Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
Pittsburgh Marathon

Dick’s Sporting Goods Renews Pittsburgh Marathon Sponsorship

Dick’s Sporting Goods has signed a new multiyear partnership to remain title sponsor of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events. The 2022 event will be staged April 29 – May 1. “Dick’s Sporting Goods is a foundational partner of ours and makes this incredible weekend of events possible with their continued support,” […]

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Eugene and Springfield, Oregon, to Host Race Walk and Marathon at World Championships

The marathon and race walk events during the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be staged in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. The perimeter of Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon will serve as the hub for the start and finish of the events before the course takes participants on a course around the cities that […]

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Men’s Basketball vs George Washington
George Mason University is one of the largest universities in Northern Virginia.

Four Northern Virginia Counties Form Sports Marketing Partnership

Four counties in Northern Virginia have combined their sports marketing efforts to launch SportsNOVA, a regional sports tourism partnership that will market the area for sports-related travel. The goal of the partnership between Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties is to generate economic impact and foster community development in the region. As part of […]

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Empty Venues Tokyo 2020
Empty stands meant that sometimes all you heard were the sounds of photographers' cameras clicking. Photos: Jason Gewirtz

10 Oddities and Observations from the 2021 Olympic Games

The 2021 Olympic Summer Games will go down as one of the most unusual in history. Staged during a worldwide pandemic whose positive rates were only going up in Japan during the course of the event, the lack of spectators made for a surreal scene on-site, as I discovered over 10 days on the ground […]

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allied esports truck

Allied Esports and NASCAR Partner on Truck Activation

Allied Esports has announced a partnership with NASCAR that will bring the company’s 18-wheel gaming truck to various upcoming races to add an esports component to those events. The Allied Esports Truck will begin its activation August 6–8 at the Go Bowling at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York, and conclude November 4–7 at […]

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Nippon Budokan

3 Ways the Budokan has Avoided the Olympics Curse

In the annals of modern-day Olympic sports venues, there are countless examples of venues that for any number of reasons couldn’t maintain their usefulness after the flame was extinguished. It’s one reason that, in recent years, there has been an increased push for host cities to create temporary venues when permanent ones don’t already exist. […]

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A New Perspective as an Olympic Streak Ends

It has been a great honor to have attended every Olympic Games since the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics as either a volunteer or researcher. Tokyo 2020 was to be my 20th consecutive Games until COVID-19. I was obviously devastated to be cut from the accredited list in June, but what I’ve learned is golden. As […]

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