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Visit Sarasota County in Florida has announced a Name, Image and Likeness deal with Emma Weyant, a Sarasota native and Olympic silver medalist swimmer at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Weyant, who is between her junior and senior seasons at the University of Florida, will be competing for USA Swimming in the 400-meter individual medley […]
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PARIS — There are no more ifs, ands or buts needed because years of presentations, meetings with stakeholders and rallying of public support came to a culmination for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games on Wednesday morning. Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after the International Olympic […]
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PARIS — The French Alps region was provisionally awarded the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games contingent on government guarantees, an extraordinary development forced on the International Olympic Committee because of the country’s political turmoil over the past month. The International Olympic Committee’s membership approved the recommendation of the Executive Board on Wednesday during its […]
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Dick’s Sporting Goods will be an official sporting goods retail provider for LA28 and Team USA in an agreement announced on Tuesday ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. Dick’s will serve as an official supporter of Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris along with the 2026 Winter […]
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USA Cycling has unveiled a new BMX Freestyle training facility in South Jordan, Utah, which was built ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games and used as a training facility for Team USA athletes as they prepared for Paris. In BMX Freestyle’s inaugural Olympic appearance in 2021 in Tokyo, Hannah Roberts securing the country’s first […]
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One of the main talking points ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games has been numerical gender parity on the field of play with equal representation of male and female athletes. Within the U.S. Olympic movement, that milestone has been the norm for multiple Games. The infrastructure around women’s sports has grown dramatically since the […]
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The 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris are a big step forward for many sports and among those looking forward to the spotlight is men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball after its Olympic debut in 2021 in Tokyo was with no fans in attendance. The 3×3 competition in Paris will take place in a festival-type atmosphere […]
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One of the most high-profile sports in the Olympic Summer Games in Paris will be basketball. The USA Basketball teams have been some of the most dominant in Olympic history in any sport. The women’s team looks to extend its streak to eight consecutive gold medals and the men’s team looks for its fifth in […]
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Some of the best athletes in the world in their respective sports will be in the spotlight during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games — but before they get to Paris, they have to pack for Paris. So what are the things they can’t leave home without? SportsTravel has canvassed opinions from dozens of […]
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For all of the attention on Paris’ use of temporary venues and existing landmarks throughout the city for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, plenty of the focus has also been on a venue nearly 10,000 miles away where surfing will be organized in the Teahupo’o village in the overseas territory of French Polynesia. “The women […]
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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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