Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games
1 month ago

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Bach said Thursday responsibility for “taking early contact with the incoming team” of the Trump administration is with organizing committee officials in LA, and leaders of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. “We saw also that President-elect Trump repeatedly declared his support for the games, which we never had any doubt because he has declared this support from the very beginning.” On Wednesday, Trump said he appointed Monica Crowley as his representative for “major U.S. hosted events,” including the LA Olympics and the 2026 World Cup in men’s soccer. For the 2025-28 period, covering the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Games and 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, the IOC already secured $7.3 billion and expects to beat the previous total, Bach said.

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IOC reveals manifestos of presidency candidates
3 weeks, 1 day ago

IOC reveals manifestos of presidency candidates

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee has published the manifestos of the seven candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as president in March. | Photo Credit: AP Qualifications – President of World Athletics, organised and delivered 2012 London Olympics, former member of British Parliament, IOC member since 2020, double Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Qualifications - President of the …

Olympics leader talks up working with President-elect Trump ahead of L.A. Games
1 month ago

Olympics leader talks up working with President-elect Trump ahead of L.A. Games

LA Times  

Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Bach said Thursday responsibility for “taking early contact with the incoming team” of the Trump administration is with organizing committee officials in L.A. and leaders of the US Olympic and Paralympic …

L.A. politicians ask Trump for $3.2 billion to pay for Olympic transportation projects
1 month, 2 weeks ago

L.A. politicians ask Trump for $3.2 billion to pay for Olympic transportation projects

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holds up the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August. Los Angeles transit officials are asking President-elect Donald Trump to dedicate $3.2 billion to fund transportation projects for “the largest and most spectacular sporting event held in American history” — the 2028 Olympics. The letter sent out last week …

Trump, the 2028 Olympics and what it all means for L.A.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump, the 2028 Olympics and what it all means for L.A.

LA Times  

Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Redmond Gerard, left, listens to President Trump describing his snowboarding stunts during a ceremony welcoming the Team USA Olympic athletes at the White House in 2018. At the same time, Trump denigrates other countries, criticized Paris Olympic organizers this summer over a segment deemed anti-Christian by some, and was shaded by Team USA gymnast Simone Biles …

LA 2028 Olympic Games confident of Trump administration support
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LA 2028 Olympic Games confident of Trump administration support

The Independent  

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Here’s why LA28 officials are not worried about Trump’s support for the Olympics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here’s why LA28 officials are not worried about Trump’s support for the Olympics

LA Times  

Casey Wasserman, LA28 chairman and president, speaks at a news conference at UCLA Covel Commons on Thursday. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to make a “radical change” in government spending has raised concerns about Los Angeles’ effort to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. “That’s the nature of the world we live in,” LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman said. “You need the support …

Seven IOC members enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven IOC members enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president

Firstpost  

Thomas Bach has led the International Olympic Committee since September 2013 and his 12-year presidency was to expire next year IOC President Thomas Bach addresses the audience during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. AP World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday their bid to succeed International Olympic …

Lord Coe in landmark bid to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lord Coe in landmark bid to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president

The Telegraph  

Lord Coe has launched his bid to become the president of the International Olympic Committee when Thomas Bach stands down next year. They are Zimbabwe’s double Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry, who is regarded as an ally of outgoing president Bach; the current Spanish vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch jnr, whose father was a past president; France’s David Lappartient, who heads …

IOC President Bach not to seek 3rd term
5 months ago

IOC President Bach not to seek 3rd term

China Daily  

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug 10, 2024. PARIS -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announced on Saturday that he will not seek to take charge of the organization for a third term. "As a result of deep deliberations and extensive discussions, …

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. I’m worried the language is starting to shift, and I’m actually a little bit upset if they start to roll back the “car-free games” promise, because I think it was appropriately shocking to people. The other component that echoes what’s going on in Paris is the “no-build Olympics.” In the same way …

