Author: Paul Stevens

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Rehearsals take place ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony in Milan (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Previewing the 2026 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Editor’s Note: This is part of SportsTravel’s ongoing Olympic preview week. Check back each day this week for more. February 2: What to expect at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, by Jason Gewirtz February 3: Previewing each venue — and whether they’ll all be ready, by Paul Stevens February 4: Looking back 20 years at the last Winter […]

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Lindsey Vonn (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The Road to Glory: Athletes to Watch at The 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Editor’s Note: This is part of SportsTravel’s ongoing Olympic preview week. Check back each day this week for more. February 2: What to expect at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, by Jason Gewirtz February 3: Previewing each venue — and whether they’ll all be ready, by Paul Stevens February 4: Looking back 20 years at […]

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Argentina Picks Kansas City, Kansas, for FIFA World Cup Base

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that reigning FIFA World Cup champion Argentina will be based in Kansas City, Kansas, during this year’s edition of the tournament. Lionel Scaloni’s team will set up at Compass Minerals National Performance Center, the training facility for Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, for its team base camp training […]

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Flag football has become part of the NFL's Pro Bowl weekend and will make its Olympic debut in 2028, with NFL players allowed to participate. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

IOC Executive Board Signs Off On Pathway For Flag Football Qualification

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved flag football’s official qualification pathway for the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028. It moves the discipline a step closer to making its Olympic debut at LA28, with the IOC Executive Board working closely with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). The systems, which […]

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The LA28 Olympic football (soccer) venues (Credit: LA28)

LA28 Reveals Venues for 2028 Olympic Soccer Matches

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled seven venues across the United States that will stage matches for the 2028 Olympic soccer tournaments. The group stage and knockout matches will lead up to the final matches at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, which previously hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup final in […]

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The Fairmont Mayakoba hotel (Credit: AUF)

Uruguay Selects Playa del Carmen for 2026 FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Uruguayan Football Association has confirmed that its men’s national soccer team will be based in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. La Celeste (Sky Blues) will stay at the Fairmont Mayakoba during the tournament, while its training camp will be […]

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2026 Olympic Winter Games Preview: Venue Guide

Editor’s Note: This story is part of SportsTravel’s Olympics preview, which began Monday with Jason Gewirtz’s overview of the top storylines to watch for this month at the Games in Italy. The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina are fast approaching (February 6–22 and March 6–15) and final preparations for the events […]

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New British Olympic Association Chief Executive Jon Dutton OBE

British Olympic Association Appoints Jon Dutton OBE as New Chief Executive

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton OBE as its new chief executive, replacing Andy Anson who departed the role in October 2025. Dutton, who had been the CEO of British Cycling since April 2023, previously led the Rugby League World Cup 2021 as chief executive and served in similar […]

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FIFA has unveiled its Canada Celebrates program (Credit: FIFA)

FIFA Launches Nationwide Canada Celebrates Program

FIFA has announced the launch of Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026, a program that it says will unite communities across the tournament co-host country from 11 June—19 July 2026. Delivered as a series of free-to-the-public, one-day community celebrations across the country, FIFA says that Canada Celebrates will “bring football fans together for live […]

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Guiyang Selected to Host UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Championships

The southern city of Guiyang will host pentathlon’s flagship competition in August 2026, kickstarting a two-week festival of UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) sports in China styled “Race Across China.” The UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Championships (August 24–30) in the capital of Guizhou Province will be followed closely by the second edition of the […]

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