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The growing momentum around women’s sports as a whole is exemplified within volleyball. Who can forget the scene in September, when 92,003 people packed Memorial Stadium to watch Nebraska volleyball sweep in-state rival Omaha? Or the gigantic numbers of those waiting outside Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay ahead of the NCAA championship between the Cornhuskers […]
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The SportsTravel Podcast focuses on news, insight, trends and more from some of the top event organizers and destination executives throughout the sports-event industry. With more than 100 episodes over the past three years, the SportsTravel Podcast has become the place to listen to interviews with event organizers of all sizes, destinations ready to host […]
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Welcome to the SportsTravel Bid Bowl. Here you will find a list of events that are actively seeking hosts, with RFPs from regional, national and international sports-event organizers who are looking to partner with destinations in the future. To find out about each item below, click on “More Information” to get details about […]
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The Commonwealth Games Federation plans to announce a new host for its 2026 event in June with “multiple proposals” to replace Australia’s Victoria state, which withdrew as host in July 2023 because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the event. The CGF on Monday said it was keeping the proposals confidential. […]
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Thirteen venues have been proposed to host events for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games announced Wednesday ahead of a visit next week by the International Olympic Committee. The plan includes a core of existing venues along with bringing new events of […]
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Paris’ place in the world has been romanticized through generations of travelers, journalists and novelists. Paris is always a good idea, goes the saying, and this summer that is the case for sports. While one visiting Paris in the summer typically takes time to enjoy the food, the sights and the landmarks, this summer will […]
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Scott DeRue was named the new chief executive officer of The Ironman Group in January, joining the organization from Equinox, where he served as president. At Equinox, DeRue oversaw a business that included 107 fitness clubs, a connected fitness platform, a large personal training and coaching practice, and digital commerce and media properties. Ironman’s portfolio […]
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The 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for track and field will now be hosted at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida, instead of at the previously announced Chula Vista, California. Ansin Sports Complex features a renovated running track identical to the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic track in Beijing. It has a seating capacity of […]
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The Major League Indoor Soccer has acquired the National Indoor Soccer League in a merger of two indoor leagues that will double the league’s size to 12 teams with a women’s division scheduled to start in the 2024–2025 season. Both leagues will finish out their 2023-24 seasons as planned. The full roster of teams to […]
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The 2029 FISU World University Games in North Carolina will be from July 11 through July 22, the local organizing committee and International University Sports Federation have announced. The date decision was during the FISU executive committee meeting on March 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland. “We are grateful to the FISU leadership for confirmation of these […]
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.@VisitDelcoPA has become the 14th member of PA Sports, the lead agency for sports tourism in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Jim Boedecker, a sports marketing and golf industry veteran with more than 20 years experience, will join @KemperSports as senior vice president – golf strategy and growth.
The @usahockey National Sled Hockey Team will play three games against Canada at WinSport Arena in Calgary, Alberta, April 3–6, in the latest of a near-annual competition between the North American rivals.
NEW VENUES: After playing 35 seasons inside the Ferrell Center, @BaylorMBB and @BaylorWBB have moved into a new fieldhouse that seats more than 7,000 — the $212 million Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion. @cityofwaco
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