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As the days count down on 2024 and with just over a year to go until the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is working on a series of logistical plans for one of the more far-flung Games in recent history. The Games will be spread among venues […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has made updates to its Board of Directors following the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. Gene Sykes, board chair, will transition from his role as elected independent director to an International Olympic Committee member following his election to the IOC in July. He will continue […]
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PARIS — The elation of having the Olympic Winter Games return in 2034 to Salt Lake City and the United States on Wednesday was tempered by a dispute involving doping that led to an unusual clause put into the Host City Contract, one that the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee tried to downplay on […]
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PARIS — Doping, historically linked to the Olympic Summer Games for decades, is not going away as a topic of discussion at the 2024 Paris Games as the dispute between U.S. and world doping officials has exploded into public view this week. The New York Times in April revealed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive […]
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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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The largest sporting event ever organized in France, the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris will be groundbreaking in more ways than one. With more than 10,000 athletes in 200 countries descending into Europe, one of the preeminent sporting events in the world will be organized in a time of sporting and international […]
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As we said on this site months ago: peel away the ifs and buts because for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. There are qualifiers and there are formal steps to be taken but there is no stopping the bid after a site visit from […]
Continue ReadingA panel charged with reviewing the Olympic structure in the United States is calling for Congress to consider wide-ranging changes in a report that United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland called “helpful perspective on many topics that our movement has been evaluating and discussing for many years.” The Commission on […]
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Max Siegel will remain as chief executive officer at USA Track & Field through 2028 after agreeing to a five-year contract renewal that begins January 1, 2024. Siegel has been in charge since 2012, generating over $600 million in revenue and expanding the USATF annual budget to a record $40 million. Under Siegel’s leadership, USATF […]
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The announcement of proposed additions to the LA28 program has been postponed indefinitely, said U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland, who sits on the IOC program commission. Hirshland’s spot on the commission does not mean she is involved in the discussions between LA28 and the International Olympic Committee, instead focusing on […]
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Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels.
The Ann Arbor Sports Commission will host its second annual Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports, a two-day event February 1-2 with a mix of activities, collegiate sports and panel discussions.
.@KemperSports will manage the Bad Boy Mowers @B4AOfficial, a men’s and women’s college basketball tournament held annually at the Atlantis Paradise Island in @VisitTheBahamas.
.@SailGP will have @All as its official hotel partner starting with this weekend’s New Zealand Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year agreement.
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