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Christophe Dubi channeled his inner Arnold Schwarzenegger when describing the near-certain return of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City. “We will be back — and that’s probably what we all thought in 2002 when leaving Salt Lake City,” said the International Olympic Commission’s Olympic Games executive director. “It was such a […]
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Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]
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As Paris organizers announced when the Opening Ceremony will start for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee revealed the status of Russian and Belarussian athletes participating in the July 26 event will be determined next month. “As of today, it is not the case, athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport and […]
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Katrina Adams, the former United States Tennis Association chief executive officer and first African American to hold that position, is the global winner of the 2023 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Award The award was announced on International Women’s Day to celebrate Adams. Known as the IOC Women and Sport Awards from 2000 […]
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Organizers for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games have repeatedly touted its master plan of using iconic French landmarks as temporary sports venues that will mix athleticism with stunning backdrops. The Château de Versailles, once home to Louis XIV and later used by Napoleon as a summer residence, will be temporarily repurposed into a sports venue […]
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Posters have been unveiled for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, which can be combined into one image of Paris as a sports city. The unveiling was made Monday at the Musée d’Orsay, where visitors for the rest of the week can see them on display. The posters will be available for […]
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On a day where the Olympic Village was officially handed over to organizers for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, a venue that Paris has touted as having a positive long-term impact on the city, French President Emmanuel Macron also drew attention to another long-term project when he promised to swim in the River Seine that […]
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The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee with an eye toward being officially announced as the host for a future Games on July 24. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited Salt Lake […]
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The International Olympic Committee has finished a series of visits to check in on the progress of the local organizing committee for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in the Veneto region of Italy, including the much-debated site for sliding events and other venues that are still under construction. Organizers of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games […]
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The International Modern Pentathlon Union is one step closer to finishing its format for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles with three options for the fencing discipline submitted to the executive board. All three proposals contain a single-elimination format, meaning pentathletes will compete for the first time in the knockout structure used in […]
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Andrew Weir, a member of the leadership team at Destination Toronto for the past 18 years, has been named the organization’s new president and chief executive officer effective May 1.
Lansing, Michigan, will host the 2026 and 2027 @NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships, the collegiate organization has announced.
Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles will host events on May 15 with @USASwimming as part of International Water Safety Day, including in-water lessons and out-of-water education.
Santiago, Chile, will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the first time in the organization’s 55-year history that @sowg_ will take place in the Southern Hemisphere.
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