India eyes hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games as it bids for 2036 Olympics | Olympics News
India lines up Commonwealth Games bid as stepping stone in aspiration to host 2036 Olympic Games.India has submitted an “expression of interest” to stage the…
What challenges lie ahead for the new IOC president? | Olympics
Zimbabwean lands top job in world sport.Kirsty Coventry becomes the first woman and first African to lead the International Olympic Committee, the world’s largest sports…
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president | Olympics News
Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass…
Kirsty Coventry elected as first female president of IOC
The International Olympic Committee elected Kirsty Coventry as its first female president with a single round of voting. Source link
Casey Wasserman assures IOC visa issues won’t plague 2028 L.A. Olympics
In an address to the International Olympic Committee in Pylos, Greece, Casey Wasserman addressed concerns over visas and entry requirements to the U.S. for athletes…
Boxing champion Imane Khelif targets second Olympic gold at LA 2028 Games | Boxing News
Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.Imane Khelif, who…
Boxing to be part of 2028 L.A. Olympics — and fans can thank Uzbekistan
Boxing fans can thank Uzbekistan.After a long period of uncertainty, boxing is on track to be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Thomas…
Comcast signs $3 billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036
Comcast Corp. and NBCUniversal have secured U.S. rights to broadcast the Olympics Games through 2036 with a $3-billion arrangement.The new deal, which kicks in this…
What’s behind Trump’s ban on transgender women in US women’s sports? | Explainer News
United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that bans transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports in schools and other…
World Cup and L.A. Olympics could lose millions over visa delays
The 2026 World Cup kicks off in less than 500 days and there is mounting concern that the U.S. is not ready to welcome the…
Lindsey Vonn: American on skiing comeback which has ‘exceeded’ her expectations and could lead to Olympics
After quitting the sport, Vonn focused on her foundation and business as well as learning to flyboard, wakeboard and play tennis.But, still experiencing pain, she…
U.S., Canada back Haudenosaunee Nationals’ bid to compete in 2028 Olympics
The United States and Canada on Friday urged the International Olympic Committee to allow the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to compete in lacrosse at the 2028 Los…
Should fire-torn LA drop plans for World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics?
The wind and flames that continue to plague Southern California — and the long, costly recovery that lies ahead — have raised new concerns about…
Emma Finucane aims to be ‘unstoppable’ by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Emma Finucane says she will go back to the drawing board in 2025 in the hope of becoming "unstoppable" at the 2028 Olympics in Los…
Joan Benoit Samuelson’s Olympic gold was definitive sports moment
As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track…
Curry’s Olympics, NBA LeBron-Bronny, and Caitlin Clark fever: 2024 review | Basketball News
Basketball in 2024 enjoyed a breakout year with global coverage more sustained than ever before. It will be remembered for new record-setting achievements, memorable plays,…
At Kenya’s ‘Maasai Olympics’, women run to bridge the gender gap | In Pictures News
A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the “Maasai Olympics”, a reimagining of…
Olympics leader talks up working with Trump ahead of L.A. Games
GENEVA — Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC…
Councilmember Paul Krekorian will be liaison for Olympics
Paul Krekorian, who is leaving the Los Angeles City Council due to term limits, will oversee the city’s handling of the 2026 World Cup, the…
Trump, the 2028 Olympics and what it all means for L.A.
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith with all the news.During his last term, President…