IOC approves French Alps' bid backed by President Macron to host the 2030 Winter Olympics
5 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC approves French Alps' bid backed by President Macron to host the 2030 Winter Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — The French Alps were named as the 2030 Winter Games host by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, though with conditions attached and signoff required from whoever is the next prime minister of France. French President Emmanuel Macron helped present the bid to IOC members and gave assurances that the new prime minister and government he intends to …

L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more
5 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announces a $77-million grant for Los Angeles on Thursday at the Coliseum. Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses. The buses will help …

Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
10 months ago

Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza, IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed Wednesday. Asked Wednesday about Israel teams and athletes not taking part in Paris, the International Olympic Committee president said: “No, there is no question about this.” The safety in France of the Israeli team — …

Amid leadership changes, LA28 still confident it can raise billions for 2028 Olympics
1 year ago

Amid leadership changes, LA28 still confident it can raise billions for 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

LA28, the group responsible for hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, is confident it can fulfill fundraising obligations despite changes in leadership. In the midst of this week’s sudden leadership changes, the private committee tasked with organizing the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles insisted it remains on track to raise billions of dollars needed to pay for …

IOC warns countries that block athletes for political reasons risk harming Olympic host bids
1 year, 2 months ago

IOC warns countries that block athletes for political reasons risk harming Olympic host bids

The Hindu  

Countries that exclude athletes from competing for political reasons risk harming their plans to host an Olympic Games, the IOC said on Sunday. READ | I was on the verge of saying goodbye to sport before Asian Games, says Annu Rani Poland refused to let Russian athletes compete in the European Games this year and Indonesia was stripped by football …

IOC members call on President Bach to stay on past end of term in 2025
1 year, 2 months ago

IOC members call on President Bach to stay on past end of term in 2025

The Hindu  

Several International Olympic Committee members called on Sunday for president Thomas Bach to stay on after his second term ends in 2025, and continue for a third one. Elected in 2013, Bach is due to step down in 2025 in line with current Olympic Charter rules, following a first eight-year term and a second four-year one. Sunday’s open declaration by …

Athletes will like Paris Olympic Village, says chief Bach
1 year, 5 months ago

Athletes will like Paris Olympic Village, says chief Bach

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach toured the under-construction Athletes’ Village for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday and said the 10,500 competitors would be “very happy” there. He spent 15 minutes visiting the site in Saint-Denis to the north of Paris and declared the Village to be “extremely well-planned” and “very compact”. Bach also got his hands on the …

The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe
1 year, 6 months ago

The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — What was shaping up as a regular workday turned out to be anything but for the organizers of France’s first summer Olympic Games in a century. We’ll be inspected intensely, criticized hugely.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the Paris 2024 president vigorously defended colleagues whose homes also were searched. Paris 2024 Olympics Organizing Committee …

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
1 year, 7 months ago

Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

The Hindu  

Olympic sports bodies meet Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The International Olympic Committee in March advised that some Russians and Belarusians could return in individual events but not team sports, if they had not actively supported the war in Ukraine, and are not contracted …

Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games
2 years, 2 months ago

Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The IOC is in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games, the global group of national Olympic leaders was told Thursday. “We are currently working with 10 interested NOCs and regions across four continents,” International Olympic Committee director general Christophe de Kepper said at the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in …

IOC president Thomas Bach corrects slip up in Olympics pep talk
3 years, 5 months ago

IOC president Thomas Bach corrects slip up in Olympics pep talk

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week with the pandemic-postponed Olympics opening in just 10 days. Bach spent his first three days in isolation at the International Olympic Committee's five-star hotel in central Tokyo, and his movements in Tokyo are limited — like almost everyone entering for the …

Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025
3 years, 10 months ago

Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Thomas Bach was re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday for a final four-year term with his immediate focus on this year’s delayed Tokyo Games. Bach said Tokyo was “the best prepared Olympic city ever” and reiterated the games would open on July 23 despite restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Let us not forget …

IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in Tokyo to review preparations for Olympics
4 years, 1 month ago

IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in Tokyo to review preparations for Olympics

India TV News  

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in the Japanese capital on Sunday for a four-day visit to review the preparations for the postponed Olympic Games with top Japanese officials, including Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Tokyo 2020 organising committee had announced on Friday that Bach will be awarding the Olympic Order to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the …

