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World Aquatics

World Aquatics Launches Discover Water Program

World Aquatics announced the launching of the Discover Water program on July 25, which was designated World Drowning Prevention Day. The program aims to provide young children around the world with the necessary education and skills to enjoy aquatics sports safely. World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam officially launched Discover Water with top international athletes including […]

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Pulaski County

Virginia’s Pulaski County Creates Sports Tourism & Entertainment Authority

The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors in Virginia have created the Pulaski County Sports Tourism & Entertainment Authority to manage the county’s sports tourism and entertainment facilities and assets, as well as promote sports tourism within Pulaski County. “Our exponential growth of our sports and entertainment assets, as well as the diversity and scale of […]

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Delaware Tourism

Delaware Tourism Office Reopens Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund

The Delaware Tourism Office has announced it will reopen the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund for applications on August 1, 2024, with a deadline of September 13. Established through the FY24 Bond and Capital Improvements Act, the fund provides financial support to new or existing sports facilities that hold events throughout the year to attract […]

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Meet Boston Supertri

Meet Boston Partners with Boston Triathlon and Supertri Boston

Meet Boston will be a host partner of the 2024 Boston Triathlon and Supertri Boston, which will take place August 17–­18. The event will include many Olympic triathletes, as the competition will take place one week after the medals have been handed out in Paris. It will also be the Supertri League‘s season opener, as […]

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Big Ten Championship 2023
Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil holds the trophy after the Big Ten Championship game on December 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan defeated Iowa 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Big Ten Football Championship Game to Remain in Indianapolis

The Big Ten Conference has announced that Indianapolis will continue to host the conference’s football championship game through 2028 at Lucas Oil Stadium during a press conference to kick off Big Ten Football Media Days, hosted in Indianapolis this week. This 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game featured a sold-out crowd of 67,842 which set […]

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Palm Beach World Wake

The Palm Beaches to Host Major Watersports Event at Shark Wake Park

The Palm Beach County Sports Commission will host the 2024 World Wake Association Wake Park National Championships at the Shark Wake Park inside Okeeheelee Park. The event, in partnership with World Wake Productions, will take place from August 8–11. It marks the first time the event will be hosted in The Palm Beaches. The championships […]

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Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Adds to Board of Directors

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has selected Wendy Brunet Burns and Patrick Kiernan to join its Board of Directors after each were nominated and approved by the board at the June meeting. Burns has spent more than three decades in retail management and merchandising. She is the current co-managing partner of Westwin Business and […]

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RCX Sports Foundation

RCX Sports Creates Non-profit Organization for Youth Athletics

RCX Sports has announced the launch of the RCX Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives in youth sports with a focus on expanding opportunities for all children to experience athletics in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment. Key initiatives will include providing scholarships and grants to […]

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MLS x TOCA

TOCA Football Expanding to U.S. with Dallas Location

TOCA Football and Major League Soccer will bring the first TOCA Social venue to The Colony’s Grandscape in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area in the summer of 2025. TOCA Social combines soccer, entertainment and dining. TOCA Social Dallas will be the company’s first venue in America, setting the stage for a nationwide expansion across major U.S. […]

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Indian Wells

2024 BNP Paribas Open Creates $852 Million in Gross Economic Impact

The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP and WTA Tours event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden held each March, claims that it generated an estimated total gross economic impact of more than $852 million on the Coachella Valley economy. The study’s total, conducted by George Washington University, is a 51 percent increase over […]

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