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Olympics ‘above politics’ say LA 2028 organizers after Trump win
(L-R) Micah Ma?a, Tate Crew, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Janet Evans, Chief Athlete Officer, LA28, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Delaney Schnell, and LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman appear as the Olympics Flag arrives to LA on August 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Leon Bennett/Getty Images for LA28/AFP (Photo by Leon Bennett /…
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Paris Olympics organizers sail into choppy waters
This photograph shows signs displayed by activists of the collective “Le revers de la medaille” in front of the National Olympic and Sports Committee in Saint-Denis, Paris’ suburb, on October 30, 2023, to bring awareness on the consequences of the Olympics on precarious population and the people living in the streets of areas where events…
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Fiba, Manila organizers reflect on World Cup’s successes
Germany wins the Fiba World Cup after beating Serbia in the final. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines— None of the teams that medaled in the 2019 FIBA World Cup made the medal round at this year’s World Cup. And only two quarterfinalists from 2019 made the quarterfinals this year. It represents almost unprecedented turnover, and FIBA…
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