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News briefsGlassFloor to make EuroLeague debut
The OAKA Arena in Athens will be the first EuroLeague basketball venue to regularly host games on the futuristic flooring.
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ArticleIOC and WFSGI continue to support underprivileged NOCs with apparel
The Uniform Support Program was first introduced at the Rio 2016 Games to address the needs of NOCs struggling to provide their athletes with appropriate competition attire and was renewed for Paris 2024.
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ArticleParis 2024: A powerful symbiosis of openings, product launches, cultural events, mishaps and scandals
By the time the 2024 Summer Olympic Games officially opened in Paris last week, the mega-event had already cast a shadow. For weeks, the events, store openings and product launches of a wide range of players had followed one another like pearls on a string.
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News briefsInvictus Games return to the UK
The host city of the Invictus Games 2027, an international multi-sport event created in 2014 by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be Birmingham.
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News briefsJoma will be visible at Paris 2024
Joma is supplying the kit for about 15 percent of the athletes competing in this summer’s Olympic Games.
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News briefsIOC goes virtual for Paris 2024
The IOC and Visa have set up a metaverse called Olympic World on Roblox to engage with young spectators during the Summer Games in Paris.
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ArticleHarnessing major sports events for social and economic growth
We provide you a data-driven perspective on how major sporting events can transform cities and communities.
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News briefsATP introduces fitness-tracking for players
Players on the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour have, since July 15, enjoyed the ATP’s permission to wear certain wearables in competition. This apparent redundancy refers, of course, to fitness trackers, specifically the devices made by StatSports and Catapult. The data that these wearables generate – heart rate and ...
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News briefsInaugural Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in Saudi Arabia
The IOC has announced that the first Olympic Esports Games 2025 will be hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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ArticleRyder Cup 2023 reportedly generated €262 million for the Italian economy
The 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome boosted economic activity in Italy by €262 million, according to a report by researchers from Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC). The figure marks a record for a Ryder Cup held in Europe and an ...
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ArticleThe counterfeiting Olympics
About three months ago, French police raided at dawn and shut down 11 stores in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Ouen – site of a famous flea market and not far from the Stade de France. It is also one of three municipalities divvying up the 52 hectares of the Olympic ...
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News briefsParis 2024 megastore open on Champs-Elyseés
The flagship store for the official boutiques of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is now open to the public on the prestigious Champs-Elysées avenue, more precisely on Place Clémenceau, next to the Grand Palais and the Concorde Urban Park. The Paris 2024 megastore features around 1,000 sqm of ...
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ArticleMichael Johnson launches new athletics league
American athletics legend and Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson has launched a new league. It will be known as Grand Slam Track (GST). The professional track league, officially unveiled on June 18, will bring together 96 of the sport’s fastest stars in four annual Slams across four global cities during ...
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ArticleVeteran sportscaster cloned for the Olympics
Like everything else these days, NBC-Universal’s coverage of this year’s Olympic Games will have an AI dimension. On its streaming service, Peacock, the network will offer “Your Daily Olympic Recap,” a ten-minute series of highlights from the previous day’s coverage narrated by an AI-generated version of the voice of Al ...
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ArticleLA28 announces updated master plan for Olympic and Paralympic venues
The Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games LA28 has revised and published the master plan for the venues. Almost all disciplines will take place in the greater Los Angeles area – with the exception of the canoe and softball competitions, which will be held in Oklahoma City. Overview ...
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ArticleNew management at Premier Padel
Premier Padel’s owner, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), has modified the league’s management. The changes were announced to some 200 players at the BNL Italy Major, which ran from June 15 to 23 in Rome. QSI has made David Serrahima, Managing Director of the sports marketing agency Octogon, the league’s General ...
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News briefsIOC proposes creation of 'Olympic Esports Games'
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, announced that the Executive Board is proposing the creation of “Olympic Esports Games” for the 142nd IOC Session, which will be held during the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The IOC is already “in advanced discussions with a potential host,” the ...
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ArticleA biometric day at the links
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is introducing facial scans for admissions at the US Open, according to Find Biometrics, which cites Sports Business Journal. The system was tested a couple of weeks ago at the US Women’s Open (Lancaster Country Club, Pennsylvania), where about a thousand fans per day ...
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ArticleShaun White launches first-ever professional halfpipe league
Source: Mike Dawson Announcement of The Snow League in Cannes Three-time Olympic gold medalist and entrepreneur Shaun White has announced the first professional winter sports league for snowboard and freeski halfpipe competitions called The Snow League, which will launch with its first event in the USA in ...