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FIA UN Tourism
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, right, signs the memorandum of understanding alongside UN Tourism Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili. Photo courtesy of FIA

FIA Partners with UN Tourism on Sustainability Initiatives

The governing body for Formula 1 is partnering with UN Tourism to raise awareness of sustainable practices and the positive impacts on destinations. The collaboration between UN Tourism and the FIA will contribute to advancing the understanding of sports tourism. The partnership was made official by the signing of a memorandum of understanding by FIA […]

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Richmond Region Tourism

Richmond Region Tourism Foundation to Offer Grants

The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation in Virginia will begin providing grants to further expand sports tourism in the area and help local sports organizations grow and enhance their tournaments and events. The Sports Grant program aims to bring in visitors from outside the region, including teams, participants, spectators and families. Grant recipients can use the […]

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USA Wrestling Milwaukee

Milwaukee to Host USA Wrestling Junior National Dual Meet Championships

USA Wrestling’s Junior National Dual Meet Championships will be heading to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the next four years through 2028. Known as the Junior National Duals, the event features boys teams from USA Wrestling state associations competing in dual meet competition in freestyle and Greco-Roman. The event is supported by Sports Milwaukee. “We are thrilled […]

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Sprowls Horizon Sports Park
Sprowls Horizon Sports Park is set to open in the summer of 2025 and feature plenty of space for baseball, softball and soccer. Photo courtesy SFC

Sports Facilities Companies to Operate Sprowls Horizon Sports Park

The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected by the city of Pinellas Park, Florida, as operating partner for the Sprowls Horizon Sports Park, which is set to open in 2025. The complex will feature six baseball fields, designed as replicas of MLB spring training fields, complemented by outdoor green spaces. The fields are also built […]

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Atlanta 2031 Final Four

Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to Host 2031 Men’s Final Four

Atlanta will host the 2031 Men’s Final Four, which will take place April 5 and 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the fifth time the city has hosted the event. The news comes as Atlanta is preparing to host the 2025 College Football Playoff Championship game in January. The city was slated to host the 2020 Final […]

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Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority

Visit Lake Charles Creates Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority

Visit Lake Charles in Louisiana has created the Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority, a new division that will focus on hosting and promoting sporting and recreational events of all sizes. In addition to his current position as senior vice president of sports at Visit Lake Charles, Eric Zartler will serve as the executive director of […]

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US Swim Trials 2024
Tim Hinchey III, president and CEO of USA Swimming, speaks during a 2022 news conference in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

USA Swimming, CEO Tim Hinchey Parting Ways

Tim Hinchey will leave USA Swimming after seven years as chief executive officer in which the national governing body made strides on the business side and established new programs to counter sex abuse in the sport. USA Swimming Chief Operating Officer Shana Ferguson will take over as chief executive officer on an interim basis. Hinchey’s […]

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201900831 Around the Grounds – Day6
Arthur Ashe Stadium during sunset at the 2019 US Open. (Photo by Cesarin Mateo/USTA)

U.S. Open Setting Premium Hospitality Records

Labor Day weekend in New York City often means taking a trip to Flushing Meadows to check out the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. And while general attendance tickets are cheap by big-event standards, the organization has also been adding some exclusive offerings that have traditionally been the purview […]

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NASCAR 2025 Schedule

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule Released; Mexico City on Docket

The NASCAR Cup Series unveiled its 2025 schedule Thursday, with a 38-race slate that features two historic exhibition tracks, 36 points events and the series’ first trip to Mexico City for a points event in the modern era. The Cup Series year begins with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina […]

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2024 OCR World Championships

World Obstacle, UIPM Co-Host Successful OCR Event

More than 600 athletes from 35 nations recently gathered in San Jose, Costa Rica, for the four-day World Obstacle UIPM 2024 OCR World Championships, the third time the organizations have co-hosted an event after Ninja World Cup USA 2023 and the World Obstacle UIPM 2023 OCR World Championships. Costa Rica’s National Stadium hosted the 100m, […]

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