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The best hockey players in the world will again participate in the Winter Olympic Games, beginning with the 2026 Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy, the National Hockey League announced, as well as adding another international event to the calendar that will see an exclusive group of nations participate. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement in […]
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The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games has already secured over 21,000 hotel rooms for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, nearly fulfilling the targeted goal more than a decade out from when the Games would return to Utah for the first time since 2002. Salt Lake City has been named the Preferred […]
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The capitals of Peru and Paraguay will bid to stage the 2027 Pan Am Games after the Colombian city of Barranquilla was stripped of its hosting rights last month for failing to meet its contractual obligations. Lima and Asuncion are the official candidates, the governing body Panam Sports said Thursday. The candidatures include letters signed […]
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The latest in a series of ticket releases for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris will be unveiled on February 8, the same day the local organizing committee unveils the design of the Games’ medals. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. Paris time on tickets.paris2024.org. All sports will be on offer, although some […]
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French Interior minister Gerald Darmanin told French TV Channel France 2 on Wednesday that some 300,000 spectators will be able to attend the July 26 Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, about half the size of what was originally planned. The show on the River Seine will mark the first time that […]
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Organizers of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games insisted on Tuesday at a board meeting that they will host sliding events by spending $89 million on rebuilding an old track in Cortina d’Ampezzo, continuing their long dispute with the International Olympic Committee as the IOC insists on having events held elsewhere. The local organizing committee for […]
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When the Salt Lake City region was invited into targeted dialogue for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the assembled crowd at Salt Lake City Hall included US Speedskating Executive Director Ted Morris, who like everybody that day was already thinking about the planning process. “We have a 10-year runway to get people excited […]
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USA Curling is heading to the mall next week. But it’s not a trip to the food court or to shop the early spring sales — it’s the scene for a unique new venue for one of the national governing body’s biggest events. The 2024 U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Curling Championships will be staged […]
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The USA Basketball men’s Olympic team will play host to Canada at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 10, the latest in a series of exhibition games announced to prepare the team before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games that start in July in Paris. The game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. […]
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The International Olympic Committee will reveal its plans for where the sliding events of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be held at the end of this month, the organization confirmed on Thursday. The IOC has insisted that an existing ice sliding venue outside Italy must be picked to avoid extra spending on construction. The […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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