All Olympic Games articles
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ArticleTNF presents Paris 2024 climbing uniforms for USA, Japan, South Korea and Austria
Earlier this week, The North Face (TNF) unveiled the official sport climbing competition uniforms to be worn by athletes from the US, Japan, South Korea and Austria in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. TNF explained that each piece was meticulously constructed, pattern making was analyzed with 3D soft-wear, and garments ...
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News briefsBiden announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022
While the Winter Olympics won’t get really interesting for the outdoor segment until 2026, when ski mountaineering will be part of the Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo Games for the first time with sprint, individual and mixed-relay events, it’s still worth noting that the U.S. has just announced a diplomatic boycott ...
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Ski mountaineering added to Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) session on July 20 has unanimously approved the inclusion of ski mountaineering as an additional sport for the program of the Milano Cortina 2026 edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The inclusion of ski mountaineering on the program of this specific edition ...
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Petzl partners with the Italian Sport Climbing Federation
Petzl has become a technical partner of the Italian Sport Climbing Federation ( Federazione Arrampicata Sportiva Italiana - FASI ). The deal has been signed in view of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which will start on July 23, and with young athlete development at its core, the company ...
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Korean Olympic team to wear The North Face
The Korean Sports and Olympic Committee ( KSOC ) reached an agreement with Youngone Outdoor Corporation ( YOC ), a distributor for major sports brands in the South Korean market. According to a report on SGB Media , YOC will supply the team with sportswear from The North ...
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Petzl adds Alexander Megos to its roster of athletes
Petzl , the French mountaineering equipment supplier, has announced Alexander Megos as a new member of its team of sponsored athletes. Megos is qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics , set to take place this summer due to the pandemic. Among his numerous performances and records, listed on ...
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Starboard and ICF partner up for the environment
To make future paddling competitions more environmentally friendly, SUP and windsurfing board manufacturer Starboard , founded in 1994, and the International Canoe Federation ( ICF ) have entered into a partnership that focuses on climate and water protection. The federation joins Starboard’s already extensive activities and will calculate the ...
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News briefsSport climbing to make its Pan-Am Games debut in 2023
The PanAm Sports General Assembly has approved the addition of sport climbing to the program of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games . It will be the first time that the sport will be included in the Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event for athletes from nations ...
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ArticleUK Sport funds GB Climbing to uncover the champions of tomorrow
With plans for a £352 million investment, UK Sport, the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the U.K., has announced Progression Funding for seven sports - including climbing - to discover and support the champions of tomorrow. The British Mountaineering Council (BMC), the government-recognized representative ...
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Tokyo 2020 postponed to 2021
(SGI+) The Olympic Games will not be held in Tokyo this summer. A joint statement made by the president of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), Thomas Bach , and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo , said that they will have to be rescheduled ...
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Snow+Rock partners with GB Snowsport for Beijing 2022
Snow+Rock , the U.K. outdoor retailer, has announced a partnership with GB Snowsport , the national governing body for ski and snowboard disciplines in the U.K. Snow+Rock will be the official retail partner of GB Snowsport up to and during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games . GB Snowsport athletes ...
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ArticleCorona infecting the sports and outdoor industries
On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in China was informed of a cluster of patients with pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, a city of 19 million people in the Hubei Province of China. Since then, we have been witnessing the spread of the ...
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Five new climbers for Scarpa's team of athletes
Scarpa has announced five new athletes as part of its roster of climbers. The new ambassadors include Sean Bailey , Nathaniel Coleman , Isabelle Faus , Nikki Smith , and Nina Williams . Sport climbing is set to reach an unprecedented audience this year as the sport will be ...
