Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes’ commission
Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday.
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Macron confronts concerns over Paris 2024 Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday gathered senior ministers to tackle issues shadowing preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics, almost two years to the day before the sporting extravaganza opens.
Felix, Alistair Brownlee among four appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission
Olympians Allyson Felix, Alistair Brownlee, Oluseyi Smith and Masomah Ali Zada have joined the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a group that serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC, the body said on Wednesday.
Paris 2024 marks 2 years to go with fresh support for huge opening ceremony
Organizers of the Paris Olympics marked the two-years-to-go milestone to the 2024 games by unveiling the official slogan — "Games Wide Open" — on Monday and said they got fresh backing from French President Emmanuel Macron for their planned giant opening ceremony along the Seine River.
Key dates announced for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
LOS ANGELES: The opening ceremony of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be held on Jul 14 and the Games will conclude on Jul 30, Games organiser LA28 announced on Monday (Jul 18).
LA28 announce key dates for Summer Games
LOS ANGELES : The Opening Ceremony of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles will be held on July 14 and the Games will conclude on July 30, games organizer LA28 announced on Monday.
Narinder Batra resigns as FIH, IOA president; also quits as IOC member
International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing "personal reasons". In an identical communication addressed separately to the Executive Boards (ECs) of the IOA and FIH and to IOC's president Thomas Bach, Batra thanked them for their "support and guidance". "Due to personal reasons, I submit my resignation from the post of president for which I was elected in 2017.