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The Duluth Curling Club and Visit Duluth will welcome the 2025 USA Curling National Championships. USA Curling photo by Bob Weder

Duluth to Host USA Curling 2025 National Championships

Duluth, Minnesota, will host the 2025 USA Curling national championships for men and women at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center from January 27 through February 2, the national governing body announced. It will be the first time the national championship event has taken place in Minnesota. The announcement comes after the national governing body hosted […]

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Visit Mississauga to Host Jackalope Action Sports Festival for Three Years

Ontario, Canada, will host the Jackalope Action Sports Festival from July 12–14 at Mississauga Celebration Square and Square One Shopping Centre, the first of a three-year contract between the destination and event organizer. Jackalope, a Tribu property, was created in Montréal in 2012 to shine a spotlight on action sports and create opportunities for communities […]

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Omaha Multisport USA Triathlon

Omaha to Host 2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival

The 2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival will take place at Lake Cunningham in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 4–8, 2025, the national governing body has announced. The event, held in partnership with Omaha Sports Commission, will be returning to the city for a second year in a row. It will take place over five […]

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World Athletics Ultimate Championship

World Athletics Announces Ultimate Championship for 2026

World Athletics will start a new competition featuring a $10 million prize pool for gold medalists called ‘Ultimate Championship’ with its inaugural competition in September 2026 in Budapest. The new event will feature world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes against each other. World Athletics said the event […]

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Texas to Host 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship

The 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships will be held in the United States for only the fourth time with the cities of Frisco and Allen, Texas, welcoming the event from April 23 through May 3, 2025. The tournament, which consists of 29 total games, will be staged at the Comerica Center in Frisco and […]

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Southern Oregon Sports Commission

Medford to Host 2027 Cornhole World Championships

The ACO Cornhole World Championships in 2027 will be in Medford, Oregon, the first time the event has been held in the Pacific time zone. The event will be held at Rogue X recreation center, Travel Medford and the Southern Oregon Sports Commission have announced. The competition in 2027 will last for eight days. Medford […]

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The EsportsTravel Summit will head to Cincinnati in 2026 and Tulsa in 2027, it was announced by Northstar Meetings Group. Photo by Jared Wickerham

EsportsTravel Summit Announces Future Hosts

Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers and the destinations and venues looking to host and support their events. In 2026, the event will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2027 event will be staged in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The […]

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Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Coalition Announces Regional Sites

The Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Coalition has announced the sites and dates for the eight regional competitions in 2025 that will serve as qualifiers for the national championships at Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa, from March 7–8, 2025. Women’s wrestling is an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women at all three NCAA divisions. The NCAA Committee on […]

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France to Host 2028 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships

France will host the world men’s ice hockey championships in 2028 with games in Paris and Lyon, two years ahead of its planned hosting of the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Accor Arena in Paris and the LDLC Arena in Lyon will host the 16-team tournament from May 12–28, 2028. It will be […]

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