The overhauls will include a modernized and expanded Arts Commons and a total redesign of Olympic Plaza.
The Alberta government is committing $103 million toward the overhauls of Arts Commons and Olympic
GENEVA (AP) — Facing a Russia-organized potential rival to the Olympics, the IOC urged sports and political leaders on Tuesday not to take part in the event dubbed the Friendship Games that is set to launch weeks after the Summer Games in Paris.
The International Olympic Committee announced what it called intensive diplomatic moves to promote the inaugural event in September as “a cynical attempt by the Russian Federation” to bring politics into sports.
“The IOC strongly urges all stakeholders of the Olympic movement and all governments to reject any participation in, and support of, any initiative that intends to
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In line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 to bring lasting benefits to host communities, Paris 2024 is also promoting a more inclusive society for people with disabilities. Starting with 40 sports clubs in Paris, support has been provided to widen access to their facilities. This year the partnership will involve more than 3,000 clubs nationally.
In Saint-Denis, where half of 11-year-olds could not swim, Paris 2024 recruited qualified trainers and provided free swimming and water safety lessons for all ages. The 1,2,3 Swim! program was extended across France in 2023 to more than 26,000 children.
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A new milestone has been reached in the confrontation between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Russia. In Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday, March 19, the IOC decided on the first day of its executive board meeting to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the parade of delegations along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26 .A choice concerning the closing ceremony will be made at a later date. It’s a significant decision, given Russia’s relentless efforts to discredit the Lausanne-based organization since it was banished from world sport following the outbreak of
The Queensland premier, Steven Miles, has sensationally rejected an independent recommendation for a multibillion-dollar Olympic stadium in Victoria Park.
The former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk, who was commissioned to conduct a 60-day review by the state government in January, recommended a planned $2.7bn knockdown and rebuild of the Gabba cricket ground, be scrapped.
Instead he recommended an even more expensive project, a $3.4bn new stadium in inner-city Victoria Park.
But Miles has instead endorsed a cheaper plan, proposed by the Olympics boss, John Coates. He recommended using existing infrastructure; Suncorp Stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies and the
