The International Olympic Committee's newly-elected president Kirsty Coventry wants to sit down with United States President Donald Trump to make sure the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are successful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/21/coventry-sit-down-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kirstycoventry #donaldtrump #unitedstates #lgbtq #2028losangelesolympics
Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/21/kirsty-coventry-ioc-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2028losangelesolympics #ioc #kirstycoventry
Boxing was included on Thursday in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/20/ioc-world-boxing-la-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #worldboxing #internationalboxingassociation #ioc #thomasbach #2028losangelesolympics
Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the German due to step down in June after 12 years in charge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/20/bach-honorary-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ioc #thomasbach
The race for the most powerful post in sports, the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, already enveloped in the secrecy, has become stranger — and much nastier — as decision day looms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/20/ioc-election-stranger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ioc #thomasbach #sebastiancoe #kirstycoventry #juanantoniosamaranch
Japan's six-time Olympic champion Akinori Nakayama has died at the age of 82, the Japan Gymnastics Association said on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/18/akinori-nakayama-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #akinorinakayama
Y’ALL! Y’AAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!
you may need a VPN to see this in the United States. i just columbused the whole LIBERTÉ section of the #2024Olympics featuring #Gojira and Marina Vinotti.
i hate these stupid restrictions, especially when it involves a public good like, not just #sports, but the friggin #Olympics.
here’s the whole 6 minutes long arrangement posted by EuroSport #France
The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/17/ioc-president-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ioc #thomasbach #sebastiancoe #kirstycoventry #johaneliasch #princefeisalalhussein #davidlappartient #juanantoniosamaranchjr #morinariwatanabe
A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/16/bach-russia-campaign-boxing-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ioc #thomasbach #2024parisolympics #2028losangelesolympics #russia #fakenews
Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign, IOC's Bach says
The International Olympic Committee had to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games, its outgoing president said.
India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is a massive opportunity to "turbo-charge" investment in its infrastructure but it must ensure the benefits are shared across local communities, a sports governance expert said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/15/india-olympic-sports-infrastructure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #india #internationalolympiccommittee
More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/14/olympians-climate-change-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #climatechange #emissions #ioc #thomasbach
@GreenFire I would love to see our former allies attend and protest meaningfully.
No business as usual!
Jesse Owens did not avoid the nazi-fied 1936 Olympics. He went there, and his 4 gold medals were a rebuke to white supremacy.
This photo from the 1969 Olympics was seen around the globe not only as a protest against domestic racism but against social injustice here and abroad.
#Olympics
#protest
Trailblazing Ghanaian skeleton athlete Akwasi Frimpong hopes to open doors for more Africans in winter sports, as he eyes one last trip to the Olympics next year before calling time on his career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/06/akwasi-frimpong-skeleton-trailblazer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #akwasifrimpong #africa #winterolympics #wintersports
A benefit was held over the weekend in honor of the 67 people who died Jan. 29 when an army helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington. Many of those victims were young figure skaters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/04/more-sports/figure-skating-plane-crash-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #airaccidents #olympics
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino race in Spain
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee won the O Gran Camino road race in Spain on Sunday, finishing with a 35-second edge over Italy's Davide Piganzoli.
#sports #cycling #race #Spain #Olympics #SummerSports
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/road/derek-gee-wins-o-gran-camino-1.7472704?cmp=rss
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/02/27/world-boxing-ioc-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #2028losangelesolympics #worldboxing #internationalboxingassociation
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will resign as a member of the Olympic body after handing the reins to his presidential successor in June, the IOC said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/02/27/thomas-bach-resign-ioc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #thomasbach #internationalolympiccommittee
