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2024 Olympic Organizers Inaugurate Olympic Village, Announce More Ticket Sales

On a day where the Olympic Village was officially handed over to organizers for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, a venue that Paris has touted as having a positive long-term impact on the city, French President Emmanuel Macron also drew attention to another long-term project when he promised to swim in the River Seine that […]

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In this February 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is in line to host the Games again in 2034. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

SLC-Utah 2034 Olympic Organizers Submit Bid to International Olympic Committee

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee with an eye toward being officially announced as the host for a future Games on July 24. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited Salt Lake […]

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Beijing to Host 2027 World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Council has selected Beijing to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, the first time the event has been in the Chinese capital since 2015. “With a population of more than 1.4 billion, China is one of the biggest sports markets in the world,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “This poses a […]

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Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau Launches New Brand Identity

The Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Minnesota has announced a new brand for the city’s official destination marketing organization – Bloomington, Minnesota Travel & Tourism, a new name and brand expression which will be implemented in strategic phases over the next several months. Bloomington will, along with Minneapolis and Saint Paul, host the Big […]

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Big 12 Wrestling Championship to Remain in Tulsa Through 2028

The Big 12 Conference and the Tulsa Sports Commission have announced that the Big 12 Wrestling Championship will remain at Tulsa’s BOK Center through 2028. Tulsa has hosted the tournament since 2017. The 2024 Big 12 Wrestling Championship is scheduled for March 9–10 and will be the eighth consecutive championship at the site. “Hosting the […]

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2024 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series Schedule to Begin in Springfield

The FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series has announced a 20-event season for 2024, which will tip-off in Springfield, Massachusetts — home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame — on April 23–24, marking the first Women’s Series in the United States since the launch of the competition in 2019. There is more than $1.4 million […]

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Record Number of Broadcasters to Cover Paris 2024 Paralympics

Media Rights Holders in more than 160 countries and territories have committed to broadcasting the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, a record for the event with six months to go before the Opening Ceremony on August 28. Paris will make history as the first Paralympic Games to offer some live coverage from each of […]

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Christian Pulisic, right, jumps in front of fans after scoring a goal against Panama during the first half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in March 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

U.S. Men’s National Team to Face Brazil in Orlando

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will face Brazil on June 12 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, in the second edition of the Allstate Continental Clásico, which will also serve as a pre-tournament test for the United States ahead of this summer’s Copa América. Currently ranked No. 5 in the FIFA World Rankings, […]

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Kalamazoo to Host 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games

The 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games have been awarded to Kalamazoo, Michigan, and will take place in late August at the Wings Event Center. This will be the fifth edition of the teen-only competition known as “The Pit,” which features 270 athletes competing over the course of five days. The Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo will […]

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