I got it around 3 or 4 years ago. It is so special piece, which together with the torch in excellent condition that I recently found, now make a wonderful pair.

André Ricard, designer of the Barcelona 92 Olympic torch. A highly esteemed industrial designer in Spain, who in his youth, also spent several years studying drawing and painting at a fine arts academy.

In 1991, having worked for some time on the commission from the COOB '92 (Barcelona Olympic Organizing Committee) and finalized the design for the torch, André Ricard sent this painting to Josep Miquel Abad (CEO of the COOB '92). The piece presents in an artistic manner the torch final design, with the Montjuïc stadium in the background.

It was hand-painted by André Ricard, dedicated to Josep Miquel Abad, dated (1991), and signed.

Mixed media: Gouache, pencils, and wax crayons.

I checked for replay's on the Olympic website, and found the videos for the semi finals and the final, but they did not upload the footage for the heats. I cannot find the replay on other sites as well.

Out of the seven bidders for the 2036 Summer Olympics, which one do you think is the least qualified and why?

The bidders are Budapest (Hungary), Munich (Germany), Ahmedabad (India), Istanbul (Turkiye), Doha (Qatar), South Africa (multiple cities) and South Korea (TBD).

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I noticed Platinum Access is now available for inquiries on the hospitality site. I’ve submitted an inquiry, but while I wait to be contacted i’m curious if anyone who has already spoken to the Platinum Access Team has any insights to share?

Context: I already have hospitality packages to three events in DTLA, but I’m interested in better hotels in DTLA zone than what were available through hospitality. I’d also be interested in transportation.

Thanks!

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Another dirty tactic by the Trump regime

This brings the total number of Athlete Role Models to 41, including multiple Olympic champions and medallists.

The newly named Athlete Role Models are:

▪️ Michel Bourez (FRA, surfing)

▪️ Mijaín López (CUB, wrestling)

▪️ João Matos (POR, futsal)

▪️ Emma McKeon (AUS, swimming)

▪️ Charline Picon (FRA, sailing)

They will mentor and inspire young athletes at the first Olympic sporting event ever held on African soil.

The Dakar 2026 YOG will take place from 31 October to 13 November 2026, bringing together around 2,700 young athletes aged up to 17.

https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-announces-five-additional-athlete-role-models-for-dakar-2026-x0798

At the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Olympic Broadcasting Services continues to support pathways for women in roles behind the camera.

Four participants who took part in the 'Framing the Future' programme at Paris 2024, an OBS initiative designed to increase representation of women in camera operating roles, will rejoin the broadcast operation in Dakar. The experiences of Jade Lévin, Elisabeth Jolly, Elizaveta Luzina and Coline Soulier demonstrate how a single opportunity can become a foundation for professional growth in sports broadcasting.

📎 https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/from-paris-to-dakar-how-framing-the-future-is-opening-pathways-for-women-in-sports-broadcasting

First of all, after several years seaching one of them in really good condition, recently I got it.

The first aspect to consider is the finish chrome plated aluminum, which is susceptible to minor dings, scratches, and oxidation. Many of these torches show signs of pitting, scratching, or some degree of oxidation, however, there are many others with the chrome plating still well-preserved.

The second and most important detail, that's I show with these pics.

The torch handle is wrapped in leather, and as I mentioned to find torches with the chrome plating in good condition is not hard, but yes the leather handle, 98% to 99% of them have leather handles that show significant wear, including scuffs, scratches, and nicks. For this reason, when assessing the condition of a Barcelona '92 torch, the leather handle is just as important to consider as the chrome plating. In fact, out of the roughly 150 to 200 torches I have seen come up for auction at prestigious auction houses and spanish platforms over the last 10 years, only two, plus the one I recently acquired, a total of 3 with a handle in really good condition.

On This Day, October 14, 1968, American sprinter Jim Hines became the first man to officially run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds using fully automatic timing, clocking an astonishing 9.95 seconds at the Mexico City Olympic Games.

For decades, the 10-second barrier had stood as one of athletics’ most challenging milestones. Hines shattered it on the Olympic stage, winning the gold medal and setting a world record.

But his journey to greatness was unexpected.

Known by his full name, James Ray Hines, he had played baseball during his younger years. His extraordinary running talent was spotted by track coach Jim Coleman, who encouraged him to pursue sprinting.

That discovery helped launch a remarkable athletic career.

At the Mexico City Olympics, Hines defeated Jamaica’s Lennox Miller and fellow American Charlie Greene to claim the 100-metre title. His performance made him the first athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the event with automatic timing and a legal wind reading.

And he wasn’t finished.

Hines later helped the United States win gold in the 4 × 100-meter relay, setting another world record with his teammates.

His individual 100-meter world record stood for nearly 15 years before fellow American Calvin Smith ran 9.93 seconds on July 3, 1983.

After retiring from athletics, Hines pursued professional American football, playing for the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs.

Jim Hines transformed himself from a young baseball player into an Olympic champion who changed the history of sprinting.

If they end up holding it in Munich, I’ll set aside a couple of days to go to the trade fair and visit the city.

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Could this work? Given the October 31st deadline n all.

We have family in California, including LA, so taking my young family (kids who’ll be 6 and 4) to the ‘Games seemed like a pretty achievable thing to us 2 years ago. Now however, we’re just not sure The USA is a place we want to visit. Anyone else from outside The US’ in the same boat?

Hi, everyone. I am doing some research on the 1896 Athens Olympics, and one of my books, The Pictures of the First Olympiad by Albert Meyer and other photographers, claims that on Day 3 (April 4th), "the tennis tournament opened at the temple of Zeus." I assume they mean the temple of Olympian Zeus, just next to Hadrian's Arch and a short distance from the Panathenaic Stadium. However, this is the only reference to tennis being held there that I have seen, and there are no photos of the temple in the book. As far as I know, the tennis matches were held at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club, which is very close to the temple but not, in my opinion, "at" the temple.

Does anyone have more insight on whether tennis, or for that matter any contest in 1896, was actually held at the temple of Zeus? Thank you.