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Less than six months before the start of the Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 has announced a new president, Seiko Hashimoto, who will succeed Yoshiro Mori. Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, stepped down from the post following controversial comments about women and their role in leadership positions. Hashimoto is an Olympian who competed in […]
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The University of Maine revealed a $110 million plan for athletic facilities, a mix of new construction and extensive renovations to existing facilities that will touch each of the Black Bears’ 17 varsity programs. The news comes on the heels of an October announcement by the Harold Alfond Foundation investing $240 million over the next […]
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Visit Mesa in Arizona has named Lance Fite as its director of sports sales. The city near Phoenix has several significant sports projects in the works, including Legacy Sports Park, which will be a 320-acre multisport complex opening in 2022. Fite joins the convention and visitors bureaus with a background in hotel sales and management, […]
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The United States International University Sports Federation has put forth the Raleigh-Durham market in North Carolina as a host candidate to the International University Sports Federation for the 2027 Summer World University Games. The bid process for the 2027 Games is expected to continue into the spring of 2022. Bid milestones include development and submission […]
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What’s the answer to the trivia question of which U.S. military branch is the only one without a road race in its name? That would be the U.S. Coast Guard. But now, the city that boasts the largest Coast Guard base in the country has helped erase that designation. Elizabeth City, North Carolina, has announced […]
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Weeks after announcing his departure as LPGA commissioner, Mike Whan has been named CEO of the U.S. Golf Association. As the head of the USGA, Whan will lead all aspects of the association’s operations, including its core functions, essential programs and human and financial resources. He is also expected to represent the USGA on a […]
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Sacramento, California, will host The World’s Strongest Man Competition in 2021, 2022 and a future year to be determined. The 2021 event will be staged June 15–20. “The Visit Sacramento Sports Commission is thrilled to welcome World’s Strongest Man to our city,” said Visit Sacramento President and CEO Mike Testa. “In a moment when so […]
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Sports drink BioSteel will become a multiyear partner of U.S. Soccer, starting their agreement at the SheBelieves Cup event in Orlando. Under terms of the deal, BioSteel, a zero-sugar sports drink, will be made available to all of U.S. Soccer’s National Teams, including the Women’s National Team, Men’s National Team, Youth National Teams and Extended […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association has announced new October dates for its Annual Symposium and two other events, rescheduling from April dates in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2021 Sports ETA symposium will still be held in Birmingham, shifting to October 25–29. In conjunction with that event, the trade association for the sports events and tourism […]
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The 2022 United States Track and Field Indoor Championships will be held at The Podium, a new multisport indoor venue in Spokane, Washington. The event is scheduled for February 25–26 and will determine the U.S. squad that will compete in the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. Spokane joins Portland (2016) as the second West Coast city […]
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