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The inaugural Xterra North American Championship will be held at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, Alabama, on May 18, 2024, the event organizer has announced. “Oak Mountain has one of the best trail networks we’ve ever found,” said Kirk Ermels, Xterra U.S. technical director. “Thanks to the amazing work of BUMP (Birmingham Urban […]
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The U.S. road cycling national championships will be moving from Tennessee to Charleston, West Virginia, for the next five years in part to help what should be a competitive American team better mimic the courses it will face at the Paris Olympics, USA Cycling has announced. “After seven successful years in Knoxville, we are thrilled […]
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The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, will host the 2023 Veteran Fencing World Championships from October 11–16, the first International Fencing Federation event held in the United States in more than four years and the first ever in Daytona Beach. The event features the world’s top veteran fencers competing in 24 events for men […]
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ASM Global has appointed Will Berryman as general manager of the new Henrico Sports & Events Center, scheduled to open at Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen, Virginia, this month. In his new role as general manager, Berryman will manage day-to-day operations at the venue including overseeing the coordination of plans, programs and events, budgets, […]
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The concluding session at the 25th anniversary TEAMS Conference & Expo focused on youth sports, which represent the largest segment of the sports-events industry. Keeping kids safe while they are involved in those sports has become an increasingly difficult yet crucial task. Recent high-profile situations with Damar Hamlin and Bronny James have underscored the need […]
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Climate change and environmental impact are becoming necessary conversations in all walks of life and especially so when it comes to sports events in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. The issue is one that is being addressed within national governing bodies and from destinations that are factoring the climate into their event planning as a […]
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The collegiate sports ecosystem remains a key pipeline for Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Without collegiate programs and the events they generate, that pipeline remains at risk. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is working to support a robust collegiate sports system and college campuses are working to protect this important landscape and its events. Some […]
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The sports event industry has room for everyone. But there are ways your destination can attract an even wider diversity of events and participants. For event organizers, there are similar ways to be thinking about events to ensure the most diverse playing pool possible. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, organizations discussed […]
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More and more opportunities are being presented for athletes in adaptive sports, from new competitions to potential new sports on the Paralympic program. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, leaders in the space discussed what’s coming next, what your destination needs to consider when planning […]
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College championships are some of the most exciting events with the biggest impacts for athletes on the field of play as well as for destinations hosting the events. The next bid cycles for NCAA and NJCAA championships have started and with that comes a host of questions. Leaders of both bid efforts discussed how their […]
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.@USAPickleball Serves, the charitable arm of USA Pickleball, has opened its Grow the Game grant program which is focused on investing in supporting community organizations and schools nationwide to grow the game.
Organizers for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have announced the route for the torch relay, as the Olympic flame will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey.
.@visitRaleigh will host the 2025 @ESL One esports tournament at the Raleigh Convention Center from April 7–13, 2025.
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