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@nolympia Also entweder ist das der vorsichtige Versuch sich aus der Bewerbung zurückzuziehen, oder einfach nur unverschämt? Ich tendiere zu Letzterem: Natürlich kann Kiel keine Höchstsumme nennen, denn das entscheidet das #IOC, nicht die Bewerberstädte. Aber aktuell ist es absolut unverantwortlich zu meinen man könne Projekte durchziehen, ohne Hausnummer, ohne Termine, ohne konkrete Zusagen!

Trump to create task force for 2028 #LA Olympics - CA gov & LA mayor not consulted.

“In Feb, #Trump signed an order directing the secretary of state and homeland security to "review & adjust" policies permitting transgender athletes to try to prevent them from entering the USA.

The order also directed the secretary of state to press the #IOC to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.”

cbsnews.com/news/trump-executi

www.cbsnews.com · Trump to sign executive order creating task force for 2028 Los Angeles OlympicsBy Kristin Brown

The US has banned the Venezuelan senior Little League team from playing in a tournament in South Carolina, the premier international competition for 13-16-year-olds. You might be angry because:

a) you coach/coached youth sports and the VEN team earned its spot by winning a play in-tourney. The rest of the field is denied an opportunity to test itself against an elite opponent.

b) it sets a horrible precedent for the World Cup next year and the Summer Olympics in LA in 2028. FIFA and the IOC should pull out of the US so long as these travel restrictions are in place. This will happen again, on a larger scale.

c) you love baseball and this is awful for the future of the sport. VEN produces the third most MLB players after the US and Dominican Republic. You've got superstars like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ranger Suarez, legacy guys/future Hall of Famers like Sal Perez, and dozens of blue collar contributors. The sport suffers by closing the door to VEN players.

politico.com/news/2025/07/25/t

The 1936 Nazi Olympics will be returning to Los Angeles in 2028

Jules Boykoff: The #IOC handed LA the 2028 #Olympics. Now #tRump is weaponizing them. As the IOC ushers in new leadership, tRump’s second term is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown

#LosAngeles #ICE #Immigration
theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul

The Guardian · The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing themBy Jules Boykoff

Thomas Bach's eventful 12-year tenure as president of the International Olympic Committee comes to an end on Monday. His top challenges included Russia's doping program and the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games. japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025 #olympics #thomasbach #ioc #2020tokyoolympics #russia

The Japan Times · Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach faced mammoth challengesBy Pirate Irwin

As the #IOC want an Olympic Games in Los Angeles, so will go along with whatever #Trump wants anyway - whether that's trans or not-women-enough women, or whole countries being banned - the direction of travel is pretty much baked in whoever became IOC President, but thank goodness Slimy Seb Coe didn't win.