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— June 1, 2017

NBC extends Olympic swim

The American channel NBC wants to expand its presence in the Olympic universe. It announces that it has extended its exclusive broadcasting agreement with the American Swimming Federation, USA Swimming, until... Read more "

— May 18, 2017

USOC Good Accounts

The American Olympic Committee is doing well. The organization published its accounts for 2016 this week. They reveal an amount of expenditure of around $257 million, but... Read more "

— May 18, 2017

An Olympic site wiped off the map

Sad end for the tennis complex of the Atlanta Games in 1996. According to local media, it will very soon be removed from the landscape. Based in Stone Mountain, he had... Read more "

— March 7, 2017

A Great Britain/United States alliance

Good news for Los Angeles 2024? According to the AP agency, the American (USOC) and British (BOA) Olympic committees are in very advanced discussions to create in the near future... Read more "

— January 19, 2017

Budweiser will no longer foam

The American Olympic Committee (USOC) will have to look for a new brewer. The famous Budweiser brand, sponsor of the Olympic team since the Los Angles Games in 1984, announced... Read more "

— December 14, 2016

Phelps at the Pantheon

Michael Phelps was not named “Sportsman of the Year 2016” by the American magazine Sports Illustrated. The weekly preferred basketball player LeBron James. But the swimmer received... Read more "

— November 24, 2016

USOC loses AT&T

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will soon lose a partner. Not the least. The AT&T company, one of the national telephony giants, announced to the leaders of the USOC its... Read more "

— November 7, 2016

Fosbury president

The American Olympians and Paralympians Association has a new office. It is chaired by Dick Fosbury (photo below), the 1968 Olympic high jump champion, inventor... Read more "

— October 4, 2016

Obama and the IOC decisions

Barack Obama did not just receive the American Olympic and Paralympic delegation at the White House at the end of September. The President of the United States also spoke at length, in... Read more "