September 22, 2005

Barely two weeks after the devastating Hurricane that knocked the City of New Orleans on its back, the JCC Maccabi Games organizers have taken New Orleans off the list of sites for the 2006 JCC Games. Organizers announced last week, on September 13th, that they would be searching for a new location and hope to make that announcement very soon.

JCC Maccabi games are typically held in four locations across the US and Canada each summer. Sites for 2006 had been listed as Phoenix, Arizona; Stamford Connecticut; Vancouver, British Columbia, and New Orleans.

With the vast majority of the citizens of New Orleans evacuated to other locations, no planning would have been able to proceed for the games.

No Winter Gravity Games for 2006

September 21, 2005

Citing a winter Games schedule that is "already too full" OLN has decided not to go through with the 2006 Winter Gravity Games.

OLN purchased the rights to the games in 2004 and revived the winter games in 2005. They had previously only been held in 2000.

OCA President proposes Asian Beach Games

September 10, 2005

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al- Sabah, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President has proposed that Asian nations hold an Asian Beach Games, sometime prior to 2010. Bali in Indonesia has indicated it might be interested in serving as host for the games.

Beach volleyball, beach football, beach handball and water-skiing, have been proposed as the Asian Beach games disciplines.

The OCA currently overseas the Asian Games, begun in 1951, the Asian Winter games, first held in 1986, and is currently organizing the first ever Asian Indoor Games, to be held in Thailand this coming November.

San Francisco to host 2008 International Children's Games

September 9, 2005

The International Children's Games Executive Committee has selected San Francisco as the host of the 2008 International School Children's games.

About 3,500 athletes, coaches and other participants from 60 nations are expected to participate in the games schedule for July 11-15, 2008.

Proposed sports are basketball, golf, track and field, tennis, swimming, soccer, table tennis, and volleyball.

SBC Park is the probable venue for the Opening Ceremonies with Golden Gate Park, the University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University serving as sport venues.

2008 will be the 40th anniversary of the games established in 1968, and just the second time the games will have been held in the United States, after Cleveland in 2004.

JCC Maccabi games scheduled for New Orleans in 2006

September 3, 2005

While the city of New Orleans, Louisiana has never held a major international games, the city is scheduled to host one of the four JCC Maccabi Youth Games in 2006 from July 30-Aug. 4, 2006. Stamford, Connecticut, Phoenix, Arizona and Vancouver, British Columbia are scheduled to host the other three.

With the upheaval from Katrina, it isn't known at this time if the New Orleans can recover in time to host the event.

New Orleans held the 1990 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, and just last month, the AAU Junior Olympic Games from July 25th to August 7th.

Some 10,000 young athletes competed in 25 sports. with Track and field at Tad Gormley Stadium.

Buenos Aires Selected as new 2006 South American Games host

September 1, 2005

Instability in Bolivia has led the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR), to name a new host for the 2006 South American Games. La Paz was originally scheduled to host the games.

Buenos Aires, Argentina has now been asked to step in and host next years games, winning the bid over Lima, Peru and Cuenca, Ecuador.

La Paz made a last second request to keep the games, but this was denied by the committee.