Category: Organization
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming to Return to Omaha in 2020
Following sustained, record-setting growth since 2008, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to Omaha for the fourth consecutive occasion in 2020
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Kirsty Coventry elected as ZOC vice-president
wimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected as a vice-president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC). The double Olympic gold medallist claimed the role at her national governing body as Admire Masenda won his fourth term as President in Harare. She received 38 of the 42 votes cast to replace Sibusisiwe Chindove who did not seek…
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Syrian Swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who fled across the Mediterranean, was today appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and pledged to work harder to inspire refugees around the world. Mardini, 19, who competed in last summer’s games in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team,…
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FINA Proposes Larger Event Schedule for Tokyo, Includes 50s Stroke, Distance Free and Mixed Relays
FINA has proposed expanding the swimming program to 42 events for the Tokyo Olympic Games, according to a report from InsideTheGames. The proposed lineup would include adding the 50s of each stroke, the men’s 800 and women’s 1500 free and mixed 400 free and 400 medley relays to the current schedule of 32 events. The…
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Rio Olympics Can’t Pay Debts, Offers Used Air-Con Units Instead
The final contest of the 2016 Rio Olympics looks a lot like “Let’s Make a Deal.” With 100 million reais ($32 million) in outstanding debts, the organizing committee is trying to pay off suppliers with stuff — air conditioners, portable energy units, electrical cables — in lieu of or in addition to cash. The cash…
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Frankie Fredericks quits 2024 Olympics role amid corruption probe
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into money he accepted from a sports marketing chief accused of corruption. Fredericks, 49, strongly denied any wrongdoing in accepting nearly $300,000 (283,000 euros, Sh30 million) around the day that Rio de Janeiro was…
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Young migrants learn to swim in Sicily | DW News
“Canottieri Ortigia” sports club in Syracuse has started a cycle of free swimming lessons for young migrants. The course is open to unaccompanied minors who arrived in Sicily on board barges, after crossing the Mediterranean. https://youtu.be/eq83q89DGuI
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Budapest officially ends its 2024 Olympics bid
Budapest ended its bid to host the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, citing a lack of unity after a political movement opposing the move collected more than a quarter of a million signatures to force a referendum on the issue. Running alongside powerhouses Los Angeles and Paris, Budapest had been considered a long-shot candidate, pinning its…
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Danube Arena ready for the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships
Though the grand opening is scheduled for May, the brand new aquatic centre in Budapest, the main venue of the FINA World Championships 2017, is ready to welcome the athletes. This Wednesday it was officially announced that it would bear the name of Danube Arena. Read FINA and visit Budapest 2017 on Facebook