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Los Angeles Times |
Citing high ticket demand for women’s events in Paris, broadcast numbers that are equal to or higher than men’s sports, increased media coverage and greater international investment in women’s sports...
Yahoo |
For the first time in Olympic history, LA28 will have more female athletes than male.
ESPN |
The case for change was made more compelling because the women's soccer tournament is a top-tier title with national teams sending their best players.

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LA28 Olympics to be the first female-majority Games as IOC locks in competition plan
The IOC approved a record number of medal events and expanded competitions within previously announced sports during the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Olympics-IOC boosts women's soccer teams to 16 for LA 2028 Games, men's teams down to 12
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition will be downsized from 16 to a dozen teams, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
Female athletes to be in the majority at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after big win for women's soccer
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer
LA28 to have equal amount of women's, men's sports
For the first time in Olympic history, LA28 will have more female athletes than male. KTLA reports on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
IOC boosts women's soccer teams to 16 for LA 2028 Games, men's teams down to 12
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition will be downsized from 16 to a dozen teams, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
Olympic women's soccer tournament to get more teams than men's for first time in 2028 in Los Angeles
Score it a big win for women’s soccer at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday,
2028 Olympics: Women's soccer to have more teams than men's in L.A.
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women's soccer, which will now feature 16 teams.
Mixed golf and gymnastics highlight new events for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday over a dozen new events that will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 program as well as format changes to existing team sports tournaments. A total of 17 new events to existing sports were added to the Olympic program and are highlighted by the
LA Olympic football with more women's teams and fewer men's sides
The Olympic football tournament at Los Angeles 2028 will feature more women's teams and fewer men's teams. The women's tournament will include 16 national teams, four more than in Paris last year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday.
What’s the impact of Trump tariffs, travel restrictions on the Olympics? Here’s what an IOC executive says
Could President Donald Trump's tariffs and proposed travel restrictions have a big impact on a U.S. Olympics? Here's what an IOC executive says.
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Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the ... have aired frustrations with getting limited access to their fellow International Olympic Committee members during a five-month campaign. The voters themselves will ...
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A look at the seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee presidential election
He wants to relax strict broadcast rules and let Olympic athletes use footage of their games performances on social media and be global influencers. Though clearly an outsider in the IOC contest, the Japanese president of the International Gymnastics ...
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Olympic Committee Announces 2028 Games to Have Equal Amount of Women’s, Men’s Sports
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games will have more events and athletes compete than ever before, and all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s competitions as men’s,
IOC countersigns 2030 Winter Games contract with French organisers
The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it had countersigned the 2030 Winter Olympics host contract with French organisers after all financial guarantees were met.
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became ... seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC members. She gets an eight-year mandate ...
The Associated Press- Sports on MSN20d
After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry
One of Coventry’s beaten election rivals, Sebastian Coe, leads World Athletics. It broke an Olympic taboo by paying $50,000 prize money for track and field champions in Paris last year. In Los Angeles in 2028, silver and bronze medalists also will be rewarded.
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Boxing is back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028 after years of uncertainty
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Monday the executive board he chairs approved including boxing on the 2028 program. It still needs a full IOC Session of about 100 ...
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Number of teams confirmed for cricket’s Olympic return
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the athlete quota for cricket’s return at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
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