Category: Olympics

2025–2028 Olympic Solidarity $650 million

I’ve volunteered many times to lead Olympic Solidarity coaching courses. Those are the BEST, in my opinion, offered through the International Gymnastics Federation.

And education courses are only one of many Solidarity initiatives .

  • The IOC redistributes 90 per cent of its revenue to sport worldwide, which means that in the 2021-2024 period, every day the equivalent of USD 4.7 million went to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world. This is up from USD 3.25 million in 2014.
  • The budget for the 2025–2028 Olympic Solidarity plan has been increased by 10 per cent to USD 650 million.

DETAILS ➙ Solidarity has been greatly reinforced by the Olympic Agenda

Women’s Gymnastics: Golden Pursuit | 22nd-23rd March 2025 | Non stop streaming

Cool.

The Olympic channel is offering 48 hours non-stop VIDEO of the world’s top female gymnasts this weekend on the Olympics.com channel.

Watch that here.

Kirsty Coventry is the new IOC President


Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (née Coventry; born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator.

She will become the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee in 2025; she is the first ever woman and African to be elected to that position. 

… she is the most decorated Olympian from Africa.

Thomas Bach will officially hand over the reins on June 24.


remembering Akinori Nakayama

When I was a young gymnast, the Japanese were best in the world.

Of all the superstars of the day, my favourite was Akinori Nakayama.

With six Olympic titles and 10 Olympic medals, the awe-inspiring Nakayama Akinori (JPN) was a man apart even in the pantheon of Japan’s greatest gymnasts.

An impeccable performer who was consistently among the best in the world on five apparatus during the 1960s and 1970s, Nakayama, who passed away on 9 March at age 82, inspired wonder by winning four of the eight Olympic titles in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics at the 1968 Olympic Games. …

FIG – Nakayama Akinori, 1943-2025: Remembering one of Japan’s greatest Gymnastics legends

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

$100 million for U.S. Olympians / Paralympians

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced on Wednesday that philanthropist Ross Stevens had gifted the organisation $100 million (€922,000), the largest single monetary donation it has received in its history, in a move to fund the post-retirement plans of US athletes. …

Worth up to $200,000 (€184,000) per athlete per Games participation, a one-time Olympian or Paralympian is eligible to receive $100,000 (€92,000) 20 years after their qualifying Games or when they turn 45 and then another $100,000 (€92,000) will go to designated athlete beneficiaries upon their death. …

The fund will start with the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games next year and go through to at least the 2032 Summer Games in Brisbane.

Inside the Games

Los Angeles Olympics 2028 BUDGET

Contagious with the success of Paris 2024, the organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games are stepping up their commercial strategy and operational planning to achieve the $2.5 billion (€2.4bn) in sponsorships needed to help fund the multi-sport event’s budget, which is around $7 bn (€6.7bn). …

LA28 accelerates towards funding goal

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NEW book – Jordan Chiles – I’M THAT GIRL 

Signed editions available NOW !.

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Watanabe interview with the IOC

Our FIG President went online for an hour-long interview, discussing his campaign to be the next President of the International Olympic Committee in a forum arranged by the International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS).

● “The purpose of the Olympic Games is for as many people as possible to understand Olympism. And to contribute to the development of sports and peace. So, if we will organize this five-continent Olympic Games, we will get many benefits.”

● “For the athlete, each sport will take place in one of the five countries that offers the best climate and facilities for that sport. For the host countries, each country will host 10 sports, greatly reducing the financial burden.”

● “For marketing and the TV rights, there will be 24 hours coverage and more sponsorship potential. And new sources of continental sponsorship.” …

“In judging sports, we must be more fair. In reality, we have a problem, not just in gymnastics, and in many other sports. That’s why I started [pushing] for the AI judging system.

We need technology, so I think we will see – in this year – in the world championships in gymnastics in Jakarta [INA], we can see with the judging – AI – how is judging in that [way].

“We need more transparent [judging], we need more, better judging.”

Sports Examiner – INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Presidential candidate Watanabe stresses innovative 5-continent Olympics, AI in gymnastics judging

Harry Hepworth & Luke Whitehouse

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse represented Team GB in the men’s artistic gymnastics event. 🇬🇧

Harry made history by becoming the first British athlete to ever win an Olympic medal on the vault. 🥉

Luke performed an incredible routine which included a triple back somersault in the Olympic floor final and narrowly missed out on the podium …

The Leeds gymnastics club have now produced five Olympians and have a long rich history in the sport of gymnastics. 🤸🏼

Harry was a late starter, being very inflexible in the hips.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9 min 30 sec)

There’s a longer edit of this mini-documentary here.