The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said it has received "significant reassurances" from the White House on visas for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/04/18/usopc-us-visas-assurances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #unitedstatesolympicparalympiccommittee #2028losangelesolympics #donaldtrump
USOPC says White House gave reassurances about visas for Los Angeles Olympics

Officials from the USOPC said they met with legislators and members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration last week.

The Japan Times
#PamBondi on Fox claims #RileyGaines "made it to the #Olympics" (Riley Gaines never made it to the Olympics.)
De Grasse's Grand Slam Track participation signal that it's worth answering the series' call
As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, more fans will watch Grand Slam Track when more recognizable names participate. So Canada's Andre De Grasse, who joins the men's short sprint cohort as a Challe...
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De Grasse's Grand Slam Track participation signal that it's worth answering the series' call | CBC Sports

As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, more fans will watch Grand Slam Track when more recognizable names participate. So Canada's Andre De Grasse, who joins the men's short sprint cohort as a Challenger, stands out as the blue chip prospect in the series' latest recruiting class.

CBC
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce absolutely ruins other parents at son's sports day race

Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed no mercy after sprinting to victory at her son's sports day parents' race.

Metro
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature mixed-gender golf event, as new venues confirmed for Games

The Riviera Country Club will host the golf events at the LA Olympics in 2028. - Ryan Kang/APThe Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will now feature a mixed-gender team golf event, the International Golf Federation (IGF) confirmed on Tuesday.The new edition will consist of a 36-hole competition across two 18-hole rounds, with each team consisting of one male and one female player who have already qualified for the single events. Only one pair per nation will be permitted to take part.AdvertisementThe competition will be split into two formats – foursomes (alternate shots) for the first round and four-ball (best

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Dodger Stadium will host Olympic baseball in 2028 while surfers will hope to ride the waves to the podium in San Clemente, as organizers unveiled many of the venues for the Los Angeles Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/04/16/los-angeles-olympic-venues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #losangeles #2028losangelesolympics #dodgerstadium
LA Games announce venues, including baseball at Dodger Stadium

The competition will be sprawled out around the greater Los Angeles region and will make use of some of the city's most famous venues.

The Japan Times

A Russian billionaire with ties to President Vladimir Putin wields immense influence over one of the world’s most prestigious sports, fencing — despite European Union and United States sanctions against him.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanov-sanctions-fencing-olympics/

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How a billionaire Russian ‘sugar daddy’ took over an iconic Olympic sport

Sanctioned tycoon Alisher Usmanov parries Western efforts to oust him from shadow leadership role in world fencing.

POLITICO

'Don't give up' - why Peaty was convinced to go again

Two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty says he is motivated to continue in the sport to the next #Olympics by the message it sends to his son.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/articles/ckg14ryk121o

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Adam Peaty: Swimmer says he is motivated to continue to LA 2028 by the message it sends his son

Two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty says he is motivated to continue in the sport to the next Olympics by the message it sends to his son.

BBC Sport
Rory McIlroy text Justin Rose before U-turn – 'Can't please everyone' | Golf | Sport

Long before their Masters epic, Justin Rose was intrigued as to why Rory McIlroy removed himself from contention at the Olympic Games. That was after Northern Irishman McIlroy found himself at the centre of an international tug-of-war between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.He ultimately opted to give the Rio 2016 Olympics a miss altogether after growing weary of the debate. The 35-year-old's overlapping lineage makes him eligible to compete for either nation, but the tensions became all too tribal for McIlroy's liking as he withdrew from 2016 consideration. Rose - who took his rival to a play-off on

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Oh, well.. I guess, it ain't much... but today I just came across this very fine 5.25" 1.2MB single disk version of "The Games: Winter Challenge". An awesome addition to the games collection!

I cannot share this disk itself, as it is not mine, but here's an equally pristine 3.5" version:
https://archive.org/details/winter_challenge_kfx

Have fun! 😉

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The Games - Winter Challenge - KryoFlux : Accolade : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Accolade's The Games - Winter Challenge for MS-DOS.- KryoFlux images of the original disks- MFM sector images (.img)- JPG scans of the disks

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