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City leaders, project representatives, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Visit Indy President and Chief Executive Officer Leonard Hoops joined to break ground on the sixth expansion of the Indiana Convention Center and construction of a new convention hotel. While foundational work to redevelop the former Pan Am Plaza began last year, Tuesday’s event marks the […]
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The FIBA 3×3 World Tour has unveiled a new MVP trophy that will be awarded at each of its World Tour 2023 stops that is produced entirely from 100% recycled materials. Designed by Sustain Awards, the trophy is constructed utilizing 100% recycled waste packaging which reduces the trophy’s carbon dioxide production by 75% compared to […]
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The Madden Championship Series, the highest-level competitive league for EA Sports’ Madden NFL, has announced it will return for a new season in 2023 with large payouts for its champion. The new season will see six in-person events take place — locations for which have not yet been made public — and a total prize […]
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The International Skating Union has announced the appointment of Colin Smith as its new director general to succeed Fredi Schmid, who has been the ISU director general since 1996 and retires effective at the end of 2023. Smith previously worked as chief tournaments and events officer and chief operating officer for the World Cup at […]
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The Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina has promoted Ce’Nedra Dillard to sports sales manager for the Greenville-Pitt County Sports Commission. Dillard also recently received her Sports Tourism Strategist designation. “I am thankful for the opportunity to advance my knowledge about the sports tourism industry by completing my Sports Tourism Strategist designation […]
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Visit Fort Wayne and Turnstone Center will host the USA Boccia 2023 National Championships, August 3-6 at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone, the first time for a boccia national to be held in Indiana. Boccia is an inclusive sport for seated athletes with and without disabilities. It can be played individually, in pairs or […]
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Bonny Bernat is returning to Visit Winston-Salem in North Carolina as senior sports development manager responsible for promoting, generating and increasing sporting events and activities in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Bernat joined Visit Winston-Salem in 2009 as senior sports & events sales manager, a role she held for 13 years. A former chair of the […]
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United Airlines has announced the addition of 127 new, nonstop flights for college football season while also signing University of Southern California star quarterback Caleb Williams, last year’s Heisman Award winner, to a NIL deal. Williams will appear in a variety of United advertising and social media spots during the season, as well as post […]
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of a Sports Team within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development during a rally inside Nationals Park, the home of the district’s Major League Baseball team. The newly-formed DMPED Sports Team will work with the District’s professional teams and coordinate across local […]
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USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation has unveiled its Ignite the Spark campaign, a marketing and fundraising initiative that celebrates the multisport community, with one year to go until the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The campaign serves to empower triathletes — from U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls to […]
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