Thomas Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for Olympics - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Thomas Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for Olympics - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organisers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo making the rounds, shaking hands and posing for photos in his first visit since the Olympics were postponed 7 1/2 months ago. An …

Thomas Bach to visit new Japanese PM, Tokyo Olympic leaders
4 years, 3 months ago

Thomas Bach to visit new Japanese PM, Tokyo Olympic leaders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy IOC President Thomas Bach is …

L.A. 2028 Olympics face many potential pitfalls on the road to fiscal responsibility
4 years, 4 months ago

L.A. 2028 Olympics face many potential pitfalls on the road to fiscal responsibility

LA Times  

Los Angeles is set to play host to the 2028 Summer Olympics, but what steps is the LA28 committee taking in ensuring costs stay in check? “Regression to the Tail: Why the Olympics Blow Up” paints a dire overall picture, showing that despite the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to make the Games more affordable, host cities are running up large …

Postponing Olympics to cost IOC millions of dollars: Bach
4 years, 8 months ago

Postponing Olympics to cost IOC millions of dollars: Bach

The Hindu  

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic will cost the International Olympic Committee “several hundred million dollars”, its president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. “We already know that we have to shoulder several hundred million US dollars of postponement costs,” the German wrote in a letter to the Olympic movement, warning that, while …

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. “The schedule for the games is key to preparing for the games,” Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said. “I believe the IFs have accepted the games being held in the summer.” Muto said the decision was made Monday and the …

Bach invokes Trump in defense of Olympic decision
4 years, 9 months ago

Bach invokes Trump in defense of Olympic decision

The Hindu  

A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday. “In the last couple of weeks the measures of many governments, they were limited until middle of April, some beginning of May,” the International Olympic Committee president said. “You have maybe seen the latest declarations …

Tokyo 2020: IOC will follow WHO advice on Olympics cancellation
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo 2020: IOC will follow WHO advice on Olympics cancellation

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee will follow the World Health Organisation’s recommendation on whether to cancel or postpone this year’s Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic, IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Thursday. “We will follow the advice of the WHO,” he said, adding that the IOC was now still working towards preparing for a “successful” Games. READ | With cancellations …

Coronavirus: Thomas Bach looks forward to ‘successful’ Tokyo 2020 Olympics
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Thomas Bach looks forward to ‘successful’ Tokyo 2020 Olympics

CNN  

CNN — Olympics chief Thomas Bach says Games organizers are preparing for a “successful” Tokyo 2020 despite the ongoing worries around coronavirus. However, Japan’s minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto, told reporters that the Tokyo 2020 “Games could be postponed until later this year.” “In the contract signed by the IOC, the host city and others, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC President Thomas Bach tries to boost morale about Games in face of coronavirus threat
4 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC President Thomas Bach tries to boost morale about Games in face of coronavirus threat

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC President Thomas Bach held a conference call limited to three of Japan’s main media outlets — newspapers Asahi and Yomiuri, and the Kyodo news agency. The answers are in full: Bach’s opening statement: “The preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo …

Donald Trump might visit Tokyo for Olympic Games 2020
4 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump might visit Tokyo for Olympic Games 2020

The Hindu  

US President Donald Trump says he is considering an invitation from Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to attend the Tokyo Olympics. “I was invited by Prime Minister Abe, and we’ll make that determination,” Trump said on late Tuesday during a meeting with members of the US Olympic Committee and organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Trump told Los Angeles …

Trump vows to ‘clean up’ LA at Olympic meeting briefing
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump vows to ‘clean up’ LA at Olympic meeting briefing

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump on Tuesday veered into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, criticizing the city’s political leadership for failing to curtail its homelessness epidemic. “The federal government is going to take it over, we’re going to do it.“ Trump has battled with California’s Democratic leaders throughout his three …

President Trump confirms government will assist L.A. during 2028 Olympics
4 years, 10 months ago

President Trump confirms government will assist L.A. during 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

