Summer Olympics - The Durango Herald

New TV network to focus on Olympics will debut Saturday

NBC Universal’s Olympic Channel will highlight past, present athletes

DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic committee to pick Los Angeles, Paris for 2024 or 2028 Olympics

U.S. likely to get 2028 bid

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

French president, Los Angeles mayor woo 2024-2028 Olympic host voters

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The president of France spoke of a world needing Olympic values. The mayor of Los Angeles said his home could again be the “ideal Olympic city.” Emmanuel M...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Los Angeles, Paris arrive for Olympic meetings 2024 deal must wait

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States is going to host its first Summer Olympics since 1996. France is going to host its first Summer Olympics in at least 100 years. ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic panel praises ‘outstanding’ Los Angeles, Paris hosting plans

GENEVA — Los Angeles and Paris have been praised by an International Olympic Committee panel for having “outstanding” plans to host the 2024 Summer Games. Storytelling skills and ...

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Rio de Janeiro Olympics cost $13.1 billion

RIO DE JANEIRO – An analysis by The Associated Press shows that the cost of putting on last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics was $13.1 billion, paid for with a mix of public and private money....

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

LeBron says he’d want Magic, Jordan as his 3-on-3 teammates

New Olympic event set for 2020

DATE: Jun 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

3-on-3 basketball added to 2020 Tokyo Olympic program

BMX Freestyle added; weightlifting loses 64 participants

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Governors break ground on U.S. Olympic museum in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has competed for the U.S. team. ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic Committee pushes plan to award 2024, 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles, Paris

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee has formally proposed picking the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time this year. Los Angeles and Paris n...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Faster, higher, rustier: Medals from Rio Olympics damaged

More than 80 American athletes have sent medals they won at the Rio Olympics to U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters to be shipped to games organizers, who will replace them due to flaking, b...

DATE: May 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dahlberg: Promise from Los Angeles is an Olympics on the cheap

The last time Los Angeles hosted an Olympics, the city won the games largely because it promised to do them on the cheap. The 1984 Games were a success, even with the Soviet Union...

DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Sports