Category: 2028 Olympic Summer Games

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Ninja Warrior-Style Obstacle Racing Joins Modern Pentathlon for LA28

Obstacle racing will officially be a new Modern Pentathlon discipline at the LA28 Olympic Summer Games. It comes after an agreement was reached between Tokyo Broadcasting System  (TBS for short, the Japanese company that created Ninja Warrior) and the Union Internationale de Pentathlon (UIPM) to collaborate on the SASUKE/Ninja Warrior discipline within the Modern Pentathlon […]

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Gymnaestrada is a non-competitive event with athletes of all ages.

Las Vegas Will Host World’s Largest Gymnastics Event in 2031

World Gymnaestrada, the world’s largest gymnastics event, will be staged in Las Vegas from July 7–13, 2031, according to an announcement from World Gymnastics. This is the first time the event will be held outside of Europe. The event is held every four years and features more than 20,000 athletes representing over 50 nations. It […]

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USA Fencing to Utilize Biltmore Los Angeles For Maison d’Escrime at LA28

USA Fencing will open its Maison d’Escrime (French for “house of fencing”) at the Biltmore Los Angeles during the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will serve as a gathering spot for Team USA athletes, families, donors, sponsors and guests throughout both Games. This is the first sport-specific hospitality house to be announced by a […]

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Ali Cengiz and David Losonczi compete in the final of the men's 87 kg category during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2023 (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Las Vegas to Host 2027 World Wrestling Championships

The 2027 World Wrestling Championships will be held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from September 11—19. It will be the first time that the event has been held in the United States for 12 years, and it will serve as the first Olympic qualifier for the 2028 LA Olympic Games. The Championships […]

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The IOC has expanded its Olympic Q-Series for 2028 (Credit: IOC)

Orlando and Montreal Among Hosts for Expanded Olympic Q-Series Pre-LA28

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Orlando, Montreal, Tokyo and Shanghai will host the Olympic Q-Series, formerly known as the Olympic Qualifier Series, in an expanded format on the road to the LA28 Olympic Games. The sports program for each stop will be confirmed at a later date, with 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball, BMX […]

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JPMorganChase Named First Global Banking Partner of Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee and JPMorganChase have announced a significant partnership that will make the latter the first Global Banking Partner in the history of the Olympic Games. The partnership will include both the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games (LA28) and the French Alps 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. “JPMorganChase is the […]

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LA28 Sold 4 Million Tickets in Opening Window

More than four million tickets have already been sold for the LA28 Olympic Summer Games in the opening window of sales. Tickets for the Games went on sale to the general public worldwide when Drop One opened on April 9 (the earliest on-sale period for an Olympic Games), before it closed 10 days later. Fans […]

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Disability and Sport Industry Veterans Form Disability & Sport Collective

A network of 11 sport industry leaders have launched the Disability & Sport Collective to foster a sport community that recognizes disability as a business imperative. The Collective aims to support sport organizations that create programs, experiences and environments that prioritize disability inclusion. The curated group of experts will work with organizations across the United […]

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Greg Fante (far right) joined Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (center) and a host of luminaries at the announcement. (Roscelle Griffin/Louisville Sports Commission)

Sticking the Landing: Greg Fante on How Louisville Got the USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials

When the call finally came, so did the tears. It’s not hard to understand why Greg Fante would become emotional upon hearing late last year that Louisville was the city of choice by USA Gymnastics to host that sport’s U.S. Olympic Trials in 2028. After all, Fante, the president and CEO of the Louisville Sports […]

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The KFC Yum! Center routinely holds more than 22,000 fans for basketball games and should be a hot ticket for the Trials. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

Louisville to Host U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in 2028

Louisville will be transformed into Gymnastics City USA in 2028 when it hosts the 2028 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at KFC Yum! Center that June. The announcement was made on Wednesday by USA Gymnastics and the Louisville Sports Commission, but the process to bringing the premier national event one of the country’s most popular […]

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