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Paris Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron, third right, and French officials attend France's bid to host the 2030 Winter Games during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant Appointed Chair of 2030 Olympic Coordination Commission

Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant has been named chair of the 2030 Olympic Winter Games coordination commission by the International Olympic Committee, returning to a role that he did for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. Beckers-Vieujant has established relationships through his previous work with the French authorities at all levels including the French National Olympic Committee. […]

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Seven Candidates Announced to Succeed Thomas Bach as IOC President

Seven candidates will compete in the election for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee at the 143rd IOC Session held from March 18–21, 2025, in Greece. The seven applicants officially announced their candidacies by the deadline of midnight on September 15. The group includes two former Olympic champions, a prince and the son of […]

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USA Boxing Creates Esports Task Force

USA Boxing has announced the creation of an Esports Task Force to develop standards and best practices for future USA Boxing esports events. The Task Force’s creation follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision to host the inaugural eSports Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025, which IOC President Thomas Bach said is a “major step […]

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Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony
Fireworks light up the Stade de France during the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

Closing Ceremony Marks Handoff to LA28

An Olympic Summer Games in Paris hailed as a success operationally and otherwise came to an end with a Closing Ceremony that put LA28 on the clock as it enters its next phase leading to the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. And the final act in Paris had several nods to the Hollywood-style approach […]

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Former U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn makes a selfie with the Salt Lake City delegation after Salt Lake City was named Olympics host again as the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Salt Lake City Approved as 2034 Winter Olympic Host

PARIS — There are no more ifs, ands or buts needed because years of presentations, meetings with stakeholders and rallying of public support came to a culmination for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games on Wednesday morning. Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after the International Olympic […]

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Paris Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron, third right, and French officials attend France's bid to host the 2030 Winter Games during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

IOC Approves French Alps Bid to Host 2030 Winter Olympics

PARIS — The French Alps region was provisionally awarded the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games contingent on government guarantees, an extraordinary development forced on the International Olympic Committee because of the country’s political turmoil over the past month. The International Olympic Committee’s membership approved the recommendation of the Executive Board on Wednesday during its […]

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IOC Formally Announces Creation of Olympic Esports Games

The International Olympic Committee has formally announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, with the inaugural event taking place in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The IOC earlier announced that it would partner with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia for 12 years. The executive board’s proposal was adopted, as expected, on the opening […]

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Saudi Arabia to Host IOC’s Olympic Esports Games

Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the Esports Olympics that launch next year as part of a 12-year partnership “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday. The announcement was made during the two-month Esports World Cup being staged […]

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OLY Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony
Barges cruise on the Seine river near the Eiffel Tower during a rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, Monday in Paris. The river will host the Opening Ceremony on July 26. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Boats Cruise River Seine in a Opening Ceremony Rehearsal

Onlookers gathered along the River Siene as dozens of boats floated down the river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique Opening Ceremony next month. A total of 55 boats made the journey from Pont d’Austerlitz to Pont d’Iéna near the Eiffel Tower. On the day of the event, around 200 Olympic […]

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Olympic Esports Week
Jared Michael Montgomery of the United States aka MontyDey (R) and David Yunkwon Chan of the United States aka dchan compete in the final during the Archery on day two of the Olympic Esports Week on June 23, 2023 in Singapore. (Photo IOC/ Lionel Ng)

IOC Proposes Creation of “Olympic Esports Games”

The International Olympic Committee will vote on the creation of an “Olympic Esports Games” at the 142nd IOC Session this summer in Paris after the executive board approved the recommendation on Friday, adding it is already in advanced discussions with a potential host and an announcement can be expected “very soon.” The IOC Esports Commission […]

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