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On Location, the International Olympic Committee’s official hospitality provider for the next three Olympic Games, has opened its first office in Milan on the two-year countdown anniversary to the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games. On Location will sell packages for the first time for not only sponsors and commercial partners but also the […]
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Las Vegas is known as a place where people play the odds. The city raises the bar when it comes to hospitality, restaurants, shops and gambling. The Las Vegas Strip took the global stage in November when Formula 1 used the iconic stretch of asphalt for its first event in Las Vegas since the 1980s. […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association is seeking data from sports-event industry professionals that will be used to create the 2023 State of the Industry Report, which will be unveiled at the association’s annual symposium in April. The report, conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, and sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group, will […]
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Two of the biggest names in rugby, New Zealand and Fiji, will face off for the first time on American soil at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Both the New Zealand All Blacks and Fiji Water Flying Fijians sit among the top 10 ranked teams in the world […]
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The Missouri Valley Conference has announced a three-year extension of its agreement to host its men’s basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, which keeps the event in the destination through at least 2028, with an option to continue the contract through 2030, which would mark 40 consecutive years of “Arch Madness” in the […]
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The World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier will return to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 16, 2024, with the winning crew earning a spot in the 2024 World Finals. Cain’s Ballroom will host the event presented by the Tulsa Sports Commission and produced by the Plus Seven Company. “Bringing the World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier back to […]
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The Professional Triathletes Organization has added the inaugural Lake Las Vegas Open to its 2024 schedule with the event scheduled to take place on the grounds of Reflection Bay Golf Club and The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa on October 19–20, 2024. This is the third triathlon event the PTO has announced for […]
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The College Baseball Foundation and Visit Overland Park have announced that the College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish its inaugural physical location within the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas. The planned venue would open in late 2025. The College Baseball Foundation earlier announced it will bring its annual recognition of college baseball’s […]
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The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, an initiative launched by the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, kicked off its winter adaptive sports season on January 20 with the return of sitting volleyball clinics, supported by the Triumph Foundation. PlayLA first introduced sitting volleyball in early 2022, and the sport, now in […]
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Michael Loynd has been named chair of the St. Louis Sports Commission, having joined the Sports Commission’s board in 2018 and served as the organization’s vice chair from 2022–2023. As chair of the Sports Commission’s Olympic Legacy Project, Loynd played a large role in St. Louis securing permission from the International Olympic Committee and United […]
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Michele Kang, owner of the @WashSpirit, has pledged to give @ussoccer women’s programs $30 million over the next five years — the largest philanthropic investment in U.S. Soccer’s women’s and girls’ programs ever received.
Chattanooga Sports, which has built its sports-tourism offerings through a mix of sports, on a variety of levels, showcased its downtown walkability and outdoor activities to the industry last week at the Sports Events & Tourism Association 4S Summit.
The @thepwhlofficial has launched the PWHL Takeover Tour, a schedule of nine neutral-site regular-season games that will be played outside the league’s current host cities in 2025.
Brendan Quirk, president and chief executive officer of @usacycling, was elected chair of the National Governing Body Council on November 14. Aron McGuire, chief executive officer of @USABS, was elected vice chair.
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