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A young child stands near the countdown clock of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as it crosses into the 100 days countdown to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on October 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijing 2022 Organizers Confirm Closed Loop, Isolation for Winter Olympians

Organizers for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games confirmed, as part of celebrations for the 100-day countdown to the Games, that participants will be strictly isolated from the general population and would be expelled if they violate restrictions of movement put in place to combat COVID-19. Vice mayor and Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee Official Zhang Jiandong […]

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David Lipscomb Joins USA Cycling as DEI and Organizational Development Consultant

USA Cycling has announced that David Lipscomb, chief executive officer and head coach at CIS Training Systems LLC, will serve a one-year term as the organization’s DEI and Organizational Development Consultant. He has spent over 25 years at the highest levels of cycling and martial arts, and brings more than 10 years of leadership and […]

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New York Red Bulls Announce Future Training Complex Site

Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls have released plans for its new, privately-funded training complex in nearby Morris Township, New Jersey, to accomodate not only the first team but its academy and youth training programs. The 80 acres being developed will feature eight full-size outdoor soccer pitches and house the team’s front office staff. […]

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USA Nordic Hires New Communications Manager

USA Nordic has hired Riley Elliott as communications manager, a newly developed position by the organization. During his time at the University of Utah, Elliott was an athletics communications intern for Utah athletics during all four years of his undergrad. He also worked at Snowbasin Ski Resort as a communications associate for the 2020-21 season. […]

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Little Rock CVB Hires Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Brian Oaks as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Oaks will lead activities and operations for all LRCVB-managed properties including the Statehouse Convention Center, Robinson Center and Performance Hall, River Market facilities and multiple parking decks and surface lots. In addition to overseeing […]

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Second NCAA Gender Equity Report Recommends More Combined Championships

The second part of a report by a law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate gender equity issues issued recommendations that include the potential for a combined championship structure for men and women in multiple sports. “We have seen that combining at least some portion of the men’s and women’s championship for a given […]

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Kansas City NWSL and Port KC Finalize Plans for First NWSL Purpose-Built Stadium

Kansas City’s National Women’s Soccer League team has announced plans for the league’s first purpose-built soccer stadium that would be located along the city’s riverfront with a cost of approximately $70 million. Kansas City NWSL owners Angie Long, Chris Long and Brittany Matthews made the announcement 10 months since the group was awarded a franchise […]

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Atlantic 10 Moving Women’s Basketball Tournament to Delaware

The Atlantic 10 Conference will move its women’s basketball tournament to Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning in March 2022, moving the event back to a neutral site for the first time in several years as part of a multi-year agreement. The home of the NBA G League Delaware Blue Coats, Chase Fieldhouse is a […]

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Bowes Promoted to New Bassmaster Vice President of Tournaments Role

Longtime Bassmaster Opens Series Senior Tournament Manager Chris Bowes has been promoted to vice president of tournaments and will not only manage the Tournaments Department but also collaborate across departments as part of the B.A.S.S. Executive Leadership Team. Bowes joined B.A.S.S. in 2004 after being part of the New York B.A.S.S. Nation for many years. […]

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Dayton Convention Center Appoints Kelli Donahoe as General Manager

Kelli Donahoe has been named the new general manager at the Dayton Convention Center in Ohio, being charged with supporting the DCC’s growth and hospitality leadership in the Miami Valley Region. Donahoe most recently served as the director of sales and marketing in Pittsburgh at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Prior to her tenure […]

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