And another centenarian - oldest living Tour de France stage winner Emile Idée, who got one in 1949. Back in the day when you either opened a bike shop or a bar after retirement.
Emile Idée, oldest surviving Tour de France stage winner, dies at 104
One down, 34 to go.
So yes, to have a chance to be added to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, any sport (for example Netball Fast5, AFL Nines, NRL Nines, etc) will need to put a strong case against these 35 Criteria if they wish to be given serious consideration by the Olympic Programme Commission as an additional sport.
35 Evaluation Criteria for Additional Sports at the Olympic Games
So here are the IOC Evaluation Criteria for Events to be added - Host City proposal to the Olympic Games and evaluated by the Olympic Programme Commission.
These 35 Criteria guide the Olympic Programme Commission in their recommendations to the IOC Executive Board who make the final decision.
Here are the Criteria which come under 5 main headings:
Olympic Proposal
1. Number and list of events
2. Competition format
3. Days of competition
4. Quota of athletes and officials
5. Participation of best athletes
6. Venues: number, permanent/temporary, capacity, field of play specifications
Value added to the Olympic Movement
7. Games time
8. Legacy
9. Youth
Institutional Matters
10. Year of establishment of the International Federation
11. Year of recognition of the International Federation
12. Number of World Championships held to date
13. Number of member National Federations corresponding to National Olympic Committees
14. Number of member National Federations that took part in the last World Championship
15. Number of National Federations per continent that medalled in the last World Championship
16. Percentage of National Federations that organise National Championships
17. Other disciplines managed by the International Federation that are not part of the Olympic proposal
18. Gender equality in the Executive Board (or highest decision making body) of the International Federation
19. Finance (share of income generated by marketing / broadcasting, share of expenditures allocated to development)
20. Anti-doping (compliance with WADA code)
22. Court of Arbitration for Sport (compliance with CAS)
23. Code of Ethics (availability and compliance)
24. Athletes’ Commission (existence of an Athletes’ Commission and representation in decision making body)
25. Entourage Commission (existence of an Entourage Commission and representation in devision making body)
26. Women and Sport Commission (existence of a Women and Sport Commission and representation in devision making body)
27. Medical Commission (existence of a Medical Commission and representation in decision making body)
28. Athletes’ health, safety and security (existence and implementation of guidelines)
Popularity
29. Ticket sales and attendance (last World Championship)
30. Media accreditation granted (last World Championship)
31. TV coverage (last World Championship)
32. Digital media (last World Championship)
33. Host country popularity (participants, events, results, viewership)
Business Model
34. Potential costs (venues, broadcast, technology)
35. Targeted additional revenues during Olympic Games (ticketing, licensing, sponsorship)
FINAL STANDING
9
Germany
10
Kazakhstan
The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 World Championship 2026
Canada
Czechia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
The following Nation has been relegated to the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 Division I Group A World Championship 2026
Kazakhstan
Thursday January 2nd, 2025
Knockout Round
Day 1 Results #1
Relegation Game
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
Germany 4 - 3 Kazakhstan
Period-by-Period: 1-2, 2-1, 1-0
January 2nd 2025, h. 11:00, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Some good news - Sarrazin is out of intensive care - no talk of a return though.
Cyprien Sarrazin: Skier leaves intensive care after horror crash - BBC Sport
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