Cedric Vanden Bogaerde – SportsTravel

Competitiors in the men's 5,000 meter event at the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles circle past the Olympic torch during the race on August 11, 1984. Los Angeles in 2028 will join London and Paris as the only three-time hosts of the Olympic Summer Games. (AP Photo, File)

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U.S. Olympic Movement Focuses Its Eyes Toward LA28

Yes, the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games are in Paris and yes, competition begins in less than a week and yes, there will be plenty of focus on the present. Yet within the U.S. Olympic movement, there is also a sense that this is just the preamble. Paris is a chance to re-light the […]

Posted On : August 12, 2024 By : Matt Traub

The United States' Amarilees Bolorin, left, takes a selfie with a friend in front of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Why the IOC Hopes Paris Revitalizes the Olympic Movement

PARIS — From the first steps upon landing, you see the logo. Whether black and white or in shades of pastels, from the airport to the train station, in shops and banners lining the streets with classic French architecture, signs of the Olympic Summer Games are unmistakable. Seldom at a store, boulangerie, bar or even […]

Posted On : July 26, 2024 By : Matt Traub