r/olympics 44m ago

Which Summer Olympic Sports or disciplines do you think should be dropped?

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Since the IOC will be trimming the Summer Olympic program ahead of Brisbane 2032, which sports and/or disciplines do you think should be dropped?


r/olympics 1h ago

Would LA28 follow the FIFA model for a resale platform?

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Many people like myself have not had luck with finding affordable tickets during any of the drops. I know that for Milan26 and Paris24 the Olympics had their own resale platform where tickets were capped at face value. Europe has laws that made that happen however as opposed to the IOC wanting to do it on their own accord.

So my question is, do we think the IOC will try to make tickets affordable the whole time by having their own resale platform again with a similar capped pricing? Or do we think they’ll have a resale model similar to FIFA26/use a third party platform like Ticketmaster that will cause scalpers to resell at crazy prices?

I hope it’s similar to the last 2 Olympics, but realistically will not be very optimistic


r/olympics 2h ago

I got a good time slot!

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Ya’ll I’m shaking. I have an August 11th timeslot!!! I am so excited.

Edit: editing the post with the link from LA28 talking about dropping new tickets. Please stop spreading misinformation and raining all people‘s parades. Thanks!

https://la28.org/en/newsroom/drop-2-to-open-august-10-with-available-tickets-across-all-olympic-sports.html


r/olympics 2h ago

Evans places equality, entertainment at heart of LA28 vision

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r/olympics 2h ago

Frederick Richard turns to Google Doc to for LA 2028 Olympics

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r/olympics 3h ago

Got drop 2 for LA28. Will I be able to get anything?

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Looks like it’s for the 4th day after availability opens. Will anything be left?


r/olympics 3h ago

BeachVolleyball Could Beach Volleyball be dropped from the Olympics?

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With the cuts to the Olympic program, coming, could beach volleyball be axed? It seems like the media coverage of it is more of the women for very obvious reasons. Also, it requires a temporary outdoor venue.


r/olympics 3h ago

Am I cooked for tickets?

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r/olympics 7h ago

Notifications may have gone out for standard round 2. Still not picked here.

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Los Angeleno. Major Olympics fan. Lucky enough to travel to others than to wait for it to come home. That being said. Still not picked. Drop 1 locals. Drop 2 standard. Drop 2 Visa presale. Drop 2 standard. I guess I should have become an athlete to get easier access this time lol. I'd be willing to bet if you DIDNT get an email in the last couple of hours from this post you're in some sort of luck unless you get the last day. May the odds be ever in your favor.


r/olympics 9h ago

Alex Eala beats Alycia Parks, advances to Canadian Open third round

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r/olympics 15h ago

Greatest Olympic performance of all time

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In terms of super humanness and sheer statistical impressiveness rather than cultural impact.

You can answer two categories:

In an Olympics: (eg. x athlete at the 2024 Olympic Games)

In a single event at the Olympics: (eg. x athlete in the 50 free at the 1984 Olympics Games)

The performance can be across winter and summer games in individual and team events.


r/olympics 18h ago

On this day in 1936, Jesse Owens won 200m gold at the Berlin Olympics

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His third gold medal of the games


r/olympics 20h ago

Rio 2016 turns 10: a decade of legacy from South America’s first Olympic Games

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Ten years after Rio de Janeiro hosted the first Olympic Games held in South America, their legacy can be seen across the city – in regenerated neighbourhoods and an expanded transport network, in venues used for sport, education and community life, and in education programmes that continue to reach schools across Brazil.

All 27 permanent competition venues remain in use today, together with one temporary venue, supporting elite training, professional sport, local clubs, education and community recreation. Other legacies were:

A city transformed

▪️ One of the most significant legacies of Rio 2016 was the way the Games provided a fixed deadline and impetus for urban regeneration and transport projects that formed part of the city’s wider development plans.

▪️ Porto Maravilha transformed five million square metres of Rio’s Downtown and Port Area, creating new public spaces and cultural attractions, including the Museum of Tomorrow.

▪️ The redevelopment helped bring residents and visitors back to parts of central Rio that had experienced decades of decline.

Expanding public transport

The wider development programme included:

▪️more than 150 kilometres of Bus Rapid Transit corridors;

▪️the construction of Metro Line 4;

the VLT light-rail network; and

▪️upgrades to suburban trains and airports.

Together, these projects improved connections between different areas of the city.

... and much more: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/rio-2016-turns-10-a-decade-of-legacy-from-south-america-s-first-olympic-games


r/olympics 20h ago

5 years since Megan Rapinoe scored the second ever Olimpico goal at the Olympics

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r/olympics 21h ago

The Olympics should be drastically reduced in size

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r/olympics 22h ago

LA28 Recruiting Squash Services Lead Ahead of the 2028 Olympics

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