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Westfield USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling Chooses Westfield, Indiana, for Major Event

USA Wrestling has announced its 2024 16U and 14U Girls National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Grand Park Event Center in Westfield, Indiana, from June 19–22 while the event will also return to the Grand Park Event Center in 2025. This will be the first time that this combined competition has been held. […]

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Albuquerque to Host USA Boxing 2024 National Open

USA Boxing has chosen Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the site of its 2024 National Open from March 9­-16 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, bringing USA Boxing back to the city for the first time since the 2017 and 2018 Western Qualifiers. “We are honored to host USA Boxing’s first national tournament of the year and […]

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USPC Field Hockey Training
The U.S. Performance Center in Charlotte is the home to USA Field Hockey, USA Taekwondo and utilized by more than a dozen other national governing bodies for sports science and trianing. Photo courtesy U.S. Performance Center

How the U.S. Performance Center is Changing the Olympic Movement

Supporting the U.S. Olympic movement runs in the Belk family, which is known throughout the South for its department stores that anchor malls throughout the region. Irwin Belk was a volunteer member of the United States Olympic Committee for more than four decades, receiving the Olympic Order in 2002 at the Olympic Winter Games in […]

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Montgomery Whitewater Park to Host 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross Olympic Team Trials

The American Canoe Association has selected Montgomery Whitewater Park in Alabama to host the first of two selection events for the 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross Olympic Team Trials on April 13-14. Montgomery Whitewater Park opened in July 2023 and hosted the American Canoe Association age group national championships in canoe slalom and kayak […]

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USA Triathlon

USA Triathlon to Host 2024 Youth and Junior Nationals in West Des Moines

The 2024 USA Triathlon Youth & Junior Nationals will be held July 12-14, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa, with youth athletes of all experience levels eligible to participate. USA Triathlon made the announcement in partnership with RipRoar Events and the Flatland Cup Triathlon. The youth and junior nationals will take place within Raccoon River […]

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USA Juniors Cup

USA Cycling Partners with USA Juniors Cup

USA Cycling will partner with the USA Juniors Cup throughout 2024 with three national team selection races to be held within the Junior Cup Series that focuses on developing riders ages 15 through 18. The three events will be the Valley of the Sun from February 16-18 in Phoenix; La Primavera in Lago Vista, Texas, […]

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USA Wrestling 16U Duals

USA Wrestling 2024 Boys 16U Nationals Duals Heads to Utah

USA Wrestling’s 2024 Boys 16U National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Zions Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah from June 12-15, 2024 before returning to the same location in 2025. The tournament features state-level teams from USA Wrestling’s state associations from across the nation competing in dual meets in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. […]

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OKC Riversport
The Riversport whitewater complex was the site for an off-site session at the TEAMS '22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Oklahoma City to Host U.S. 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Olympic Team Trials

Riversport OKC in Oklahoma City will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak cross and canoe slalom from April 26-28, 2024. Riversport is a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site with a pumped artificial competition channel, which is now the standard for Olympic Slalom and Kayak Cross events. The non-profit organization has hosted numerous […]

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Chris Ramsey

USA Water Polo CEO Chris Ramsey to Retire After 2024 Games

Chris Ramsey will retire as chief executive officer at USA Water Polo following the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, the national governing body announced on Wednesday. Ramsey has been with the NGB for 17 years and is one of the longest-tenured leaders in the U.S. Olympic movement since the Amateur Sports Act was passed […]

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USA Gymnastics Core Hydration

Hartford to Host USA Gymnastics’ Core Hydration Classic

USA Gymnastics has chosen Hartford, Connecticut, as the host for the Core Hydration Classic, which will act as a pathway to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris for the country’s leading women’s gymnasts. The event will take place May 17–18, 2024, at the XL Center. The 2024 Core Hydration Classic will be the final […]

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