LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games’ Post

The 2028 Olympics are coming to Oklahoma City! This is huge news for this community and I can't wait to see how we rally behind this. Would have never thought in a millions years that OKC would ever host actual Olympics events and here we are now. This "Big League City" just turned into "Olympic City". "While Southern California has more professional and collegiate sports venues than any area in the United States, there is no Canoe Slalom venue that exists locally (or anywhere in the Western US), and the largest Softball venue in Southern California seats fewer than 2,000 people, which does not meet the expected spectator demand for Softball at the Olympic Games. Instead of undertaking additional construction projects to build temporary venues for these sports, LA28 will assign Canoe Slalom and Softball competitions to the world-class venues in Oklahoma City. These assignments are also in alignment with the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020+5 recommendation which emphasizes sustainability by encouraging the use of existing venues beyond the region of the Host City. Both the Canoe Slalom and Softball venues in Oklahoma City are built to international competition standards, ensuring a high-quality experience for athletes and fans, while allowing LA28 to realize cost savings and revenue gains to support its balanced budget. LA28 also recognizes that the Oklahoma City community has consistently supported top events for both sports and is confident that they will for these Olympic competitions as well." https://lnkd.in/de4aH8yA

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Aston Villa unveils updated North Stand plans Aston Villa Football Club has revealed updated plans for the redevelopment of the North Stand and its immediate vicinity. A series of amendments have been submitted as part of a revised planning application to Birmingham City Council which include minor changes to the North Stand itself while there are also new plans for the existing Academy building. The Club is also continuing to explore exciting and dynamic concepts across the stadium itself in addition to the other functional buildings and spaces on the footprint of Villa Park, all with user experience, wider community functionality and positive impact on the local area in mind. The redevelopment will increase Villa Park’s capacity to over 50,000 and modernise the stadium to create a world class entertainment venue that can host major international sports tournaments and other events. Villa Park was recently selected as a venue in the UK and Ireland’s bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 Championship (EURO 2028), which looks increasing likely now that Turkey has withdrawn their 2028 bid. The outcome of this revised and new application is expected during the Autumn. For the full story, go to: https://lnkd.in/eriRgn4w Susannah Barnes Laura-Marie Worsey Christopher Heck James Lamb Tommy Jordan Adam Lowe Isaak D'Amico Tom Otrebski Sharon Barnhurst #avfc #astonvilla #football #sportsbiz #sportsindustry #stadium #stadiums #stadia #sportsvenuebusiness #sportsvenuebiz #alsdinternational ALSD International Sports Venue Business

"85% of the stadiums, venues and structures used in the Olympics are currently still in use"."How are they used, were they new structures and what happened to the 15% of venues that have fallen into disuse?"... #olympicgames #paralympics #paris2024 #2024parisolympics #sportandsociety #olympics24 https://lnkd.in/gEqvqhRg

As of now, many Olympic venues built since 1896 are still in use, while others have been repurposed or demolished. Some iconic venues, such as the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens (hosted the 1896 Olympics), are still used for events and ceremonies. However, the fate of each venue varies depending on factors such as maintenance, funding, and public interest. Some venues are repurposed for different sports or events, while others are left in a state of disrepair. Overall, the legacy of Olympic venues can vary widely by location.

This makes for an interesting comparison with the most recent summer Olympic Games in Europe, London 2012. Paris 2024 has delivered slightly higher domestic sponsorship revenue - 1.2m Euros vs (allowing for inflation) London’s 1.1m - but from many more domestic sponsors; 64 in contrast to London’s 45. I wonder what some of the Paris sponsors who were earliest to sign up have made of the ever-increasing sponsor clutter around them. Clutter is on the rise in the summer Games. Tokyo 2020 had 68 domestic sponsors, a big rise on Rio 2016, which had around 30, and London 2012. And remember, sitting on top of these 64 in Paris are the IOC’s 15 global Olympic sponsors. A final point. At least 50 per cent of Paris’s sponsorship revenue is likely to have come in the form of value in kind (products and services) rather than cash. This is never reported or indeed understood by the mainstream media, but it is a standard feature of the Olympic Games operating model, because the Games is in effect a giant joint venture between the organisers and its business partners, in order to deliver the biggest and most complex sporting event on the planet. #Paris2024 #sponsorship #sportsmarketing #Olympicsponsorship

