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The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation is welcoming about 50 displaced Ukrainian athletes, coaches and family members beginning this month in an all-encompassing humanitarian and sporting initiative to provide a safe haven and training opportunities amid unrest and turmoil in their home country due to the invasion by Russia. Every aspect of the group’s needs will […]
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in its capacity as the governing body of Para sport and the international federation for multiple Para sports, has created a new grassroots-to-high performance program called PARA SPORT. It aims to support National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International Federations, bringing together events, activities and organizations to help change the story […]
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The increasingly competitive race to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has heated up with three International Olympic Committee representatives having visited Salt Lake City last week for a site visit before heading to Vancouver this week with another stop in Sapporo, Japan, scheduled for later in May. Observers expect the 2030 host […]
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USA Swimming and Swimming Australia have reintroduced Duel in the Pool competition for the first time since 2015 featuring teams from the two countries competing August 19–21 in Sydney with each country selecting a team of 30 Olympic, Paralympic and National Team athletes. Pool events will be at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre and an […]
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The International Olympic Committee has announced the passing of Alex Gilady, who first became involved with the Olympic movement as a broadcaster for NBC and whose relationship with the Games first started in 1968 as a television commentator. Gilady was Head of Sports (1975), Special Operations (1977), Vice President (1981-1996) and Senior Vice President of […]
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OnePlan has been announced as a partner for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, allowing the organizers to use OnePlan’s Venue Twin and GIS Mapping software for more efficiency and collaboration. This is the first time an Olympic and Paralympic Games has chosen a partner for 3D mapping of sports venues and […]
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Billy Demong, a 2010 Olympic gold and silver medalist in Nordic Combined, has resigned as executive director of USA Nordic. Demong will remain a member of the national governing body’s board of directors and will act as an advisor to the executive committee during the transitio while the board searches for its next leader. “While […]
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Public sentiment in favor of hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sapporo is strong enough, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said Wednesday, that he will not hold a public referendum on the issue. The northern Japanese city, which held the 1972 Winter Olympics, has expressed interest in being the host again and is believed […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation has approved the addition of five new directors in February 2022 to succeed the 11 directors who finished their terms on December 31, 2021. Incoming directors are Eryn and Mike Bingle of Riverside, Connecticut; Lauri Hughes of Boulder, Colorado; and Marie and John Queen of Pasadena, California. The […]
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Despite the political tension surrounding the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, lingering fear of testing positive for COVID-19 before or during the Olympics and lack of sponsors activations, the actual competition and media distribution were similar to previous Games. From the atmosphere to the food and transportation, here is a final assessment of how organizers […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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