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Paris 2024 Paralympics

Record Number of Broadcasters to Cover Paris 2024 Paralympics

Media Rights Holders in more than 160 countries and territories have committed to broadcasting the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, a record for the event with six months to go before the Opening Ceremony on August 28. Paris will make history as the first Paralympic Games to offer some live coverage from each of […]

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PlayLA Archery

PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program Launches 2024 Programming

The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, an initiative launched by the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, kicked off its winter adaptive sports season on January 20 with the return of sitting volleyball clinics, supported by the Triumph Foundation. PlayLA first introduced sitting volleyball in early 2022, and the sport, now in […]

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Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center

Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center to Host 2023 U.S. Paralympic Swim Championships

The Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center in Orlando, Florida, will host the 2023 U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Championships starting December 15 and running through December 17. It marks the first time the event will be held in Orlando, providing Para and veteran athletes from around the country with an opportunity to compete for national titles. […]

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World Triathlon Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Edmonton to Host Future World Triathlon Multisport Championships

The World Triathlon Executive Board has awarded the 2026 World Triathlon Multisport Championships to Abu Dhabi, while the 2027 edition will travel to Edmonton, Alberta, while also adding several new events that start in 2024. “We are delighted to see the continued commitment of Abu Dhabi with our sport,” said World Triathlon President Marisol Casado. […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
In this February 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is in line to host the Games again in 2034 after being invited to targeted dialogue by the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

Salt Lake City in Line to Host 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

It’s targeted dialogue, not an official bid award. It is not 100 percent confirmed and there will be steps still to take. But peel away the ifs and buts because for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited […]

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OLY Paris 2024 Tickets
The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

2024 Olympic Organizers Make 400,000 Extra Tickets Available for Sale

Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris starting Thursday morning. Organizers said the sale will start at 10 a.m. Paris time on the official ticketing website, with seats available for all sports except surfing, in all price categories. Tickets will be sold on a first […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Salt Lake City, IOC Future Host Commission Meet Ahead of Executive Board Decision

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games presented key elements of its bid to the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission on Tuesday in a virtual meeting ahead of the IOC Executive Board meetings later this month, in which discussion and a possible recommendation on hosts for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic […]

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Paralympic Torch Relay

Paris 2024 Unveils Paralympic Torch Relay Route

The route for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games torch relay was unveiled on Friday, with the flame being passed between 24 English and 24 French athletes in the middle of the Channel Tunnel after being lit in Stoke Mandeville, England, the historic birthplace of Paralympic sport. Arriving on the French coast at Calais, the Paralympic […]

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Para surfing

Huntington Beach Ready to Host 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship

As the International Surfing Association tries to get para surfing into the 2028 Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, the organization will host the eighth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach, California, from November 5–11. The 2022 event in Pismo Beach, California, saw a record-breaking 180 athletes representing 28 national […]

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IOC Stoss
IOC Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss of Austria discusses the committee's work during IOC Session meetings on Monday in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

IOC Approves Dual Winter Olympic Award for 2030, 2034

The International Olympic Committee has approved a dual award for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, another step toward the eventual return of the Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss’ presentation on Sunday specifically mentioned Salt Lake City as a candidate for 2034 with groups from […]

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