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The International Surfing Association has announced the World Para Surfing Championships will be returning to Pismo Beach, California, again in 2022. Tthe ISA’s flagship Para surfing competition will return from December 4–11, 2022, to the Central Coast, which hosted in 2021. AmpSurf, a non-profit with the stated aim of promoting, inspiring, educating and rehabilitating people […]
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U.S. Soccer has reached historic agreements with the men’s and women’s national teams, agreeing to collective bargaining agreements with both teams through December 2028 that will have equal pay for the two teams — the first national governing body in the world of soccer to do so. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements […]
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A long time ago, Megan McKenzie was sent some videos by her sister-in-law after a visit to the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, planting an idea that she could never truly stop thinking about. “There was something so cool about the energy and that it was a man-made facility,” she said. “You don’t have […]
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After decades of people searching the vast wilderness of the United States, Bigfoot has finally been found. The local organizing committee for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 has announced “Legend the Bigfoot” as the official mascot for this summer’s event. The 18th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held on U.S. soil for the first time, taking place […]
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Elevate Sports Ventures has named veteran international sports industry executive Prashanth (Shawn) Doss to the role of chief business officer, international. Doss will be Elevate’s foremost senior executive located in the UK. He will establish the agency’s London-based, international executive team and be responsible for leading business development as well as serving as the lead […]
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The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation is welcoming about 50 displaced Ukrainian athletes, coaches and family members beginning this month in an all-encompassing humanitarian and sporting initiative to provide a safe haven and training opportunities amid unrest and turmoil in their home country due to the invasion by Russia. Every aspect of the group’s needs will […]
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USA Team Handball is headed to Spokane, Washington, for the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Open and Junior National Championships. USA Team Handball will hold its 2023 events from May 11–14 and 2024 events from May 9–12. This marks the first time the events have been held in Spokane. “It’s exciting to host such a dynamic […]
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Former NCAA executive Jeff Jarnecke has been named executive director of Visit South Bend Mishawaka in Indiana. VSBM is a division of the South Bend Regional Chamber and promotes tourism in St. Joseph County. Jarnecke brings more than 20 years of leadership and management experience to the position, including his recent role as executive director […]
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Loudoun County, Virginia, is looking to expand its footprint in the sports-related travel market with the opening of its Fiscal Year 2023 Sports Tournament Grant program. The Sports Tournaments Grant Program was established as one of the strategic growth initiatives of the Tourism Destination Strategy adopted by the Loudoun Board of Supervisors in March 2006. […]
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There will be a new payment system at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, making all transactions easier and faster for consumers. Wells Fargo Center has selected Shift4 to process payments for all online and in‐person ticketing, food and beverage concessions, and retail sales. Home to the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers, Wells Fargo Center was […]
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