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Over 40 countries oppose Russia using sport to "legitimise" war on Ukraine

  • MINEPS Conference in Baku

More than 40 countries have issued a collective statement here insisting that Russia "should not be allowed to use sport to legitimise its illegal and unprovoked war" on Ukraine.

Sport (MINEPS VII).Officials from the host countries of the Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Brisbane 2032

damaged since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February last year.Among those included the Olympic

Games and international competition even under a neutral flag," said Kanevskyi."

It’s high time to realise that the participation of Russia in the Olympic Games and international competition

The International Olympic Committe (IOC) ruled in March that athletes from both countries should be allowed


Brisbane 2032 proud of progress after first IOC Coordination Commission meeting

  • Brisbane 2032

Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris has said that organisers have "a lot to be proud of" as they set

out their nine-year journey to deliver a "new standard" for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Liveris’ comments came following the inaugural meeting with the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination

Commission for Brisbane 2032.Representatives from the Organising Committee travelled to the Olympic

embrace innovation and chart a path that redefines the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the next generation.IOC

 "Brisbane 2032’s commitment to leveraging the Games as a catalyst for creating opportunities and

and Paralympic Games, driven by Olympic Agenda 2020+5 - one that champions athleticism, diversity, inclusion


Name change proposed for Brisbane before 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • Brisbane 2032

Government is considering changing the name of Brisbane back to the indigenous name Meanjin before the 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games takes place in the city.

official return to usage earlier this month.Olympic hockey gold medallist Nova Peris carried the 2000 Olympic

Torch at Uluru, which was restored to its indigenous name seven years before the Sydney Games ©Getty

which bear the names of members of the British Royal Family might also be renamed.Last year, Brisbane 2032

the conversation to incorporate the magnificent culture of the First Nations people".Uluru, where the Olympic


Salt Lake City ready to host Winter Olympics that "best serves" Olympic Movement, claims USOPC chief

  • 2030 Olympics

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board chairman Gene Sykes has announced that Salt

Lake City "stands ready to welcome the world again in 2030 or 2034, which ever year best serves the Olympic

Sykes has claimed that an Olympic return to Salt Lake, which hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, would be

We support the idea of investing in communities that can be Olympic hosts, and Salt Lake City, I think

2002 ©Getty ImagesThis is the process which ultimately led to the selection of Brisbane to host the 2032

Games."

Games with some events also held in St Moritz and the Swiss Olympic Committee were encouraged to consider


David Owen: TOP programme the only bright spot as 2022 IOC report shines light on another tough year

  • Inside the Blogs

There is a golden rule when looking to analyse the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s financial

performance: cross-refer to numbers from four years earlier - the equivalent point in the previous Olympic

cycle - not one year earlier, as you would typically do with non-Olympic organisations.

The IOC’s annual report for 2022, the year of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has just

Korea was followed by an event in China gives us the rare opportunity to compare consecutive Winter Games

Oceania - down 47 per cent to $7.1 million (£5.6 million/€6.5 million).By this yardstick, the Winter Games

year.This is even though we know that the IOC sold broadcasting rights to the United States from 2021 to 2032

Games-related expenditure in 2022, as a result of the decision to postpone the 2022 event until 2026


Broadcaster announces deal to become official partner of Australian Olympic team in Brisbane 2032 build-up

  • Brisbane 2032

Television channel Nine has announced a new partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)

which will see the network support the country's athletes on their journey towards Brisbane 2032.

With Brisbane 2032 less than a decade away, our commitment to the Olympic Movement is to shine a light

will provide extra coverage for the country's athletes in the build-up to Brisbane 2032 ©NineThe AOC

with the broadcaster, Australia's second-rated television network, on the journey towards Brisbane 2032

Nine will be broadcasting the Paris Games after signing a broadcast deal with the International Olympic

Olympic Games."


Australian Government launches hunt for advisors on big events after Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

make sure further major international sporting events are attracted to the country after the Brisbane 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The build up to Brisbane 2032 has been dubbed the "Green and Gold Runway" and includes major events including

the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cups for both

Olympic and Paralympic Games," tender specifications stated.A spokesman for Australian Sports Minister

Anika Wells has called for further major sporting events to be held in Australia after the Brisbane 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games."


