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Matthias Remund

Matthias Remund to Replace Eric Saintrond as FISU Secretary General

Matthias Remund, the director of Switzerland’s Federal Office of Sport, will become the new secretary general for the International University of Sports Federation, or FISU, starting in 2025. Remund will be working with Deputy Secretary Generals Paulo Ferreira and Fernando Parente, who are currently respectively general director and director of development at FISU. FISU has […]

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Major League Rugby San Diego

San Diego to Host 2024 Major League Rugby Championship

Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego will host the 2024 Major League Rugby championship match on August 4, one year after the San Diego Legion advanced to the final match before losing to New England. The Free Jacks beat the Legion in last year’s Major League Rugby final, 25-24, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, the […]

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Arkansas Is No Ordinary Sports Destination

With excellent fields and facilities, family-friendly activities, a variety of restaurants and comfortable, convenient lodging, Arkansas is the natural choice for your next tournament or sporting event. With two major airports and several interstate highways connecting to surrounding states, it’s easy to get here from anywhere. And when you consider our low cost of living […]

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Rugby America’s Aspiration
The U.S. team sings the national anthem ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium against England in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup for the first time in program history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

USA Men’s Rugby to Play in Chicago, Washington in Summer

USA Rugby’s men’s national team will play matches against Romania on July 5 in Chicago and Scotland on July 12 in Washington, D.C., to prepare for Pacific Nations Cup later this year. The two events join a pair of USA vs Canada fixtures, both at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, with the women […]

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USOPC

USOPC Reviewing Olympic Commission Report

A panel charged with reviewing the Olympic structure in the United States is calling for Congress to consider wide-ranging changes in a report that United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland called “helpful perspective on many topics that our movement has been evaluating and discussing for many years.” The Commission on […]

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LPGA Tour Golf

Top 5 Things That Can Help Prize Payouts

Whether it is a cornhole championship, esports fighting game tournament, pickleball, archery, billiards or surfing competition, paying out prize money to winners is not what tournament organizers most look forward to after putting on a major event or tournament. However, how quickly the players get paid is of utmost importance. No one wants to be […]

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SportsTravel Road Trip
Travis Murphy of Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment (left) discusses ways the sports industry can push diplomatic advances. (Photo by Travis Hatch)

SportsTravel Road Trip Focuses on Top Issues in Sports Industry

For the 10th consecutive year, the SportsTravel Road Trip brought high-level education and networking to Colorado Springs for Olympic and Paralympic leaders, as well as executives with sports organizations in the area. Education topics focused on the true impact of events, including new ways to calculate and quantify economic impact, the role sports diplomacy can […]

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Destination Sport Wales
Kevin Ratcliffe who was capped 59 times by the Welsh National Football team, takes part in the announcement that Destination Sport Travel will continue to work with the Football Association of Wales.

Destination Sport Travel Partners with Football Association of Wales

Destination Sport Travel has announced a continued partnership with the Football Association of Wales, which has seen its men’s and women’s senior national teams embark across the continent for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying and UEFA Women’s National League. The partnership between the pair began in 2019. Destination Sport Travel’s business travel department will provide specialist […]

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