawhney claimed he had been the victim of a "pre-mediated witch-hunt" following allegations of workplace bullying.

several projects, including expanding the ICC's World Cups and pushing for cricket's inclusion on the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games programme.The latest development, which pits the chairman of the ICC against


Salesforce named as official partner of Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

Customer relationship management company Salesforce has signed a seven-year deal with the Los Angeles

2028 Olympics and Paralympics, providing a digital service for fans and athletes.

part of this partnership, Salesforce will sponsor media coverage of the Games from Tokyo 2020 through Los

Angeles 2028.We’re excited to announce our partnership with @TeamUSA, the @LA28 Games, and @NBCUniversal

customers achieve success from anywhere and we're proud to support the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los

Angeles," said Sarah Franklin, President and chief of marketing at Salesforce."

Los Angeles 2028 is set to take place from July 21 to August 6 2028.


Former speed skater Raney Norman to lead Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Bid Committee

  • 2030 Olympics

Former speed skater Catherine Raney Norman has been appointed chairperson of the committee overseeing a potential bid from Salt Lake City for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

will bid for 2030 or 2034.USOPC officials have admitted a 2030 bid is made more difficult by the fact Los

Angeles is staging the Summer Olympics in 2028."


ICC expected to lean on cricket's popularity in South Asia in any Olympic bid

  • Los Angeles 2028

increase Olympic audiences in the Indian subcontinent, if it returns to the programme in time for the 2028

Games in Los Angeles.

The Indo-Asian News Service has reported that an ICC document on the inclusion of cricket at Los Angeles

2028 has insisted it would "provide the Olympic Movement unrivalled opportunity to drive fan engagement

 It would be down to the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee to propose cricket for inclusion

Los Angeles Olympic Games, underline that there really are exciting times and opportunities ahead for

Angeles Olympics.


Los Angeles 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremony venue launches tours

  • Los Angeles 2028

SoFi Stadium, which is due host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic

Games in Los Angeles, has launched an official tour programme, giving fans the opportunity to tour one

SoFi Stadium, whose anchor tenants are National Football League (NFL) franchises, the Los Angeles Rams

and Los Angeles Chargers, officially opened last September but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet

month as around 20,000 people attended the "Vax Live" concert.Besides hosting the Ceremonies during Los

Angeles 2028, SoFi Stadium is also due to stage archery and football.It is also expected to be a host


Fans and athletes vaccinated at Americas Olympic baseball qualifier amid no positive COVID-19 cases

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) offered more than 500 free COVID-19 vaccinations to fans at the Americas Olympic baseball qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Florida.

retained their place for Paris 2024 but have high hopes of inclusion in a baseball-mad host nation at Los

Angeles 2028."

This tournament has given an excellent prelude of what we can expect at LA 2028, with the top teams in


Refugee Olympic Team announcement for Tokyo 2020 to be highlight of IOC Executive Board meeting first day

  • Tokyo 2020

The announcement of an expanded Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 will be the highlight of the opening day of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting tomorrow.

2020, there are also due to be updates on future Olympic Games at Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Los

Angeles 2028.Also expected to be discussed is the situation in Belarus, who still face the threat of