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U.S. Paralympics Swimming Championships Awarded to Greensboro Aquatic Center

The 2021 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championship, the first major U.S. Paralympics Swimming competition after the Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, will be hosted at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Competition is set to run from December 17—19, 2021, and the event will be live streamed. Coinciding with the Greensboro Aquatic Center’s […]

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Richard Krezwick Announces Departure from ASM Global

ASM Global Chief Commercial Officer Richard Krezwick announced his departure from the company on LinkedIn, saying he will pursue new opportunities at the end of September. Krezwick has spent more than four decades in live events. He was senior vice president facilities at AEG Europe from 2014 to 2018, supervising the group’s venues in Europe […]

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2021 USA Wrestling World Team Trials Heading to Nebraska

USA Wrestling’s 2021 Senior World Team Trials will be held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, starting September 11. This event will determine the U.S. team that will compete in October’s Senior World Championships in Oslo, Norway. The meet will feature 10 World Championship weight classes in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. […]

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Palm Beach County to Host Cal Ripken Baseball 10U and 12U World Series

The Cal Ripken Baseball 10U and 12U World Series will be hosted by the Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic Association and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission starting August 6 at Gardens Park in the Florida destination. Cal Ripken Baseball is the national baseball division of the Babe Ruth League for youths ages 4 to […]

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Chinese skaters compete in the men's 1000 meters short track speed skating race during a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China Nears Completion on 2022 Olympic Winter Games Venues

Nearly all the venues for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, have been completed with test events scheduled for each facility later this year. All 12 venues hosting ice and snow competitions in Beijing city proper, the Yanqing District and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province hosted test events earlier this year. Eight of the […]

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Chamber Collective of Greater Portsmouth Elevates Ben VanCamp to President

Ben VanCamp is the new president at the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth in New Hampshire. VanCamp has served the Chamber Collaborative since 2017 after working in the sports-event industry in North Carolina. As the organization’s vice president since 2017, VanCamp has helped rebrand the Chamber and instill it with a new mission-vision process. VanCamp […]

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Running USA Board Elects New Presiding Officers

The Board of Directors of Running USA elected new officers to lead the organization and heard updates from the chief executive officer and staff regarding the organization’s progress on a variety of projects during its annual summer board meeting last week in Denver. Matt West, chief executive officer of DMSE Sports in Boston, was elected […]

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USA Cycling Inclusion Conference Slated for September

USA Cycling will host its inaugural Cycling Inclusion Conference on September 10–11 in conjunction with industry partners, sports advocates and inclusivity experts. The target audience is cycling industry representatives with a view to educate, inform and stand for change. The focus will be on four key underrepresented communities in cycling: BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled athletes, and […]

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Greater Lansing Welcomes Men’s Tennis Tournament Back to Michigan

The Greater Lansing Sports Authority and the Mid-Michigan Tennis Association will bring back the Joe D. Pentecost Foundation Capital City Tennis Classic in November after the 2020 event was canceled because of the pandemic. The event is sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation and is expected to draw 74 participants competing for $15,000 in prize […]

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Louisville Tourism Promotes Gen Howard, Dana Baldwin

Louisville Tourism has promoted Gen Howard to director of sports market development, part of two moves aimed at strengthening the Kentucky city’s ties to sports. Dana Baldwin has also been promoted and will serve as national sales manager/sports. She will work specifically on sports tourism under Howard. In the new role, Howard will focus on […]

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