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Playfly Sports

Playfly Sports Goes International with Evolution Sports Acquisition

Playfly Sports has announced the acquisition of London-based Evolution Sports to work with Playfly’s U.S. team to maximize commercial potential of its clients through activations and sponsorships. The acquisition of Evolution, with Dan Lipman and Archie Woodhead joining Playfly as co-managing directors, will provide Playfly with its first international office while accelerating the company’s global […]

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The Residences at Utah Olympic Park is one of the "in house" properties that would be utilized for a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.

Salt Lake 2034 Olympic Organizers Near Lodging Goal

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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2027 Pan Am Games Candidates

Lima, Asuncion Bid For 2027 Pan Am Games

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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Phil Mickelson celebrates after winning the final round at the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

LIV Golf Reveals 2024 Regular Season Format Changes

LIV Golf has released league format enhancements ahead of this week’s 2024 season-opening event at LIV Golf Mayakoba in Mexico. LIV has instituted new rules effective for the 2024 season spanning across field size, counting scores, individual points distribution, season-long individual standings and qualification for the Team Championship. “The competition updates for 2024 reflect a […]

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USA Gymnastics Samsonite

USA Gymnastics Partners With Samsonite

USA Gymnastics has announced a partnership with Samsonite that will make the company the official luggage partner of the national team as it travels to training camps and domestic and international competitions, including the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. “We are excited to welcome Samsonite as an official partner and appreciate their strong commitment […]

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USA Cycling Mountain Bike

USA Cycling Announces 2024 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Series

USA Cycling has announced the schedule for its 2024 cross country mountain bike national series, a successor to the professional cross-country tour that will retain the same format while introducing a new opportunity for junior cyclists. Many of the stops in the series will feature Elite, UCI and amateur level racing. In an effort to […]

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Olympic Rugby Paris 2024

Additional 2024 Olympic Tickets Prepared for Release

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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Clash Endurance Miami

Miami to Host First Event of 2024 PTO Tour

The first event of the 2024 Professional Triathletes Organization Tour will be March 9 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida in collaboration with Clash Endurance. In addition to a variety of Clash Endurance race offerings scheduled during the festival-style weekend, PTO will kick off its T100 Triathlon World Tour on March 9 with a 100km triathlon […]

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Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river
Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel tower and Seine river

France Downsizes Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony Crowd

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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