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Other Sports 28 Mar 2025 | 09:38 PM

Olympics-Italy's new sliding centre for 2026 Games passes initial tests

(Reuters) - The new 'Eugenio Monti' sliding centre for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has successfully completed its initial tests for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions.

Other Sports 25 Mar 2025 | 05:18 PM

Olympics-Italy's Leonardo, TechnoAlpin sign partnerships for 2026 Games

(Reuters) - Italy's aerospace and defence company Leonardo will provide communication systems to the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the company and the local organiser Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation said on Tuesday in a joint statement.

Other Sports 25 Mar 2025 | 02:44 AM

Olympics-Brisbane to build main stadium on parkland for 2032 Summer Games

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A new 60,000-seat stadium and a national aquatics centre will be built in an inner city Brisbane park for the 2032 Olympics, Queensland State Premier David Crisafulli announced on Tuesday as he unveiled the third venue plan for the Games.

Other Sports 25 Mar 2025 | 12:08 PM

Olympics-Athletes test Cortina sliding track ahead of 2026 Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) -A group of Olympic athletes got their first chance on Tuesday to test the track at the new sliding centre that will host events at the Winter Games next year as a project that has caused controversy nears completion.

Other Sports 21 Mar 2025 | 09:50 AM

Games-India eyes hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games as it bids for 2036 Olympics

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has submitted an "expression of interest" to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, potentially the perfect dress rehearsal for the country's bigger dream of hosting the Olympic Games six years later.

Other Sports 20 Mar 2025 | 09:32 PM

Olympics-ΙΟC's new president Coventry wants sit-down with Trump on LA 2028 Games

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee's newly-elected President Kirsty Coventry wants to sit down with United States President Donald Trump to make sure the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are successful, she said on Thursday.

Other Sports 20 Mar 2025 | 10:22 AM

Olympics-LA 2028 Games organisers move to ease IOC concerns over visas

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics on Thursday moved to ease concerns among International Olympic Committee members over visas and entry requirements for athletes and officials for those Games.

Other Sports 28 Mar 2025 | 08:01 PM

Olympics-LA28 flag football and lacrosse to be held at BMO Stadium

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The flag football and lacrosse competitions at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will be held at BMO Stadium, Games organisers said on Friday after an updated plan was approved by the Los Angeles City Council.

Other Sports 19 Mar 2025 | 02:30 PM

Olympics-2030 France winter Games will benefit from Paris 2024 help - minister

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The launch of preparations for the 2030 winter Olympics in the French Alps got off to a sluggish start amid political tensions, but the organising committee can benefit from the experience of Paris 2024 to make up for lost time.

Other Sports 20 Mar 2025 | 09:41 AM

Olympics-Boxing earns spot in Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games, says IOC

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Boxing was included on Thursday in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future.

Other Sports 28 Mar 2025 | 02:56 PM

Olympics-Turkish Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies in hotel fire

(Reuters) - Turkish Olympic skier Berkin Usta died on Thursday in a fire at a ski resort hotel in the country's northwest, the Turkey Ski Federation said.

Other Sports 17 Mar 2025 | 11:58 AM

Olympics-IOC recommends inclusion of boxing in Los Angeles 2028 Games, says IOC's Bach

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport's Olympic future.

Other Sports 15 Mar 2025 | 11:57 AM

Olympics-Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign-IOC's Bach

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Saturday.

Cricket 15 Mar 2025 | 01:47 PM

Olympics-India's Kohli excited by cricket's return at Los Angeles Games

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Virat Kohli welcomed the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and, although the Indian great will not be coaxed out of retirement for the showpiece, he said he believed a new generation of Indian athletes would be ready to strike gold.

Other Sports 15 Mar 2025 | 05:45 AM

Olympics-India's 2036 Games bid a chance to boost infrastructure, says sports governance expert

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is a massive opportunity to "turbo-charge" investment in its infrastructure but it must ensure the benefits are shared across local communities, a sports governance expert said.

Other Sports 11 Mar 2025 | 11:59 AM

Olympics-Stellantis to supply vehicles for 2026 Winter Games in Italy

(Reuters) - Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, and Maserati, the Italian brands of carmaker Stellantis, will serve as automotive partners for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in northern Italy, the company and local organisers said on Tuesday.

Other Sports 7 Mar 2025 | 10:27 AM

Olympics-Only boxers from recognised body would take part in LA 2028 Games, says Bach

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Boxers whose national federations are not part of the global boxing body provisionally recognised by the International Olympic Committee could miss out on the Los Angeles 2028 Games if the sport is included, IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Friday.

Other Sports 21 Mar 2025 | 01:01 PM

Olympics-You can't choose who congratulates you, IOC says after Putin's best wishes

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday declined to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's congratulatory note to newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry, saying it was his prerogative.

Other Sports 20 Mar 2025 | 04:37 PM

Olympics-Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.

Other Sports 19 Mar 2025 | 04:07 PM

Olympics-IOC names outgoing boss Bach as honorary president for life

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the German due to step down in June after 12 years in charge.

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