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Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, 4th left, crosses the finish line ahead of Sha'carri Richardson, of the United States, and Melissa Jefferson, of the United States, to win the women's 100 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo)

LA Olympics: Women's 100-meter sprinters to line up three times in the same day

November 13, 2025 1:14 am

Sprinters normally run a maximum of two races in a day at a major event. It's a change the men will not have to deal with, but that a women's field that could include the last two world champions, Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden

Club World Cup to be litmus test for Fifa World Cup, Olympics amid USA's air of 'intimidation'

June 14, 2025 8:40 pm

CBP confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will also be at the games; the stated presence of these agencies being mostly for reasons of security.

Cricket ‘should send the best six teams’ at the Los Angeles Olympics to make an ‘impression’, says ICC’s executive committee member

June 11, 2025 6:58 pm

Cricket will return to the Olympic programme for the first time since 1900, with six-team men’s and women’s competitions to be held in T20 format.

At the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the men's and women's T20 cricket competitions will feature six teams each. (PHOTO: LA Olympics via X)

LA 2028 Olympics: Cricket to be hosted at Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California

April 16, 2025 10:10 am

Cricket is making a return to the Olympic fold at the LA 2028 Olympics after 128 years.

2003 to 2028: How a dream born in New York was reignited by compound archery's inclusion at LA Olympics

April 10, 2025 10:58 pm

After decades of being considered lesser cousins, competitors who have excelled at world and Asian level can now hope to shine on the biggest stage of all.

Olympic history: More women than men at 2028 Los Angeles Games; 'merit based', says IOC

April 11, 2025 8:35 am

For the first time women will have more spots (5,655) than men (5,543) at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; additional women team's were added in football, water polo, while boxing will have one more weight category.

IOC boosts women's soccer teams to 16 for LA 2028 Games, men's teams down to 12

April 10, 2025 12:09 am

The decision was part of a number of changes to the Olympic event programme with more mixed events across several sports and all team sports with at least the same number of women's and men's teams

During the NFL's annual meeting this week, commissioner Roger Goodell had insisted that the league's players want to compete in the inaugural event. (PHOTO: AP)

Why NFL stars want to be at Los Angeles Olympics' flag football? 'It will be cool, but also embarrassing if USA don't win gold...'

April 04, 2025 6:29 pm

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow joined Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill in chorus of NFL footballers wanting to be at the Games

Will Virat Kohli come out of T20 retirement to play the Los Angeles Olympics gold match?

March 16, 2025 11:30 am

At an RCB interaction, Kohli said he might play one & get the gold medal done.

Neeraj Chopra to be coached by javelin legend Jan Železný, who holds javelin throw world record

November 10, 2024 8:19 am

It must be noted that when Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Jan Železný was the coach of the other two men on the Tokyo 2020 podium, Jakub Vadlejch (silver) and Vítězslav Veselý (bronze).