Category: OLYMPIC
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Historic day for basketball as 3×3 added to Olympic Program
Mies (Basketball 3×3 added Olympic) June 9, 2017: The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Executive Board on Friday announced its decision to include 64 athletes (32 men and 32 women) for 3×3 as part of the Olympic Basketball program starting with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Adding a new urban basketball discipline to the Olympic program…
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ISSF Welcomes IOC Decisions Regarding Tokyo 2020 Sports Program
Munich, Jun 9, 2017: ISSF Welcomes IOC Decisions, The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) today welcomed the decision of the IOC Executive Board (EB) to approve the changes to the Olympic Shooting sports program to achieve gender equality and maximize the sport’s popularity and international appeal at Tokyo 2020. The IOC Executive Board decision approved…
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IOC includes the Triathlon Mixed Relays on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Lausanne, June 9, 2017: ITU is pleased to announce that the Triathlon Mixed Relays has been included on the Programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday June 9 the new events added for the next Olympics, which will be Triathlon Mixed Relays, Basketball 3×3, Archery Mixed Team event,…
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Sport and culture combine as Paris 2024 joins the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, May 24, 2017: Tonight Paris 2024 joined the glittering world of celebrity at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. A Paris 2024 delegation climbed the famed 24 steps of the Palais des Festivals, at the invitation of Pierre Lescure, President of the Cannes Film Festival and Thierry Frémaux, Delegate General…
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IOC Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne – Information for the media
Lausanne, May 19, 2017: IOC Executive Board meeting, The EB will receive and discuss two reports from the Working Group currently looking into the candidature procedure. The working group consists of the four IOC Vice-Presidents and has been tasked with exploring how to make the candidature procedure more proactive, more collaborative and less expensive in…
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Paris 2024 IOC Evaluation Commission Visit
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski from Paris, France, May 14, 2017: IOC Evaluation Commission Visit, Opening speeches of Paris 2024 Co-Chair, Tony Estanguet, Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Paris 2024 Co-Chair, Bernard Lapasset, French IOC Member Guy Drut, President of the CNOSF, Denis Masseglia given to the IOC Evaluation Commission at the start of their three day…
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An incredible visit to an incredible city
Los Angeles, May 12, 2017: The IOC Evaluation Commission completed its three-day visit to Los Angeles on Friday, May 12, early in the afternoon. Arriving at the beginning of the week under a gray sky, she left California with a smiling sun. It has to be believed that the weather has had an effect on…
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President elect Emmanuel Macron speaks with IOC President Thomas Bach to express his full support for Paris 2024
By Tom Lloyd, Paris , May 12, 2017: Emmanuel Macron, the French President elect, spoke with IOC President Thomas Bach on Thursday, May 11 to express his absolute support for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid. President Emmanuel Macron, who was elected on Sunday May 7, confirmed his support for the Paris 2024 bid…
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Paris 2024 congratulates Emmanuel Macron on being elected President of France
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, France, May 7, 2017: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee has offered its full congratulations to Emmanuel Macron, who was tonight elected President of France. Emmanuel Macron President of France: Paris 2024 Bid Committee co-Chairs Tony Estanguet and Bernard Lapasset said: “On behalf of the entire Paris 2024 Bid Committee we…
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Paris 2024 launch online game that brings Games vision to life
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, May 5, 2017: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee has announced the release of a new online game – Paris 2024 Run – which allows users to go on a virtual tour of the unique Paris 2024 Games vision. The game, developed by French company Gameloft, a subsidiary of…