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IOC Executive Board
The IOC Executive Board meets at the organization's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, with President Thomas Bach at the head of the table. Photo via IOC

European Union Resolution Condemns IOC’s Path for Russia

European Union lawmakers have condemned the International Olympic Committee’s decision to set a path for some athletes from Russia and Belarus to try to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. In a resolution adopted Thursday by 444 votes in favor, 26 against and 37 abstentions, EU legislators said allowing Russians and Belarusians […]

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Tokyo Olympics 2032 Host Brisbane
The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner, Senator the Honourable Richard Colbeck, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport, John Coates AC, President, Australian Olympic Committee, three time Olympic gold medalist James Tomkins and The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland and Minister for Trade, attend a press conference after Brisbane was announced as the 2032 Summer Olympics host city during the IOC Session at Hotel Okura in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)

Australian Governments to Split 2032 Olympic Venue Funding

The Australian national and Queensland state governments have agreed to a funding split to build or remodel venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games that will be hosted by Brisbane. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese anounced the $4.8 billion agreement at the Queensland state capital Friday. The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2032 […]

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SquadLocker Shuffles Executive Team

SquadLocker has named George Overholser as chief executive officer, succeeding Gary Goldberg who will transition to a president and founder title. Overholser’s background includes key leadership roles including as a member of Capital One’s founding management team, where he headed up strategy and oversaw the launch of 20 new businesses. Subsequently, Overholser was an early […]

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Indy Eleven

USL’s Indy Eleven Getting New 20,000-Seat Stadium

The United Soccer League Championship’s Indy Eleven and Keystone Group unveiled renderings of plans for the Eleven Park neighborhood development, anchored by a new multipurpose stadium. With an expected capacity of around 20,000 seats, the stadium will serve as the new home for Indy Eleven in the center of a development in southwest downtown Indianapolis […]

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Tulsa to Host Inaugural Black Wall Street Diamond Classic

The Tulsa Drillers have announced that Philander Smith College and Dillard University will meet in the inaugural Black Wall Street Diamond Classic. The teams will play a doubleheader at ONEOK Field on March 18. Hosted by the Tulsa Drillers in partnership with BCSG 360 and Tulsa Sports Commission, the Black Wall Street Diamond Classic is […]

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Bellarmine Track & Field

Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championships Headed to Louisville

The ASUN Conference has announced Bellarmine University and the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as hosts of the ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championships for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 seasons. “We certainly welcome the opportunity to host the ASUN track and field community in Louisville through a terrific collaboration between […]

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Super League Triathlon

Super League Triathlon Acquires New York and Chicago Triathlons

Super League Triathlon has acquired the New York and Chicago Triathlons, adding them to a portfolio that already includes the Malibu Triathlon, as the organization continues to create a footprint in the United States. SLT acquired the New York and Chicago events from Life Time, Inc., which will continue to produce the two events this […]

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Salt Lake USOPC Olympics
USOPC Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland, left, and Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock chat with the media in February 2023 at the state capitol building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Utah Legislature Passes Bills for Future Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games

The Utah state legislature and senate both unanimously approved a pair of bills on Thursday in the latest step toward the Salt Lake City region hosting a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after a morning of meet-and-greets with executives from the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games and United States Olympic and Paralympic […]

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USOPC and NCAA Create Para-College Inclusion Project

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and NCAA Office of Inclusion have announced the activation of three adaptive sport initiatives within the collegiate landscape to be implemented across the Women’s Final Four, Drake Relays and ITA Fall National Championships. The USOPC/NCAA Para-College Inclusion Project launched in 2022 to engage schools with adaptive sports while […]

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