The 1996 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4,1996,in Atlanta,Georgia,United States. These were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States,making it the first country to have three different cities host the Summer Olympics. It also marked the 100th anniversary of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens,the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games. These were also the first Summer Olympics to be held in a different year than the Winter Olympics since the Winter Olympics commenced in 1924,as part of a new IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating,even-numbered years. The 1996 Games were the first of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country,preceding the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,Australia. These were also the last Summer Olympics to be held in North America until 2028,when Los Angeles will host the games for the third time.
A sports agent is a legal representative for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches. They procure and negotiate employment and endorsement contracts for the athlete or coach whom they represent. In addition to contract negotiations,sports agents may also help their clients with financial planning,legal issues,and marketing. They may work closely with financial advisors,lawyers,and marketing professionals on behalf of their clients.
Lewis Robert Wasserman was an American businessman and talent agent,described as "the last of the legendary movie moguls" and "arguably the most powerful and influential Hollywood titan in the four decades after World War II". His career spanned nearly eight decades from the 1920s to the 2000s;he started working as a cinema usher before dropping out of high school,rose to become the president of MCA Inc. and led its takeover of Universal Pictures,during which time Wasserman "brought about changes in virtually every aspect of show business". In 1995,he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton. Several years later,he spoke of his ongoing work at Universal to Variety,saying,"I am under contract here for the rest of my life,and I don't think they would throw me out of my office—my name is on the building."
Cricket was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics,a men's contest with only two entrants,won by Great Britain over France. It is scheduled to be included again in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,with men's and women's Twenty20 tournaments.
National Olympic Committees that wish to host an Olympic Games select cities within their territories to put forth bids for the Olympic Games. The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid. Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894,which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event,interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. 51 different cities have been chosen to host the modern Olympics:three in Eastern Europe,five in East Asia,one in South America,three in Oceania,nine in North America and all the others in Western Europe. No Central American,African,Central Asian,Middle Eastern,South Asian,or Southeast Asian city has ever been chosen to host an Olympics.
Arn Herschel Tellem is an American sports executive who is the vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). From 1981 to 2015,he was a sports agent best known for his representation of basketball and baseball players. Tellem was vice chairman of the Wasserman Media Group,a global sport and entertainment marketing agency headed by Casey Wasserman. From 2009 to 2010,he wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated,the op-ed page of The New York Times,Grantland, Detroit Free Press,The Hollywood Reporter,The Japan Times and The Detroit News.
The LA84 Foundation is a private,nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Olympic Games. Under an agreement made in 1979,40 percent of any surplus was to stay in Southern California,with the other 60 percent going to the United States Olympic Committee. The total surplus was $232.5 million. Southern California's share was approximately $93 million.
Nancy Tellem is the chief media officer and executive chairwoman of Eko,a start-up which has created an online platform. She is the onetime entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft Xbox Entertainment Studios,and a former president of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group,formerly CBS Entertainment Network and CBS Studios. She is co-founder and CEO of BasBlue,Inc,a nonprofit organization.
The 2028 Summer Olympics,officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28,is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14–30,2028,in the United States. Los Angeles will be the host city,with various events also scheduled to be held at other cities spread across the Greater Los Angeles area,plus two subsites in Oklahoma City.
The Greater Los Angeles area is home to many professional and collegiate sports teams and has hosted many national and international sporting events. The metropolitan area has twelve major league professional teams:the Los Angeles Dodgers,the Los Angeles Lakers,the Los Angeles Rams,the Los Angeles Angels,the Los Angeles Chargers,the Los Angeles Clippers,Los Angeles FC,the LA Galaxy,the Los Angeles Kings,the Anaheim Ducks,the Los Angeles Sparks,and Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nine universities whose teams compete in various NCAA Division I level sports,most notably the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans. Between them,these Los Angeles area sports teams have won a combined 105 championship titles. Los Angeles area colleges have produced upwards of 200 national championship teams.
Thomas Bach is a German lawyer,former foil fencer,and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013,the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion,and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.
Robert Michael Myers is an American former basketball executive who was the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2023. During his tenure,he was twice named NBA Executive of the Year while leading the Warriors to four NBA championships. Myers is currently an NBA analyst for ESPN.
The 2028 Summer Paralympics, also known as the 18th Summer Paralympic Games,and branded as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28,are an upcoming international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee,scheduled to take place from August 15 to August 27,2028,in Los Angeles,California,United States.
Five bids were initially submitted for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following withdrawals,two bidding cities—Paris and Los Angeles—were left in the process. In July 2017,the IOC agreed to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously. Los Angeles agreed to bid for the 2028 Games,effectively ceding the 2024 Games to Paris.
Wasserman Group is a sports marketing and talent management company based in Los Angeles. Casey Wasserman,grandson of media mogul Lew Wasserman,founded the company in 1998 and acts as its chief executive.
The Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics was an attempt to bring the Summer Olympic Games to the city of Los Angeles,California in 2024. Following withdrawals by other bidding cities during the 2024 Summer Olympics bidding process that led to just two candidate cities,the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics at the same time,with Los Angeles understood to be preferred for 2028. After extended negotiations,Los Angeles agreed to bid for the 2028 Games if certain conditions were met. On July 31,2017,the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 games,with US$1.8 billion of additional funding to support local sports and the Games program.
The Hamburg bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics was a cancelled bid of Hamburg to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The 2032 Summer Olympics,officially the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032,is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032,with Brisbane,Queensland,Australia as the main host city. They will be the third Olympic Games held in Australia,after the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,Victoria and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,New South Wales.
The 2030 Summer Youth Olympics,officially known as the V Summer Youth Olympic Games will be the fifth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics,an international sports,education and cultural festival for teenagers,in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
NOlympics LA is a coalition of community organizations that opposes staging the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
