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New York Governor “considering 2024 Olympic bid”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is “seriously assessing the viability of an Olympic and Paralympics bid for New York City,” including setting up an advisory committee to discuss a potential campaign for...
View Article2014 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final and Opening Ceremony
The 2014 Pentathlon World Cup Final will be held on June 5-8, 2014, in Sarasota Bradenton, Fla. This unique event will feature the world’s top competitors in fencing, swimming, riding, running and...
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International Softball Federation begins fundraising drive for Hall of Fame...
The International Softball Federation (ISF) is embarking on a drive to raise funds for the creation of the sport’s Hall of Fame and Museum in the United States. Plans for the facility formed part of...
View ArticleIOC and Oslo, Norway, challenged to create a blueprint for future Olympic Games
In the wake of IOC President Thomas Bach visiting Oslo – successfully persuading anti-Olympic campaigners to reassess the validity of a bid for the Winter Games of 2022 – has not the moment arrived for...
View ArticleNo plans to move ANOC General Assembly from Bangkok despite military coup
There are no current plans to move the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly from Bangkok later this year, despite the coup d’état in Thailand, it was revealed here today....
View ArticleWhat would Jackie Robinson say?
International Olympic Committee news releases are written in distinctive code. In an otherwise anodyne six-paragraph release issued a few days ago on autonomy and good governance, the IOC dropped a...
View ArticleSambo set to be added to 2015 European Games after lobbying from Putin
Sambo, the martial art developed for Russia’s military and police force in the 1930s, is set to be added to next year’s inaugural European Games in Baku following a personal plea from Vladimir Putin...
View ArticleThe U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association proposes to add events to Olympic Games
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is proposing the addition of two snowboarding events for the Olympic program — big air snowboarding and team snowboardcross — both of which the USSA would like to...
View ArticleOlympic Truce: sport and peace
In times of war and conflict it is good to remember that sport is often an agent of peace. Sport can be any physical activity with the ability to inspire, teach values, promote participation, and...
View ArticleGrowing concerns over elections at ISSF in Munich
With a Kuwaiti Sheikh challenging Olegario Vazquez Rana at tomorrows Presidential elections at the ISSF General Assembly in Munich, there is growing concern over the tactics being used in the struggle...
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation Submitted Proposal for Olympic...
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has submitted an official proposal to the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee for men’s baseball and women’s softball to be included in the program at the 2020...
View ArticleParis Officially Enters Race for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
The French capital Paris formally entered the race for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games today, at a midday launch event attended by a glittering array of around 50 French sports stars past and...
View ArticleUnited States Olympic Committee Stand Behind Boston 2024 Following...
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) officials have firmly endorsed Boston’s under fire 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid today, hailing “remarkable progress” made over the last five weeks and...
View ArticleJapan to Hold New International Design Competition to Choose Stadium for...
Japan is to launch a new international design competition to choose a stadium to be the centrepiece of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, it was announced today. It follows the decision last...
View ArticleThe Tokyo 2020 Olympic Emblem is a Powerful Symbol of Tokyo’s Games Vision
“The Tokyo 2020 Olympic emblem is a powerful symbol of Tokyo’s Games vision,” applauded IOC Coordination Commission Chair John Coates as the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee unveiled the official...
View ArticleUSOC Open Discussions with Los Angeles Over Bid for 2024 Olympics and...
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has officially confirmed that his city is interested in taking up the baton from Boston and launching a bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. California’s largest...
View ArticleMore Coverage Must Be Given to Human Rights Issues When Country Hosts Major...
Greater coverage must be given to human rights concerns around the world, a report designed to coincide with Rio 2016 One Year To Go celebrations has proclaimed. The report was conducted by researchers...
View ArticleUSOC Confirm Los Angeles as Preferred Choice to Bid for 2024 Olympics and...
Los Angeles was today confirmed as the United States bid city for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, providing a deal can be worked out with the city. A decision must be reached by September 15, the...
View ArticleBeing on Top isn’t Challenge for Simone Biles, it’s Staying There
A year from the Olympics, she looked not only unbeatable but otherworldly. Margins of victory that bordered on the ridiculous. Tricks so tough they put her in the conversation with the men....
View ArticleBoston’s Failed 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Carried “Real Risks”,...
A report into Boston’s now defunct bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has revealed a number of “real risks” in the city’s failed attempt at staging the event. Conducted by consultancy...
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