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USA Wrestling’s Rich Bender Receives Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award

USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender has received the Stephen D. Ducoff Leadership Award as presented by ACES, the Association of Chief Executives of Sport, at its recent annual meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. Bender has been executive director of USA Wrestling since 2000. He is one of the longest serving chief executive officers of a […]

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U.S. Paralympics Track & Field Program to Become Part of USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field is bringing the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field program in-house beginning January 1 as part of a partnership that will unite all of its athletes under one roof, the national governing body and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. American track and field athletes captured 34 medals, including 14 […]

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Milwaukee Triathlon

USA Triathlon Bringing Sprint and Olympic-Distance National Championships to Milwaukee

Milwaukee has been selected to host the 2025 and 2026 USA Triathlon Sprint and Olympic-Distance National Championships and the 2025 and 2026 USA Paratriathlon National Championships, returning to the city that has hosted the event six times. The 2025 event is scheduled for August 8­–10 and the 2026 event August 7–9, bringing together the country’s […]

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Junior Gravel National Series

USA Cycling Creates Junior Gravel National Series

USA Cycling has partnered with Life Time, SBT GRVL and Valley of Tears to launch the Junior Gravel National Series, a five-race series for junior riders aged 15-18. The USA Cycling Junior Gravel National Series will consist of five events across the country and four competition categories — 15-16 men, 15-16 women, 17-18 men and […]

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Phil Andrews Podcast

Phil Andrews: USA Fencing’s Post-Paris Plans

After serving as chief executive officer of USA Weightlifting for nearly 10 years, Phil Andrews was appointed USA Fencing CEO in August 2022 to oversee the national governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of fencing in the United States. This past summer, USA Fencing won four medals overall at the Olympic Summer Games […]

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USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling President Bruce Baumgartner Elected to United World Wrestling Bureau

USA Wrestling President Bruce Baumgartner has been elected to a position on the United World Wrestling Bureau, the governing council for the international wrestling federation. Baumgartner, from Edinboro, Pennsylvania, was among seven individuals elected during the vote at the UWW Congress in Tirana, Albania, on October 27. “I am deeply honored to be elected to […]

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USA Team Handball

Michael King Named USA Team Handball CEO

USA Team Handball has announced Michael King as its chief executive officer, the organization’s third in the past 20 months. King takes over for Martin Branick, who held the position since March 2023. Branick has been interim chief executive officer following the departure of Ryan Johnson in February 2023. “We are excited to lead the […]

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USA Curling transformed The Rink at American Dream into a unique venue for its 2024 National Championships. USA Curling Photo

USA Curling Awards 2026 Men’s and Women’s National Championships to Charlotte

USA Curling’s 2026 men’s and women’s national championships have been awarded to Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte from February 23 through March 2, with the winning teams at the event advancing to represent the U.S. at the 2026 World Championships. “We’re thrilled to bring elite-level curling to Charlotte,” said Amanda Morgan, manager of sports development at […]

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USA Basketball

Martin Dempsey Reelected as USA Basketball Chairperson

Martin Dempsey has been reelected as USA Basketball chairperson for the 2025–2028 term, a role he has served since 2016. Dempsey, a retired Army general who was also the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will lead the 15-member USA Basketball Board of Directors, who will be seated through 2028. The announcement was […]

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USA Rugby Premier Rugby Sevens

USA Rugby and Premier Rugby Sevens Partner for Event

The USA women’s and men’s national rugby teams will compete in the 2024 PR7s All-Star Tournament at Providence Park in Portland on November 16. The competition will feature many Olympians from the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, including multiple bronze medalists from the USA women’s team. The tournament marks the first rugby competition on home soil […]

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