Absence of sport would be double blow to Irish Olympic hopes as Paris also marks end of lightweight rowing at the Games
When Los Angeles first hosted the Olympics in 1932, it was the first Games to turn a substantial profit, about $1mcaught some people by surprise — cricket, baseball/softball, lacrosse and squash, and flag football — consider first the numbers and medals.
On the money front, LA already has history here. When it first hosted the Olympics in 1932, it was the first Games to turn a substantial profit, about $1 million, also attracting a then-record crowd of 100,000 people at the opening ceremony. Its second hosting, in 1984, turned a profit of $223 million.Ireland v Greece: Kick off time, TV channel and team news ahead of Euro 2024 qualifiernext summer.
The absence of boxing from LA28 would represent a double blow to future Irish Olympic hopes, Paris also marking the last time there will be lightweight rowing at the Games, that deal already a fait accompli. It is also expected that open-water coastal rowing will make its Olympic debut in LA, in place of the lightweight races, in part to help increase the medal spread in that sport. There are, however, already positive developments on that front with Irish rowers winning four medals, including three golds, at the World Coastal Championships in Barletta, Italy, only last weekend.
Although American Football isn’t played much globally, it’s also big business for NBC. And NBC is big business for the Olympics.Boxing set to be officially dropped from programme of sports for LA Olympics 2028Fingerprint and DNA evidence links East Wall man to Bray Boxing Club shooting, court hearsLATEST STORIES
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