Olympics
Figure skating worlds head to Boston, tributes set
The ISU World Figure Skating Championships start in Boston today, marking a key moment of remembrance for a sport and club impacted by the tragedy of a mid-air collision between a commercial jet and Army helicopter two months ago. As the competition starts at TD Garden, here’s a look at what to know...
World Athletics to require gender tests for female athletes
Women who want to compete in track and field at the elite level will “have to undergo a mandatory cheek swab or blood test as part of tough new rules being introduced by World Athletics to protect the female category,” according to Matt Lawton of the London TIMES. World Athletics President Sebastian...
Unveiling of Brisbane’s venue plans helps boost excitement for 2032 Games
Queenslanders have “undoubtedly changed their tune when it comes to excitement” for the 2032 Brisbane Sumer Olympics after Premier David Crisafulli revealed the venue plans for the Games, according to Isabella Pesch of the Brisbane COURIER-MAIL. A poll held by the Courier-Mail showed an “overwhelmin...
Brisbane unveils venue plans for 2032 Olympics
Brisbane unveiled the “final 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games venues and infrastructure plan” on Tuesday, and a new 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park “is in” the plans after reports that its approval was in doubt. The Games committee unveiled the “highly-anticipated outcomes” of an independent p...
Brisbane Arena for 2032 Olympics in doubt amid concerns over plan, price tag
The new Brisbane Arena that would be featured during the 2032 Brisbane Olympics has been “cast into doubt, with concerns” over its $1.57B price tag and plans for other venues, according to Catherine Strohfeldt of the BRISBANE TIMES. The fresh scrutiny of the arena comes as the Queensland state cabin...
Wasserman addresses visa concerns for L.A. Games at IOC meeting
LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman during a meeting with the IOC “addressed concerns over visas and entry requirements to the U.S.” for athletes and delegations taking part in the 2028 L.A. Games, according to Steve Henson of the L.A. TIMES. Wasserman “assured” the 105 active IOC members that “irrespective ...
New IOC president seeks meeting with Trump to ensure success of LA28
Newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry “wants to sit down” with President Donald Trump to make sure the 2028 L.A. Games “are successful,” according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Coventry -- who takes over from outgoing President Thomas Bach on June 24 -- said, “It will take sitting down and h...
‘Proud that I could make her proud’
The significance of her win had yet to set in, but Kirsty Coventry drew the line through International Olympic Committee history.
Boxing officially joins 2028 L.A. Games program after IOC vote
IOC members on Thursday voted unanimously to “restore boxing on the L.A. 28 program, likely saving the sport for future Games as well,” according to Les Carpenter of the WASHINGTON POST. After “years of scandals, allegations of match fixing and battles between Olympic leaders and boxing’s former gov...
Wasserman: LA28 will be ‘catalyst’ to rebuild L.A.
LA28 Chair Casey Wasserman on Thursday updated the IOC on how L.A. “will rebuild with help from the Games” after deadly fires devastated much of the city in January. Wasserman: “The rebirth, the rebuild, maybe reimagining LA 2.0 -- and the Olympics as a catalyst for all those things -- we think is r...
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