Sports Event World Mourns Kobe Bryant’s Tragic Death
The tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Sunday morning sent the sports event world Continue Reading
FILE - In this June 7, 2009 file photo Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
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Gangwon Province Awarded 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games
The Winter Youth Olympic Games, which opened in Switzerland this week, will head to Asia for the first time in 2024 as Gangwon Province, South Korea, was awarded host duties Continue Reading
IOC President Thomas Bach at the recent Olympic Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo: Christophe Moratal/IOC
IOC Softening Stance on Esports
At a two-day summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee softened its official stance on esports, opening the door yet further to the possible inclusion of electronic games in Continue Reading
2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games Program Includes Breaking
Five new sports will be on the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games program, including four that will then be part of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games program for the first Continue Reading
Airbnb Becomes Olympic and Paralympic Partner
Airbnb has signed sponsorship agreements with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee through 2028, a move aimed at offering alternative housing options around the Olympic and Paralympic Continue Reading
IOC Moves 2020 Marathon and Race Walking to Sapporo
Mindful of the extensive heat conditions that have been in Japan this summer, the International Olympic Committee is seeking to be proactive by putting adjustments in place for athlete safety Continue Reading
Milan-Cortina Awarded the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee has awarded Milan-Cortina, Italy, the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The decision to award the Italian bid the Games over a competing bid from Stockholm-Åre, Continue Reading
Barry Siff Named CEO of USA Team Handball
USA Team Handball has named Barry Siff as its chief executive officer, effective immediately. Siff will succeed Michael Cavanaugh, who will remain on staff as operations director, working with Siff to Continue Reading
Patrick Baumann addresses the media during the IOC’s evaluation visit to Los Angeles in May 2017. Photo by Jason Gewirtz
FIBA Leader Patrick Baumann Dies at 51
Patrick Baumann, the secretary general of the International Basketball Federation and a leading figure with the International Olympic Committee, has died at age 51…
USOC Board Chair Larry Probst to Step Down
The United States Olympic Committee has announced that Larry Probst will step down as chair of the board at the end of the 2018 and will be succeeded Susanne Lyons. Lyons is a member of Continue Reading
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