Author: Matt Traub

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USA Fencing ‘Disappointed’ at Reinstatement of Russia and Belarus by FIE

The International Fencing Federation has voted to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to competition at a FIE Extraordinary Congress meeting held online, a decision that USA Fencing Chief Executive Officer Phil Andrews has expressed disappointment in. The FIE decision will start in the second half of April 2023 ahead of July’s World Championships […]

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USA Cycling Names Margell Abel as Collegiate Director

Margell Abel has been named the collegiate director for USA Cycling and will be charged with elevating the collegiate experience as a former national champion herself. Abel currently coaches the Boulder Junior Cycling program and has previously been coach of the women’s cycling program at the University of Colorado. She won the 1996 Collegiate Cyclocross […]

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SportAccord Takes Over Organizing of World Combat Games

As part of the transfer of contracts and assets from the Global Association of International Sports Federations, which dissolved at the end of 2022, SportAccord has taken over responsibility for the World Combat Games 2023 which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting October 21. Preparations are well advanced and a meeting recently took […]

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WISE Announces Deepening the Bench Campaign

Women in Sports and Events (WISE), a voice and resource for women in the business of sports, has announced the first-of-its-kind Deepening the Bench campaign for the organization, which has successfully raised more than $4 million to date from professional leagues, teams and media organizations. The funds, pledged by the organizations listed below, will go […]

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USA Hockey Launching USAHockeyTV.com

USA Hockey has launched USAHockeyTV.com as a destination to watch exclusive content associated with the National Governing Body with both games and other associated feature content. The platform will include live games and more from the Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships and home games from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. The platform will include both […]

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Mexican Women’s National Team to Visit Houston and Chicago

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and Soccer United Marketing have announced the launch of MexTour W, an annual U.S. tour featuring the Mexican Women’s National Team with the inaugural matches scheduled for April 8 in Chicago and April 11 in Houston against NWSL opponents. Mexico will face the Chicago […]

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Eight U.S. athletes and New York City police and firefighters carry the tattered American Flag from the World Trade Center into the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tom Hanson)

Salt Lake Olympic Organizers Stress Intrinsic Value of Sports

For all the numbers of medals won and economic impact, the intrinsic nature of sports and what it can provide remain the strongest memories for those who helped organize the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Catherine Raney Norman, chair of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee looking to host a future […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference following the 139th IOC Session in Beijing ahead of the 2022 Winter Games. Photo via IOC

IOC Session Scheduled for October 2023 in Mumbai

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that its 140th IOC Session will be held in Mumbai from October 15–17 after a delay from its previously scheduled time period in the spring with several potential items on the agenda of note for the United States concerning the potential targeted dialogue for Salt Lake City to be […]

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