Mass timber could be key material in Brisbane 2032 Athletes' Village

  • Brisbane 2032

Mass timber will be a preferred construction material when the Brisbane 2032 Athletes' Villages are built

material {that} has great potential in achieving the Government's commitment to a climate-positive Games

climate change ©Getty ImagesHamilton Northshore is set to be the home of the Village for the Brisbane 2032

Government has firmly recognised the value of timber in the context of creating a climate positive Olympic

Games.

 "Now the sector and the Government need to work together early with relevant Olympic planning forums


Paris 2024 and Olympic Qualifiers Series to be discussed by IOC Executive Board

  • Paris 2024

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board are set to meet with a little more

and other challenges facing the Olympic Movement.Those discussions will take place before an Extraordinary

on Thursday (June 22) when the International Boxing Association is expected to be expelled from the Olympic

report on the opening day of Executive Board meetings tomorrow before receiving updates from IFs of Olympic

Games, including Milan Cortina 2026, Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032, are poised to produce presentations.Tomorrow

is also set to see reports from athletes and National Olympic Committees as well as the Olympic Esports


Commonwealth Games Australia names Athlete Advisory Group before Victoria 2026

  • Victoria 2026

Three-time Paralympic champion Matthew Levy and Olympic medallists Anabelle Smith and Aran Zalewski have

been named in the Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) Athlete Advisory Group (AAG).

athletes and Para athletes have secured a place on the AAG through to the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games

women’s hockey team that won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and has a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games

ImagesSmith, who was crowned women’s three metres synchro diving champion at Birmingham 2022, is another Olympic

legacy for sport through to 2032 and beyond is my way of giving back," said McHugh."

Commonwealth Games team."


Athlete development programme launched with view to Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

partnership with the Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) focused on developing talent for the Brisbane 2032

Olympic Games.

With just over nine years until the Brisbane Games, now is the time to unearth the athletes and their

coaches who can shine on the Olympic stage and inspire their local communities," said Carroll."

athletes with the expertise of NSWIS, young talent is given every prospect of blossoming ahead of Brisbane 2032

This is such an important initiative in providing the opportunity for Australia's team in 2032 to make

A successful Olympic Games requires a successful Olympic Team and the groundwork for this must begin


Infront to take over Olympic broadcast rights in Central and South-East Asia from crisis-hit Dentsu

  • Olympics

Infront Sports & Media AG has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights to four editions of the Olympic

Games in 22 countries in Asia - and is set to take over from Dentsu.

marketing firm will serve as the media rightsholder for Central and South-East Asia between 2026 and 2032

Olympics and the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Summer Games.The 2030 Winter Olympics, which have

yet to be allocated a host, and all Youth Olympic Games during this period will also be covered.Dentsu

Games to broader audiences.

forward to bringing all the passion and positivity that the Games represent to sports fans across Asia


Queensland Government pledges $44 million for Paralympic Centre of Excellence

  • Brisbane 2032

billion/€1.19 billion) over the next four years to "commence delivery of venues infrastructure" for the 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games.

complete rebuilding of the Gabba is the most expensive capital project to be undertaken for Brisbane 2032

©Getty ImagesThe budget confirmed the total capital expenditure for Brisbane 2032 venues infrastructure

Coordination Office is to supervise "key aspects" of Olympic and Paralympic development.The Government

venues and athlete villages, as well as transport, environment, legacy, First Nations and security".The Olympic

Games are scheduled to open on July 23 2032 and the Paralympics open on August 24 2032.


Independent report proposes tougher standards for Queensland developers in build-up to Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

developers in the construction industry in a bid to crack down on dubious practices in the build-up to the 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane.

appointed by the Queensland Government in late 2021, after Brisbane became the first city to be awarded the Olympic

and Paralympic Games under the revamped procedure for selecting host cities in which the International

Olympic Committee's Future Host Commission identifies and proposes its preferred candidate to the Executive

construction industry to "intensify" without action given the growth in development before Brisbane 2032

development and growth" underway particularly in South-East Queensland in the build-up to Brisbane 2032


Adelaide to stage 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

Adelaide in Australia has been given the rights to host the 2025 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships.

will be the first time Australia will host the Beach Volleyball World Championships.The Australian Olympic

Committee (AOC) welcomed the announcement as it adds to the Green and Gold Runway to the Brisbane 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games."

2025 Beach Volley World Championships is a fantastic addition to the Green and Gold Runway to Brisbane 2032

will get the chance to see elite beach volleyballers, in person, and be inspired to chase their own Olympic