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Michael Byrnes, president and general manager of the Triple-A Baseball Oklahoma City Comets since 2010, will lead Oklahoma City’s efforts in executing multiple sports for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. “This is an exciting opportunity to showcase Oklahoma City, our world-class facilities and our community,” said Byrnes. “We are embarking on something that has not […]
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Dodger Stadium, as expected, will host the Olympic baseball competition as the latest set of venues for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles were announced on Tuesday. Dodger Stadium hosted the 1984 Games when baseball was a demonstration sport and has been the host site of 11 World Series and the final rounds […]
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The 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles will be the third largest in history with 11,198 athletes — even though the International Olympic Committee’s mandate is for no more than 10,500 athletes. That’s because the 698 athletes that will be participating in baseball, softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse sixes and squash will not count […]
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Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]
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As the U.S. Travel Association continued to push for upgrades throughout the national travel system, two U.S. Senators introduced a bill to provide transportation support funding for host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The bill was introduced Friday by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran […]
Continue ReadingThe city of Santa Monica announced Tuesday that it will not host beach volleyball during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and that LA28 had ended formal talks to host the event at Santa Monica State Beach following nearly two years of negotiations. “Despite good-faith efforts to reach a deal that […]
Continue ReadingFlag football and lacrosse will be played at BMO Stadium near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the relocation of canoe slalom and softball to Oklahoma City was approved by the Los Angeles City Council as LA28 announced additional venue assignments on Friday afternoon. LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover and Chief Operating Officer John Harper were […]
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USA Swimming interim chief executive officer Shana Ferguson is leaving the organization to become the chief of sport and games delivery at the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games and will be succeeded by Bob Vincent, former chair of the USA Swimming Board of Directors, on April 1. The chief executive officer’s role has been […]
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The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games and Team USA have announced AECOM as the Official Venue Infrastructure Partner for the entities. AECOM will support the delivery of the venue infrastructure program for the Games that will feature over 15,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Working closely with LA28 and key stakeholders, AECOM will help deliver […]
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USA Triathlon has announced a strategic plan that will shape the future of the national governing body ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The ‘Elevate 2028: Focus Forward ‘ campaign will focus on new priorities and initiatives to bring greater participation to the sport. The LA28 Games will be the […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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