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Visit Loudoun (Virginia) has unveiled Loudoun Sports Tourism, a new brand aimed at promoting the area’s ability to host sports events. “We are increasing our presence in the sports market,” Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson said. “Given the growth of sports tourism in recent years, combined with the addition of two new professional facilities opening this year, […]
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Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the bass fishing tournament. The fishing competition will be staged on Lake Guntersville, with daily weigh-ins and the Classic Outdoors Expo to take place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in downtown Birmingham. The event will […]
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Through a new multiyear agreement, the United States Tennis Association has named IHG Hotels & Resorts as the official hotel and hotel loyalty partner for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Commencing with the 2019 U.S. Open, which will be staged August 26– September 8, the deal also includes sponsorship of the Western & Southern Open in […]
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USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee have selected St. Louis to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will be staged at Enterprise Center June 25–28. In conjunction with the trials, the 2020 USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show will be staged at the America’s Center Convention Complex. The men’s and women’s […]
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Kristen Adamo has been appointed president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she most recently served as vice president of marketing and communications. Adamo will begin her new role on April 25. “Kristen was selected after a thorough and comprehensive process led by a search committee working with SearchWide Global, […]
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The International Table Tennis Federation has selected Houston to host the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, marking the first time the event will be held in the United States. The announcement was made at the 2019 ITTF annual general meeting and World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Additionally, the Chinese Table Tennis Federation was awarded the […]
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Major League Soccer has announced plans to expand to 30 clubs in the coming years, up from its original expansion target of 28. The league has also set the expansion fee for teams 28 and 29 at $200 million, $50 million more than what the latest expansion teams paid. “Professional soccer at all levels is […]
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The annual summer Dew Tour skateboard competition and festival will serve as the first official global Olympic qualifying event in the United States for men’s and women’s skateboarding park and street competitions in 2019 and the final qualifying event in 2020. The announcement is part of a collaboration by World Skate, which sanctions Dew Tour, […]
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The NBA 2K League has announced that The Turn powered by AT&T, the league’s second tournament of the season, will be staged at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas at Luxor Hotel & Casino, marking the first time NBA 2K League games will be held outside of the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in […]
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Four finalists have been selected to serve as potential hosts for a new Ironman triathlon: Des Moines, Iowa; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event is expected to take place in late spring or early summer of 2020 and will be the first new, full-distance Ironman triathlon introduced in the United States since […]
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