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Following its lighting at a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, in tribute to the ancient Olympic Games, the Olympic flame will leave Athens and travel across the Mediterranean Sea before arriving on French soil at the famous Old Port of Marseille, the starting point for the Olympic Torch Relay as it begins a journey throughout the […]
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In the midst of fierce criticism from the Ukraine and trying to thread the needle between being hard on Russia but not as hard on its athletes, the International Olympic Committee tried Thursday to explain why it believes Russian athletes should be allowed at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The IOC executive board […]
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Paris 2024 has partnered with On Location, the official and exclusive hospitality provider for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to launch a new online platform enabling the public to purchase customizable hospitality packages for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Summer Games. The packages include guaranteed tickets to sporting sessions and additional options including hotels, transportation and […]
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The International Olympic Committee is — for the first time since 2020 — not organizing either an Olympic Winter or Summer Games. Yet, the organization may be facing one of its most pivotal years in some time. There are multiple issues the IOC must address for both of its editions of the Games and several […]
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Twenty-three sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Organization Committee, have signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Frameworkduring the Conference of the Parties meeting in Montreal. Each of the signees pledge to adhere to four principles that will safeguard nature and contribute to global goals for […]
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The International Olympic Committee has given its approval for World Aquatics to allow men to participate in artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time that men will be allowed in the competition. A maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to […]
Continue ReadingTickets for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris will go on sale December 1 with a new approach in which tickets will be obtainable from a single platform worldwide and will not be available through resellers for the first Olympic Games — Summer or Winter — that will have fans in attendance since the […]
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The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic games have released their mascots for the upcoming events, which are less than two years away. The mascots are Phrygian caps, which represent freedom in France. The soft red cap, also known as a liberty cap, is an updated version of a hat worn in antiquity in places such […]
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Registration for tickets to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris will start December 1 and run for two months, the event’s organizers have announced, with the first phase of official ticketing sales starting worldwide on February 15. The first phase will last “several weeks” according to Paris 2024 with tickets sold in […]
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There are three Olympic Games between Summer and Winter editions over the next six years but after two days of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meetings, one takeaway more than any other is center stage — and it’s for a Games that does not yet have a host. Here are five takeaways from what […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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