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A venue plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games will be unveiled in March, the local government said on Tuesday, after a dramatic months-long debate between political parties. Brisbane was awarded the Games in 2021 immediately before the pandemic-delayed Games in Tokyo. Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Matt Carroll said this month that […]
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SALT LAKE CITY — Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer on Friday at the Utah State Capitol. Bullock served as chief […]
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SALT LAKE CITY — The 30th anniversary summer of the X Games has expanded to a third event as the action sports festival will be in Salt Lake City at the Utah State Fairpark and Event Center. X Games Salt Lake City will be held from June 27–29, the second of three X Games events […]
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SALT LAKE CITY — Given the number of major sporting events coming to the United States over the next decade, the ability for destinations to attract new international travelers and use that initial experience to develop deeper connections was a central theme at the International Inbound Travel Association’s annual summit. The Power of Sports Tourism […]
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NEW ORLEANS — Throughout preparations ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup, organizers have trumpeted every match as being like a Super Bowl. That means the Bay Area will host six Super Bowls in the summer — after the actual Super Bowl in February 2026. “There’s something really exciting about it,” Bay Area Host Committee […]
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New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has been named Chair of the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York/New Jersey Host Committee’s Board of Directors and Alex Lasry has been named chief executive officer to lead the committee on a day-to-day basis. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host eight matches in the 2026 […]
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The FIFA World Cup 26 Houston Host Committee has announced NRG Energy as its first local host city sponsorship ahead of the stadium’s seven matches in next summer’s tournament. The matches will be at what is commonly known as NRG Stadium but for FIFA sponsorship purposes will be referred to as the Houston World Cup […]
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The NFL Combine brought in more than 27,000 people to the city of Indianapolis, part of a record 2024 that Visit Indy celebrated last week at its State of Tourism event. More than 1,000 people attended the event at the Indiana Convention Center. Executives touted 10 million passengers coming through the Indianapolis International Airport with […]
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Super Bowl XLVII could be remembered for many things; the first Super Bowl where the coaches were brothers, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis’ last NFL game, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco dueling San Francisco 49ers young star Colin Kaepernick and a halftime performance from Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child. But what most remember from the Ravens’ 34-31 […]
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Elevate Sports Ventures has launched a performance and insights platform that will allow organizations to analyze audience data and understand fan insights in a variety of different ways. The platform will be called Epic, standing for Elevate Performances and Insights Cloud. The AI approach will combine emotional, psychological and behavioral insights as well as property […]
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