In a meeting with local Olympic organizers Tuesday afternoon, President Trump confirmed the government will provide assistance with security and other services when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Games. As has been the case with past Olympics on American soil, federal officials will convey “National Special Security Event” status on the 17-day competition, with the potential for hundreds of …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach says Tokyo better prepared than any other city hosting Games
5 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach says Tokyo better prepared than any other city hosting Games

Firstpost  

Thomas Bach who was visiting Tokyo has said that the city is better prepared one year before the games than any other city which has hosted the Olympics Tokyo: A year before hosting the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is better prepared than any other city in the past to host the Games, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. International Olympic …

IOC president Thomas Bach cautions against profit-driven sports events
5 years, 6 months ago

IOC president Thomas Bach cautions against profit-driven sports events

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach wants local governments to resist promoting independently run sports events that, he believes, go against the Olympic ideal. The organizers of profit-driven sporting ventures are “cherry picking” events without sharing the International Olympic Committee’s duty to use profits to help athletes around the world, Bach told Olympic leaders on Tuesday at their annual meeting. Citing a …

Mayor Eric Garcetti projects $1-billion profit for 2028 L.A. Olympics
5 years, 6 months ago

Mayor Eric Garcetti projects $1-billion profit for 2028 L.A. Olympics

LA Times  

The 2028 Olympic Games should turn a record $1-billion profit, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday. Garcetti also said he considered the LA 2028 estimates of ticket revenue to be “conservative.” The profit from the 1984 Olympics funded LA84, a foundation that has used those surplus funds to provide grants to more than 3,000 youth sports organizations, providing programming …

Encouraging words from Thomas Bach as Brisbane joins 2032 Olympic field
5 years, 8 months ago

Encouraging words from Thomas Bach as Brisbane joins 2032 Olympic field

The Hindu  

Brisbane is using a meeting of world sport movers and shakers in the nearby Gold Coast to start pushing a possible bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics. Read | AAI names acting president to start election process With the five day SportAccord convention, which brings together the international sports federations, under the patronage of the IOC, opening in the surf …

Los Angeles Olympics to cost $6.9 billion
5 years, 8 months ago

Los Angeles Olympics to cost $6.9 billion

The Hindu  

Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chiefs on Tuesday unveiled details of the $6.9 billion budget for the Games, vowing to deliver the spectacle without cost overruns that have dogged recent editions of the extravaganza. LA 2028 said the budget had been independently evaluated by accounting giants KPMG and had been computed in “real dollars to offer a clear picture of financial …

L.A. 2028 Olympics officials hope new sponsorship strategy results in revenue boost
5 years, 8 months ago

L.A. 2028 Olympics officials hope new sponsorship strategy results in revenue boost

LA Times  

The Coliseum framed by a plexiglass sign after the city was officially awarded the rights to host the 2028 Olympic Games on Sep. 13, 2017. NBCUniversal has also made an undisclosed financial commitment to the host committee, a pledge that could ease concerns about LA 2028’s goal of reaching $2.5 billion in domestic sponsorships. “This is really unique.” Though the …

As Paris has Olympic struggles, L.A. should watch, learn and plan for 2028 Games
5 years, 11 months ago

As Paris has Olympic struggles, L.A. should watch, learn and plan for 2028 Games

LA Times  

The Coliseum is framed by a plexiglass sign after Los Angeles was awarded the rights to host the 2028 Olympic Games on Sept. 13, 2017. The 2028 Summer Olympics are still almost 10 years off, but Los Angeles might do well to keep an eye on Paris as that city prepares for the 2024 Games. Sign up for our daily …

IOC chief Thomas Bach: Tokyo 'best-prepared' city for Olympics
6 years, 1 month ago

IOC chief Thomas Bach: Tokyo 'best-prepared' city for Olympics

The Hindu  

IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that Tokyo was the best-prepared host Olympic city he could remember, with just more than 600 days to go until the 2020 Opening Ceremony. But he added: “I do not remember any host city which was so far in its preparations two years before the Olympic Games than Tokyo.” Japan has mostly lived …

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