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Kelli Elmore has joined Visit Wichita (Kansas) as sports event manager, joining the bureau’s sports sales team that includes Brian Hargrove, executive director of sports development, and Josh Howell, sports sales manager. “I am extremely excited to work with the incredible team at Visit Wichita to help bring sporting events to the city,” said Elmore. […]
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Tokyo 2020 has declared the city’s Olympic Stadium ready to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, as well as soccer and track and field competition during the Games. The 68,000-seat venue will be open to the public on December 21 with a variety of Japanese cultural displays […]
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Maple Valley, Washington, will become the latest new Ironman host site, with the triathlon company announcing the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Washington for September 20, 2020. “We are thrilled to bring an Ironman 70.3 triathlon back to the state of Washington,” said Dave Christen, regional director for The Ironman Group. “Maple Valley, Washington will play host […]
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At a two-day summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Olympic Committee softened its official stance on esports, opening the door yet further to the possible inclusion of electronic games in future competition. During the meeting, the IOC received a report from David Lappartient, the chairman of the IOC’s esports and gaming liaison group, which is […]
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Spire Institute, a Geneva, Ohio-based multisport complex, has been acquired by Axxella, a Baltimore investment firm with plans for expansion. Spire features an outdoor track-and-field arena and indoor facilities that can host events with up to six basketball courts or 12 volleyball courts. The complex also features two full-sized indoor soccer fields and one outdoor […]
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In the sport of pickleball, the future of venue expansion may come from private homebuilders. Kolter Homes, a developer of master-planned adult communities, has announced that it will build a pickleball venue with more than 30 courts, believed to be the largest private pickleball venue built in Georgia. The complex will be part of Cresswind […]
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A theater in South Bend, Indiana, that is being renovated to host esports events will have a permanent tenant in Bethel University, which has announced the formation of an esports team to begin play in fall 2020. Through a partnership with the city of South Bend, the team from the university in Mishawaka, Indiana, will […]
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Spartan has announced that it has acquired the La Ruta De Los Conquistadores multiday mountain bike race in Costa Rica, part of the obstacle race company’s planned expansion into new avenues of sports and fitness. Under terms of the deal, the founders and organizers of the three-day race from the Pacific to Atlantic oceans, Roman […]
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Destination Esports, a new agency aimed at bridging the gap between destination marketing organizations and esports event organizers, has announced its formation. The San Juan Capistrano, California-based company was founded by CEO Kim Meltzer and CFO Jamie Oakley, veterans of the hospitality and esports industries. Dorothy Ferguson has also joined as chief marketing officer. The […]
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Sticking to its commitment to organize races in the Los Angeles area before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, USA Triathlon has announced that the 2020 Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships will return to Long Beach, California. The race will be staged in conjunction with the second annual Legacy Triathlon on July 18 and will […]
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