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Auburn Suni Lee Gymnastics
Suni Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Lee will be part of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for gymnastics in her home state of Minnesota this month. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

For Minneapolis, U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, Suni Lee and Simone Biles is Perfect 10

There’s a saying in women’s gymnastics that making Team USA for the Olympics may be even harder than winning an Olympic gold medal in itself, the competition is so deep. That remains the case this year with multiple all-around Olympic gold medalists competing for spots at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics, which this […]

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Meet Minneapolis Reveals New Tourism Campaign

Meet Minneapolis, in partnership with the Minneapolis-based Periscope, has released a new tourism campaign called “See What All the Fuss Is About.” The campaign is designed address perceptions about Minneapolis and tell the city’s story to people who used to travel to Minneapolis often — as well as those who are new to the destination […]

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Melvin Tennant: A Discussion on Race and Diversity in the Travel Industry

 Minneapolis has found itself at the center of attention in a national and now global discussion on issues of systemic racism and police reform in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. In this episode of the SportsTravel Podcast, SportsTravel Editor and Publisher Jason Gewirtz […]

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Minneapolis to Host 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials

Minneapolis will host the 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for cycling, swimming and track and field, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced. It is the second time that the trials will have three sports concurrently organized, having been held in that fashion in 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2020 event, to […]

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