Author: Matt Traub

Paralympic Torch Relay

Paris 2024 Unveils Paralympic Torch Relay Route

The route for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games torch relay was unveiled on Friday, with the flame being passed between 24 English and 24 French athletes in the middle of the Channel Tunnel after being lit in Stoke Mandeville, England, the historic birthplace of Paralympic sport. Arriving on the French coast at Calais, the Paralympic […]

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Max Siegel
Max Siegel has been the chief executive officer at USA Track and Field since 2012, making him one of the longest-tentured CEOs in the NGB movement. Photo courtesy USA Track and Field

USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel Signs New Contract Through 2028

Max Siegel will remain as chief executive officer at USA Track & Field through 2028 after agreeing to a five-year contract renewal that begins January 1, 2024. Siegel has been in charge since 2012, generating over $600 million in revenue and expanding the USATF annual budget to a record $40 million. Under Siegel’s leadership, USATF […]

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Jump Rope

National Jump Rope Championship Coming to Salt Lake City

The American Jump Rope national championship in 2024 will head to Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah, from June 25-29, 2024. Hosted by the American Jump Rope Federation, the event will be jump rope’s first national tournament in Utah. Many of the athletes that will attempt to qualify for the event were part of […]

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Marriott Bonvoy Launches Virtual City in Fortnite

Marriott Bonvoy has become the first hospitality company to launch in the Fortnite universe with Marriott Bonvoy Land, a virtual park leading to four hotel-themed mini games that represent Moxy Hotels, Westin Hotels & Resorts, W Hotels & Resorts and Autograph Collection Hotels. People can use the game code 7652-9467-4215 to portal into the park […]

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Photo courtesy Eco-Industrial Development Company of Tobago Limited

Commonwealth Youth Games Puts Trinidad & Tobago Facilities in Spotlight

When Trinidad & Tobago hosted the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, you could forgive organizers for thinking the moment would have never come as the Opening Ceremony was underway on August 4 before a week’s worth of competition. It was, after all, an event that was scheduled for 2021, postponed to 2022 because of the rescheduled […]

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Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins at Deutsche Bank Park Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. Michigan and Western Michigan are eying the venue for a potential 2026 matchup. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)

Berlin Has ‘A lot of Interest’ to Host NFL, Goodell Says

In the midst of its first doubleheader of games in Frankfurt, Germany, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday Berlin has shown “a lot of interest” in hosting a game as the league plans to extend its agreement to play in Germany beyond 2025. “Düsseldorf, Berlin — there’s been a lot of interest there — so […]

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Brazil WCup 2014 Legacy
Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium after the World Cup final match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Brazil Officially Bidding for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

FIFA was given assurances by the government of Brazil over the weekend that it is officially bidding to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which would be the first time Latin America has hosted any of the nine editions of the tournament. Brazil’s sports minister, André Fufuca, and the president of the country’s soccer body, […]

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Scott Nilson Named Super League Triathlon’s U.S. General Manager

Scott Nilson has been appointed as Super League Triathlon’s first U.S. General Manager to lead its American expansion as it prepares to launch its first full U.S. mass participation series in 2024. Super League Triathlon earlier this year acquired the New York and Chicago Triathlons, adding them to a portfolio that already includes the Malibu […]

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