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Adidas Arena
Adidas will have the naming rights for the future arena being developed for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Adidas Secures Naming Rights For New Olympic Arena

Adidas has acquired a naming rights partnership for the new arena being developed at Porte de la Chapelle in Paris for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The German sportswear and equipment manufacturer has signed an initial five-year contract, renewable for a further seven years, with SAE POPB, the operating company which also manages Paris’ […]

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Courtney Morrison Archer Accepts Position at the National Football Foundation

Courtney Morrison Archer has been named director of events for the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame. Archer, a veteran athletics administrator, brings more than 25 years of collegiate administrative experience to the NFF, where she will manage all of the organization’s major events, highlighted by the NFF Annual Awards Dinner held […]

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Malaysia National Stadium
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ASM Global Announces Partnership for Kuala Lumpur Sports City Management

ASM Global has partnered with the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports via Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia to enhance existing operations and event activity at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City precinct, the largest sports complex in the region. The announcement is a step forward in developing the National Sports Precinct at Bukit Jalil into a host […]

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Quidditch Organizations Change Name to Quadball

US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch are rebranding as US Quadball and Major League Quadball while the International Quidditch Association, which governs the sport at the international level, is also planning to adopt the new name worldwide as part of a rebranding process that began in December. USQ, the national governing body for the sport […]

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Pinehurst
The World Golf Hall of Fame will be relocating from St. Augustine, Florida, to Pinehurst, North Carolina, in 2024.

World Golf Hall of Fame Relocating to Pinehurst, North Carolina

The World Golf Hall of Fame is moving up the east coast. Beginning in 2024, the physical Hall of Fame will relocate from St. Augustine, Florida, to Pinehurst, North Carolina. This move is in conjunction with the United States Golf Association (USGA), as the two will collaborate on a new visitor experience at the USGA’s Golf […]

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USA Gymnastics Names OOFOS as Title Sponsor of U.S. Championships

USA Gymnastics has named footwear providier OOFOS as the title sponsor for the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and as the official recovery footwear supplier of the national governing body. “We are pleased to partner with OOFOS on our biggest event of the year,” USA Gymnastics President and Chief Executive Officer Li Li Leung said. “OOFOS’ […]

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During his trip to the United States this week, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center, met with the outgoing USOPC Board Chair Susanne Lyons, right, and incoming Board Chair Gene Sykes, left. Photo via IOC

Bach Around America: IOC Leader visits LA28, World Athletics Championships, World Games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has been around the United States over the past week in a series of meetings with national and international stakeholders as the IOC detailed on Tuesday. In the past week, Bach has visited New York City; Birmingham, Alabama; Eugene, Oregon; and Los Angeles, where on Monday organizers for LA28 […]

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Chicago to Host NASCAR Cup Series Street Race in 2023

NASCAR officially announced on Tuesday that it will have a street course race in the 2023 Cup Series through downtown Chicago for the first time ever on July 2. Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive and select surrounding thoroughfares will be part of a 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course with the start-finish line and pit […]

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Legends Event Center Named Home to Houston Skyline BCS Volleyball Club

The new Houston Skyline BCS volleyball club will use the Legends Event Center in Bryan, Texas, as its official training home when the venue opens this winter in the Travis Bryan Midtown Park. Once completed, Legends Event Center will feature a large indoor court/event space for 16 volleyball and eight basketball courts. When Legends Event […]

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San Diego to Host 2024 State Games of America

San Diego has been selected to host the 2024 State Games of America, a bi-annual Olympic-style amateur sports competition that features medalists from State Games throughout the country. The California State Games, Sports San Diego, and SDCCU Holiday Bowl partnered on the bid to bring the event to San Diego. More than 18,000 athletes are […]

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