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Tokyo 2020 has revealed the designs for tickets that will be used at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. Each ticket features a sport and venue pictogram as well as the Tokyo 2020 emblem. They will be color-coded based on the region that is hosting the ticketed event. In total, there will be 59 […]
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The Prince William County (Virginia) Office of Tourism has named Michael Rojas to the new position of sports tourism manager. The newly created position is designed to bolster the goal of expanding the county’s sports tourism program and capitalize on opportunities provided by the merger two years ago of the county’s tourism function into the […]
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The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference takeover of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for a week’s worth of college tournaments will include the league’s inaugural esports championship, sponsored by the New Jersey Army National Guard. The event will be March 13–14 at the Adrian Phillips Theater at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The MAAC esports […]
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Sports-event industry veteran Hill Carrow has been inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame. The 47th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. George Whitfield, a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and an influential leader in high school, legion and […]
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Three of the biggest names in esports and gaming are going to work together as part of a three-year agreement that will see new games and formats at a series of festivals. ESL Gaming and DreamHack will create new ESL Pro Tour formats for both StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged games, with Blizzard Entertainment […]
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Giants Enterprises has announced the expansion of Pier 48 near San Francisco’s Oracle Park, which will provide the largest contiguous indoor event space in the city after the Moscone Convention Center. The expansion allows the venue to use 200,000 square feet of event space that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. As part of the […]
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One of the biggest names in the movie theater business is looking to get into the esports business with a partnership that will go out to a global audience. IMAX, which has more than 1,500 theater systems in 81 countries, will work with Vindex Studios to broadcast esports content and events. The partnership will be […]
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Indianapolis is two years out from hosting the College Football Playoff national championship game, but organizers in the city are preparing for the event, announcing a slate of officers and board members for the host committee and unveiling a logo for the committee itself. The 2022 event will mark the first time the game is […]
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Events DC has expanded its organization by hiring Jinhee Kim as its first chief creative officer, a position established to drive new business opportunities and expand Events DC’s reach to a broader audience. Kim will lead the Creative Services Division, which works to provide revenue opportunities and generate economic and community benefits. She is tasked […]
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Two members of the Erie Sports Commission have been promoted to start 2020, with Emily Biddle taking over as marketing and communications director while Ben Huggler has been promoted to event services director. Biddle has been with the organization since July 2014 and will be responsible for leading the organization’s marketing and promotions strategies as […]
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