ANOC Secretary General Gunilla Lindberg at today’s press conference at Mission Beach, San Diego – venue for the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) today confirms the final sports program for the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019, with 15 exciting, youth-centric sports guaranteeing world-class athletes and captivating entertainment for the event’s inaugural edition.
An artist rendering of the skate and BMX parks. Image courtesy of ANOC World Beach Games
An inaugural Olympic event featuring surfing, skateboarding and BMX will grace San Diego next year.
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The International Ski Federation has announced it achieved a score of 150 ©Getty Images
Let's be clear: this week's report on governance in Winter Olympic sports indicates some modest improvement over the past year in overall standards in the seven Winter Olympic sports federations.
ANOC state they have sent qualification guidelines to NOCs for the World Beach Games ©ANOC
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) said the guidelines for their event, to be held in 2019, were released in partnership with the 15 international federations involved.
The IOC Athletes' Commission has criticised the new athlete group ©IOC
ANOC Acting President Robin Mitchell chaired the meeting in Lausanne ©Getty Images
The IOC have warned NOCs about Gafur Rakhimov's comments ©Getty Images
Pere Miró will remain deputy director general for relations with the Olympic Movement ©Getty Images
