23 h. ago Chasing gold: London Jenkins pursues flag football dreams, chance at 2028 Olympics

Chasing gold: London Jenkins pursues flag football dreams, chance at 2028 Olympics  The Florida Times-Union

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1 week ago Novak Djokovic drops hint on tennis future and reveals 'only thing' on his mind

Novak Djokovic has outlined his plans for the future, with the 24-time Grand Slam winner stating that he wants to compete at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

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2 w. ago Michael Johnson cancels Los Angeles Grand Slam Track meeting

Emergency meeting held with athletes over decisionDecision leaves LA without major meeting this summerMichael Johnson cancelled the final leg of the new Grand Slam Track series in Los Angeles before an emergency meeting with athletes on Thursday night, leaving the host of the 2028 Olympics and the country’s second-largest city without a major track meeting this summer.Johnson raised around $30m to launch Grand Slam Track this spring, promising a new way of doing track – involving a group of runners under contract racing twice over a weekend and focusing more on where they finished than actual times. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city

Olympic officials have met in Switzerland taking a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles

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2 w. ago Los Angeles' image is scuffed since ICE raids and protests, with World Cup and Olympics on horizon

Los Angeles is still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image

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3 w. ago Los Angeles Olympics bosses speak out on Trump’s latest travel ban impact

US President Donald Trump has announced travel restrictions on 19 countries, which sparked concern about its impact on major sporting events in US

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3 w. ago LA28 organizers confident Trump's latest travel ban won't affect Los Angeles Olympics

Planning and preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has made “significant progress” and organizers say they're confident that President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban won’t prevent games participants from entering the U.S. LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman says the federal government already recognizes that the Olympics require special consideration

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3 w. ago The impact of Trump’s travel ban on 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games in US

The travel ban imposed on 12 countries thin

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3 w. ago What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games

U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term

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3 w. ago Bikes, the Bean and Black Panthers in Chicago: Wembley to Soweto initiative 2025

After the huge success of projects across Europe, southern Africa, South America, the Middle East and the UK, the Wembley to Soweto Foundation started its US rollout in 2022. Focusing on young people affected by gangs, the charity uses photography as a catalyst to improve participants’ self-esteem and confidence and teach life skills to help disadvantaged youth into employment and tertiary educationThe backdrop of sport has been a constant in the Wembley to Soweto Foundation’s projects, and the foundation has encouraged the young photographers to reflect how their communities are shaped by football, rugby, athletics, cricket, boxing and the like.Since the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, the charity has worked alongside the Premier League, the FA, the Olympic Games, the Cricket World Cup, the RFU and now the MLS in North America. Ultimately the US cohorts will be given the opportunity to photograph at the US Soccer World Cup in 2026 and the 2028 LA Olympics.Quiet Reflection – Th...

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3 w. ago Trump travel ban includes exemption for World Cup and Olympic athletes

Fifa declined to comment on recently signed banUnclear whether exception includes Club World CupDonald Trump’s newly signed travel ban contains an exemption that could apply to players, staff or associated families with clubs participating in the 2025 Club World Cup, 2026 Fifa World Cup or the 2028 Olympics.The US president has signed a sweeping order banning travel from 12 countries and restricting travel from seven others, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term. Continue reading...

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