Tag: IOC

Five additional sports in LA28 program

Article posted by Coliseum, October 25^th, 2023

Baseball/softball, cricket (T20), flag football, lacrosse (sixes), and squash have been officially included as additional sports on the program for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). The decision has been taken at the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held at Mumbai... » Read more

IOC Mumbai meet set sustainability tone

Article posted by Coliseum, October 19^th, 2023

The preliminary findings of a report looking at a sustainable future for the Olympic Winter Games were presented on October 13th to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) during the 140th IOC session held in Mumbai, India. The 140th IOC Session was held in the Indian City of... » Read more

Olympic Qualifier Series magical moments

Article posted by Coliseum, October 18^th, 2023

Shanghai (China) and Budapest (Hungary) have been selected as hosts for the Olympic Qualifier Series, a new series of festival-style events combining sport with the urban culture. ‘International Olympic Committee’ stated that the above decision was confirmed recently by the Executive Board of... » Read more

‘Refurbishing existing venues make more sense’

Article posted by Coliseum, July 11^th, 2023

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Mexico formal bid to host 2036 Summer Olympics

Article posted by Coliseum, April 12^th, 2023

Mexico recently submitted a formal bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ‘Reuters’ stated that Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee, Maria Jose Alcala, met with the IOC President... » Read more

Olympic Virtual Series gathering steam

Article posted by Coliseum, March 9^th, 2023

The Olympic Esports Series 2023 kicked off on March 1st and nine sports were initially included in the event when details were released by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ‘hangzhou2022.cn’ stated that archery, baseball, chess, cycling, dance, motorsport, sailing, taekwondo, and... » Read more

Will US City bribe merrily to land 2030 Games?

Article posted by Coliseum, January 4^th, 2023

Surely the irony has escaped no one that Salt Lake City in Utah (US) could be in line to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for a second time in 2030 following the Japan bribery scandal. ‘inside the games’ stated that at least this time, the American City has not initiated the... » Read more