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NFL Makes Push for Flag Football With Eye on 2028 Summer Olympics
NFL executive Troy Vincent is leading the charge for flag football, with the goal of bringing the sport to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course Could Find New Home at 2028 Olympics
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics might feature an obstacle course-style competition in the modern pentathlon that mimics “American Ninja Warrior. “
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Where Will the Next Olympics Be Held? Here is a List of Future Sites
The Olympic flame has been extinguished in Beijing, and as the world reflects on two Games being held within a six-month span, fans are also looking ahead to what’s next for the prestigious event.
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Sha'Carri Richardson Comments on Controversial Kamila Valieva Doping Ruling
Sha’Carri Richardson—an athlete who was suspended and unable to compete for Team USA in 2021 after marijuana use—criticized the IOC’s Kamila Valieva doping ruling.
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Olympian Eddy Alvarez Shares Emotional Reunion With Wife and Baby Son on TODAY
Eddy Alvarez is back home from Tokyo after a couple of whirlwind weeks representing Team USA — both as a co-flag bearer in the opening ceremony, alongside basketball star Sue Bird, and as a silver medal-winning baseball player.
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Olympic Golfer Rory McIlroy ‘Very Impressed' With Simone Biles
After Simone Biles pulled out of the team and individual all-around competitions, athletes have been showing her support. Irish golfer Rory McIlroy praised her and Naomi Osaka for prioritizing their mental health.
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Apart, But Not Alone. Opening Ceremony Reflects a Games Like No Other
After a year-long delay, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony in a nearly-empty stadium reflecting a Games like no other and walking a fine line between celebrating the feats of the world’s best athletes while acknowledging the global hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Significance of the Red String From the Opening Ceremony
Performers interconnected with a red string during the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony had many meanings, one tied to a children’s game and another about interconnectivity. Ayako Kiyono and Masa Hattori from InsideJapan explain the red string in Japanese culture.
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Osaka Makes Her Return Against China's Zheng at Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament.
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Will Any Celtics Play for the US Men's Basketball Team at the Tokyo Summer Olympics?
The Boston Celtics’ long, uneven season came to an end with this week’s Game 5 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. But there’s another basketball season on the horizon — the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The question is whether any Celtics will be on that team. Two years ago, four Celtics — Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker —…
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What Will 2020 Tokyo Olympics Look Like?
With the coronavirus pandemic changing the way we do things across the world, we should expect some changes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021. Athletes share their thoughts on what they think the Summer Games could look like.
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How Alibaba Plans to Change the Olympics
Chinese tech giant Alibaba wants to be a game-changer at the Olympics with its cloud computing and other services. Alibaba is perhaps best known globally as an online retail platform. But Alibaba chief marketing officer Chris Tung has detailed plans to change how broadcasters, fans and organizers experience the Olympics.
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IOC Details Rules on Political Protests at Olympics
Olympic athletes have been told which protests will not be allowed at the 2020 Tokyo Games. That means no taking a knee and no political hand gestures. The IOC Athletes’ Commission has published a three-page guidance document after consulting with competitors. Athletes wanted clarity about how a long-standing ban on political protests in venues would apply in practice. Political opinions...
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Tokyo Olympics: With 1 Year to Go, Costs, Ticket Demand Rising
The countdown for the Tokyo Olympics has hit 365 days. To mark the year-to-go mark, the gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals are to be unveiled Wednesday as part of daylong ceremonies around the Japanese capital. Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics showcased bullet trains, futuristic designs and a new expressway, underlining Japan’s recovery following World War II. Those games were the first...
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Brazil's Top Olympic Official Questioned Over Alleged Scheme to Land Rio Games
The 2016 Rio Games were already marred by trails of corruption, and billions of public money spent and several useless white-elephant venues spread around the city. Things got worse Tuesday when police raided the home of Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Nuzman, questioning him over his role in what French and Brazilian authorities say was a vote-buying scheme to land...
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Japan Marks Three-Year Countdown to Tokyo 2020 Games
Japan began its three-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday with concerts, races and other events meant to drum up public enthusiasm for the games. The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 edition in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. A 15-day, 1,000-kilometer (about...
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Putin Hints at Russian Desire to Bid for Summer Olympics
Russia seems to be gearing up for another Olympic bid, according to Vladimir Putin. The Russian president told Olympic historian David Miller in an exclusive interview that his country has plenty of candidates capable of hosting the Summer Games, not just Moscow. “Apart from the capital of our country, we have a number of cities which could potentially host Summer...
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Ageless Olympians: Meet the Inspiring Over-40 Athletes Competing in the 2016 Rio Games
With the oldest checking in at 61, these tough sportsmen and women prove that there’s no wrong time to dream big.