Nike are expected to be announced as the first major sponsor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, it has been reported.
The unusual weather patterns experienced by parts of California in recent years have taken their toll on the 1984 Olympic rowing venue.
The rowing competition at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles may be switched to the Long Beach Marine Stadium, which hosted the sport at the 1932 Games in the Californian city.
Sports business executive Chris Pepe has been appointed chief commercial officer of the joint venture between Los Angeles 2028 and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has backed a push by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have the sport included on the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028.
Gene Sykes is stepping down as chief executive of Los Angeles 2028 but will assume an advisory role with the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.
David Siegel, a longstanding executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, has been named as the new President of the LA Sports Council and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG).
Legends has been announced as the sponsorship sales agency for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Metrolink rail network in Southern California has been handed a cash boost with one eye on the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Los Angeles 2028 have named sports executive Kathy Carter as their chief revenue officer, it has been announced.
Los Angeles 2028 have appointed Lauren Lamkin as their vice president of communications and public relations.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Los Angeles counterpart Eric Garcetti are hopeful of making the Olympic Games more sustainable, with both cities preparing to stage the multi-sport event.
Los Angeles 2028's preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been praised following a visit to the American city from officials representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) chief marketing officer Lisa Baird has left the organisation to take up a position with New York Public Radio (NYPR).
Los Angeles 2028 has taken its first major steps towards launching its marketing plan to raise $2.5 billion (£2 billion/€2.2 billion) in sponsorship, it has been reported.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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