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IOC Executive Board member Kristin Kloster will become the new Chair of the Coordination Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, replacing Sari Essayah, who resigned following her appointment as a minister in the new Finnish government. Kloster was a member of the Evaluation Commission for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and […]
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The International Olympic Committee’s deferral on a final decision about the eligibility for Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games leaves international federations like the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee watching and waiting to see on developments like everybody else. “The decision [the IOC have] made is really a recommendation to […]
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The International Olympic Committee withdrew the recognition of the International Boxing Association on Thursday during an extraordinary virtual meeting, ending a years-long dispute — and in doing so, the IOC said boxing will keep its spot on the program at the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games. The vote was 69-1, with 10 members abstaining. “We […]
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At a dramatic unscheduled meeting, the International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended that the full IOC membership withdraw recognition of the International Boxing Association, the latest in a years-long dispute between the two sports bodies. An IOC statement released Wednesday said the IBA has “failed to fulfill the conditions set by the IOC” for […]
Continue ReadingInternational Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations on Wednesday that some federations have proven how Russian and Belarusians could continue to compete in international sport, the same day Finnish Olympic Committee President Jan Vapaavuori called the IOC “confusingly pro-Russia” ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. […]
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The president of the International Boxing Association spent close to two hours both signaling a willingness to work with the International Olympic Committee while also using vulgar expressions toward the Olympic Games organizers on Monday, the day that the international federation’s men’s world championships began. The IBA’s Russian president, Umar Kremlev said the federation will […]
Continue ReadingA collection of boxing leaders from across the world, including USA Boxing, have created a new, not-for-profit, international federation called World Boxing which aims to ensure that boxing remains a part of future Olympic Summer Games and is the formal breakaway for many international federations from the International Boxing Association, which has been in a […]
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World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on the format for a new race walking team event that will make its debut at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female, who will complete the marathon distance […]
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International Olympic Committee Executive Board member and Jordan Olympic Committee President HRH Prince Feisal al Hussein has been appointed as the Chair of a new IOC group focused on coordinating safeguarding in the Olympic Movement. IOC President Thomas Bach announced the formation of the group, which will consider the best approach to establishing independent safeguarding […]
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The International Olympic Committee continues to draw interest from around the world to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, claimed Executive Director Christophe Dubi, while refusing to say from which regions the interest is being registered. Dubi said after Wednesday’s IOC Executive Board meeting that he anticipated a report to the executive board […]
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The @AJGA has announced a partnership with the McCracken County Sports Tourism Commission and Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau to bring a junior golf event to the Kentucky destination this summer.
.@westmisports says youth and amateur sports tourism generated $90.8 million in estimated economic impact for the region in 2024 through 112 events, the highest year in the organization’s history for visitor spending.
The @NWSL 2025 season will begin March 7 with the Challenge Cup in Orlando, Florida, and feature 190 matches and revised summer competition format before an eight-team playoffs in the fall.
.@IIHFHockey and @HockeyCanada will host five women’s international tournaments in Canada in the next six years after an announcement made during the World Junior Championships that concluded over the weekend.
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