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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, organizers confirmed on Thursday morning. Thursday’s announcement follows updates to the Olympic venue plan and precedes updates to the Paralympic venue plan, reflecting a revision to the 2028 Paralympic Closing […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and Northstar Meetings Group, a division of Northstar Travel Group, have announced a multiyear extension of the agreement that makes the TEAMS Conference & Expo the exclusive home to the USOPC’s annual Olympic and Paralympic SportsLink program. The USOPC’s SportsLink, which has been held in conjunction with TEAMS […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025, which will be honored and inducted in a special ceremony held July 12 in Colorado Springs. The class includes eight individual Olympic and Paralympic athletes, two teams, two legends, one coach and one special contributor. […]
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Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, a former equestrian athlete who represented the Philippines internationally, has been appointed as the new Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games in Brisbane. The appointment was made by IOC President Thomas Bach following a request from President-Elect Kirsty Coventry, who stepped down from the role after her […]
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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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Matt Farrell has been named the chief executive officer of U.S. Figure Skating, one month after the national governing body’s success at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston and with less than one year before the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Italy. Before joining U.S. Figure Skating, Farrell most recently served as […]
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Thailand’s Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul was confirmed as the new Badminton World Federation president at the 86th BWF Annual General Meeting in Xiamen, China, on April 26. Leeswadtrakul, who is the second woman president of the BWF, won unopposed. “For me, badminton has always been more than a sport and tonight marks a deeply meaningful milestone,” […]
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has floated the idea of the city bidding for the 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games as part of a major sports event hosting strategy announced as the city revealed six international events generated an estimated $307.5 million USD to the local economy. London will host this year’s Women’s Rugby World […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum unveiled a refreshed Summer Games gallery this week with a new lineup of artifacts that highlight Olympic and Paralympic stories made possible thanks Judi and Jack Johnson and the David and Eula Wintermann Foundation. The refresh introduces a new Games Spotlight Case, which will rotate annually to focus […]
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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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