The International Boxing Federation (IBA) has hit out at the world's highest sports court CAS and Olympic leaders after its appeal against a ban from the Olympic family was turned down. In a statement on Wednesday, the IBA said it would decide on another appeal at the Swiss Federal Tribunal after its legal team has studied the full verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It accused the CAS of bias and said it was "far from independent" of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and t
The International Olympic Committee has signed Anheuser-Busch InBev as the first beer brand in the 40-year history of its sponsorship program, which earns billions of dollars for the organization and international sports. The deal was announced Friday by the IOC and AB InBev — the Belgium-based brewing giant whose brands include Budweiser, Corona, Michelob and Modelo — for the next three Summer and Winter Games. The Paris Olympics open on July 26, and the deal also includes the 2026 Winter Games in northern Italy, then — the likely prize asset — the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday. Aiming to finalize back-to-back Winter Games hosts next year, the International Olympic Committee executive board has decided to enter exclusive talks with Olympic officials in France and the United States for Salt Lake City.
A dual award of the 2030 and 2034 Olympics got a ‘green light’ from IOC leaders, who want more time to study climate change impacts, including a possible rotation of future Winter Games. The decision shortens the wait for Salt Lake City’s bid for another Olympics.