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Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium is one of the new venues built for this winter's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Demand Strong to Attend First World Cup in Middle East

There was the controversial vote by FIFA all those years ago to give it one of the world’s biggest sporting events. There was the schedule change to the fall from summer, which meant changing the worldwide soccer calendar. There have been documented issues about how the stadiums have been constructed, the country’s restrictions against same-sex […]

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Columbus to Host 2024 USA Volleyball Open National Championship

USA Volleyball has selected Columbus, Ohio, to host the 2024 Open National Championship from May 24–29 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The USA Volleyball Open National Championship, the longest-running volleyball tournament in the country, gives adult volleyball teams at every level a chance to compete against teams from around the country. Men’s and women’s […]

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Poland Added as EuroBasket 2025 Host

Poland will be the fourth co-host of the first round for the 2025 EuroBasket, the continental championship that is organized by FIBA and held every four years. The other three early-round hosts will be Riga, Latvia; Limassol, Cyprus and Helsinki, Finland. That announcement was made in March and at the time, FIBA said it would […]

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Alabama
Alabama is one of eight college football teams that will offer VIP experiences for fans thanks to a new partnership between Choice Hotels and Learfield.

Choice Hotels and Learfield Team Up For College Football Experiences

Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Learfield are teaming up this college football season to kick off a new perk for Choice Privileges loyalty members called Choice Privileges Experiences. Members can use rewards points to book exclusive college football-focused experiences at eight universities, ranging from a private stadium tour and sideline passes to autograph sessions and […]

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Ellen Geddes (left) competes at the Tokyo Paralympics. Photo by Joe Kusumoto

U.S. to Host Wheelchair Fencing Event

The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation has announced that its 2023 season will begin with an IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Washington, D.C., the first time the United States has hosted an IWAS event since 2003 in Atlanta. Next year’s World Cup in Washington, like other 2023 events, will offer points that go […]

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5th Discipline Test
The International Modern Pentathlon Union is conducting three test sessions to determine whether it should consider changing its fifth discipline to obstacle racing. Photo courtesy UIPM World Pentathlon/Augustas Didžgalvis

International Modern Pentathlon Union Considers Big Change

The future of the Olympic Pentathlon may look different starting in 2028, as obstacle discipline is undergoing testing as a potential addition to Modern Pentathlon for the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Currently consisting of fencing, swimming and equestrian leading up to pistol shooting, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) is attempting to replace […]

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2023 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships Headed to Maryland

Gran Fondo National Series has announced the 2023 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships will be held September 17, 2023, in Frederick, Maryland, in conjunction with Gran Fondo Maryland. Gran Fondo National Series introduced the time-segment competition format to cycling in the United States and has been organizing the Gran Fondo National Championship since 2012. […]

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American Dream Becomes New Home for Metropolitan Riveters

The Premier Hockey Federation’s Metropolitan Riveters will play home games at American Dream, an entertainment and mall complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the next three seasons starting with the 2022–2023 PHF campaign. The agreement gives the Riveters a permanent facility for all practices and games at The Rink, American Dream’s regulation-size ice rink […]

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The IOC Executive Board holds its second day of meetings on September 9, 2022, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo via IOC

Analysis: IOC Playing a Delay Game for 2030 Winter Games Host

There are three Olympic Games between Summer and Winter editions over the next six years but after two days of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meetings, one takeaway more than any other is center stage — and it’s for a Games that does not yet have a host. Here are five takeaways from what […]

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John Farra Named U.S. Biathlon Director of Sport Development

U.S. Biathlon has named John Farra, a 1992 Olympian and NCAA cross country skiing All-American, as its director of sport development, a newly-created position as part of the national governing body’s mission to fortify its athletic position for the future. Farra’s role will focus on talent identification among junior and collegiate cross country skiers and […]

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