How will sports feel the Trump effect?

Republican presidential elect Donald Trump gestures after speaking during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 9, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

Donald Trump has swept to power in the US presidential election. There’s a lot of uncertainty over his policy plans and what they’ll mean for America and for the world. His victory will also have an impact on a range of sporting issues, including the US 2024 Olympic bid, the investigation into FIFA, the 2026 World Cup and the continued global expansion of American football, baseball and basketball. Richard Conway of BBC sports looks at what the future might hold with President Trump in the White House.

What impact will President Trump have on the Los Angeles bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics?
Trump’s victory could be highly significant for LA’s hopes and could boost its main rival, Paris.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is due to hold a vote to decide the host of the Games next September with Budapest the only other candidate.

Back in August, LA’s mayor Eric Garcetti, a Democrat who supported Hillary Clinton, acknowledged IOC members had concerns over Trump.

“For us, I think IOC members might have said certain things,” he said. “An America that turns inward, like any country that turns inward, isn’t good for world peace, isn’t good for progress, isn’t good for all of us.”

IOC president Thomas Bach also spoke in the summer about a “world of selfishness where certain people claim to be superior to others”. That was seen as a clear reference to Trump’s proposed plans that include potential restrictions on Muslim immigration and the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants.