A slew of top international sporting events is coming to East Africa, which governments are betting on to provide an economic boost and attract foreign investment. Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population…
DAKAR, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The first Olympic sporting event ever to be held in Africa has been a long time in the making but the Dakar Youth Olympics are ready to deliver despite a four-year postponement, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty…
In 2024, Green founded AthleteCon, an in-person event where athletes and professionals in the NIL space could gather for hands-on content creation workshops and live brand deal matchmaking. The event has grown from a one-day event in 2024 to three days in…
This is where they admit de feet. The New York City Marathon devolves into a Greek tragedy for ill-prepared runners at an unsuspecting half-mile stretch of the Upper East Side — where quitters are statistically inclined to rip off their racing…
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Kathleen Kennedy, a veteran Hollywood producer and the former president of “Star Wars” film studio Lucasfilm, will lead production of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles, organizers said on…
The German bobsled team that won the gold medal at this year’s Winter Olympics in the men’s four-man bobsled event finished with a total time of 3 minutes and 37.57 seconds. Another German squad finished just over a second behind their countrymen…
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games have unveiled “Stars Align” as their official slogan, framing the motto as a meeting of lifelong athletic preparation and the spotlight of the entertainment capital. The campaign…
U.S. gymnast Skye Blakely has officially recorded a 100% hit rate at the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, cleanly executing 16 out of 16 total routines in Holland. Her consistency has paid dividends, delivering four medals, the most of any athlete – male or…
American gymnast Skye Blakely is no stranger to ovations. At the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, Blakely received arguably the loudest reception of any athlete in the field – Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee included – but it wasn’t for a meet-winning floor routine. It…
SOELDEN, Austria, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Paula Moltzan started the World Cup Alpine ski season with a first career victory at the age of 32 on Saturday after US teammate Mikaela Shiffrin blew a giant slalom first-leg lead and finished seventh in the…
The Olympic movement between Games: Los Angeles 2028, the IOC and USOPC, and the Olympic sports and athletes on the road there.
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