Big news coming from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week as the Board announced that the proposal to add the package of five new sports to the program of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was officially up for one more vote. If approved at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro in August, […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they have a 60% increase in women members in less than three years. Women now make up over one-third of IOC Commission Members, which is another step in the implementation of the Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms. IOC President Thomas Bach announced additional changes to the IOC Commissions for 2016 […]
Photos by Mahfia.TV Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC), the original youth focused breast cancer education foundation, successfully celebrated two decades of prevention and support programs for young people, Saturday, April 2nd at Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Hosted by iconic action sports commentator Sal Masekela, the 20th Anniversary B4BC Snowboard + Music Festival couldn’t have been better, as […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added another team to the roster of 206 National Olympic Committees, this time it’s for young athletes caught in the middle of living their lives as refugees due to displacement and conflict in their countries. Called the Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA), 43 athletes have been identified so far and […]
While there are two other cities in the bidding war for the Olympics in 2024 other than Los Angeles and Paris, they both are leading candidates in the race of 4 cities for the bid, including Rome and Budapest. On February 17, 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) received the four Candidature Files from Los […]
It’s a big day, literally, for the surfing world today, Wednesday, February 10, 2016, as the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, a WSL Specialty Event, is called ON at the world-renowned Waimea Bay. This will be the ninth time this prestigious event has ever run in its storied, 31-year history. The best big wave […]
Winter of 2016 marks the 20th Anniversary for Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC), and the season is shaping-up with a variety of unique celebration events. To start, is the first stop of a photo and art exhibition, called “20 Most Iconic Snowboarding Image of All Time,” and a commemorative exhibition tracing the herstory of B4BC […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues to try and make its mark as a relevant entity for today’s global youth culture marketplace by engaging more in social media. Last week, the IOC announced its latest social media campaign asking athletes to share their love of sport and get active with the #iLoveYOG hashtag as they […]
A one-day film challenge has been set-up by a unique partnership between Vimeo and Connect4Climate for November 29th, 2015, just before the climate takes to take place in Paris. Given all of the new young video producers and filmmakers among our readers, this is a great opportunity to express your message about global climate change […]
X Games Aspen 2016 continues to move in the direction of becoming a more all-round festival experience. Last week they announced their music ticket sales and events to take place at Buttermilk Mountain, January 28-31, 2016. After four successful concerts at the base of Buttermilk Mountain in 2015, X Games in 2016 will increase the […]