The worlds biggest sporting event just kicked off in China. 😉 The 2023 Asia Games in Hangzhou, opened by China President Xi Jinping. Nearly 12,500 athletes, from 45 countries competing across 40 sports in 56 venues hosting 450+ sporting events over the next 2 weeks. An established list of traditional sports such as Swimming & Athletics mixed with the regional favorites including sepak takraw, kabaddi, wushu, kick volleyball, and others including bridge & chess. Delayed by a year thanks to Covid. The region's greatest athletes get a chance to test themselves against the region's best a year out from the Paris Olympic. Many have asked me about the status of Commonwealth Games following the Victoria Governments decision to cancel it - with the South East Asia Games, the Asia Games, the East Asia Games and many more like the Chinese National Games, Malaysia National Games it is a packed event calendar for all to consider. THE ASIA CENTURY. Bring it on! My family will be watching Hangzhou. #events #event #sports #china #asia #athletes #facilities #professionals

Gabba revamp cancelled, new Victoria Park stadium rejected Australia’s Queensland Government has rejected an independent Olympic infrastructure review’s call to build a new multi-billion-dollar stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park, while a rebuild of The Gabba has also been dropped. The 60-day Sport Venue Review of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games venue infrastructure was completed by an independent panel led by former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk. The review recommended replacing the Gabba rebuild plan, which is likely to cost $3 billion, with a new stadium at Victoria Park at a “marginally” higher cost of up to $3.4 billion. But Premier Steven Miles said the government would not be accepting the Victoria Park stadium suggestion. The Government did, however, accept 27 of 30 recommendations from the independent Sport Venue Review for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The go-ahead was also given for the new Brisbane Arena in a different location at Roma St precinct. Upgrades are planned for the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC) and Suncorp Stadium. The final report was provided to the Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace on Friday afternoon (15 March). More than 900 submissions were received during the Review, while the panel held 130 meetings with stakeholders, assessed numerous studies, and conducted 28 site visits. The government said the new Brisbane Arena is a much-needed piece of community infrastructure which will have multiple legacy uses for decades to come. It will feature within a connected precinct where accessibility and walkability will be a key feature to its position among the city’s cultural and entertainment centres. The Government will move quickly to complete due diligence on venues in the coming months, followed by construction. Around half of these venues are outside of Brisbane, providing an economic and jobs boost during construction and beyond. The previously proposed re-build of the Gabba will not proceed, instead replaced with a more modest enhancement of the existing facility in consultation with AFL - Australian Football League, Cricket Australia, and other stakeholders. For the full story, go to: https://lnkd.in/eWh9CnCs #arena #brisbane2032 #olympics #stadia #sportsbiz #sportsindustry #sportsvenuebusiness #sportsvenuebiz #svblive Sports Venue Business SVB LIVE John Sheehan Cassandra Calleja David Hall

Analysis: A sketch of Park City’s role in a 2034 Winter Olympics begins to emerge Government officials and organizers will need to address competition map, transportation, celebration The invitation from the International Olympic Committee came on Wednesday. The Lausanne, Switzerland-based organization and the group seeking a second Winter Olympics in Utah will enter a new phase of the talks about hosting the Games in Salt Lake City and the surrounding region. The IOC said Salt Lake City is the preferred host of the Games in 2034. The awarding of the event to the capital city is anticipated in July, on the eve of the Summer Olympics in Paris. The Park City area will be a critical component to the upcoming discussions between the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, which is the group seeking the award of the 2034 event, and the IOC. Park City and the Snyderville Basin would have an outsized role in a Games, similar to the 2002 Winter Olympics. There is more than a decade before the Winter Olympics of 2034 will begin, ample time for officials in Park City, Summit County, the Statehouse and an eventual Games organizing committee to engage each other in the discussions that will be needed to prepare. The ongoing bid process, several years of Marsac Building talks about the prospects of another Winter Olympics and knowledge of the Games of 21 years ago, though, begin to provide a sketch, albeit a rough one, of how the event in 2034 could be staged in Park City and surrounding Summit County. The Park City area will be crucial to nearly every aspect of a Games. Three major competition venues — Park City Mountain, Deer Valley Resort and the Utah Olympic Park — are identified on the concept map. Soldier Hollow in nearby Wasatch County is also identified as a competition venue. The Park City area will also be key in the plans for transportation and celebrations. #saltlakecity2034 #parkcityutah #wintergames2034 #letsmakeitoffical #olympicgames https://lnkd.in/gStnZ4WP