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IronmanOhio

Sandusky, Ohio Becomes New Host Venue for Ironman 70.3 Ohio Triathlon

Ironman has announced that Sandusky, Ohio is the new host venue for the Ironman 70.3 Ohio triathlon in 2022. The event is scheduled to take place on July 24, 2022 with general registration opening November 10, 2021. “We are excited to bring Ironman 70.3 racing to Sandusky and provide athletes with the exceptional experience of […]

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F1Hospitality

Formula 1 Extends Partnership with Charlotte Hospitality Firm

Formula 1 and QuintEvents, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, have announced a multi-year extension to their official partnership, F1 Experiences, which offers fan package experiences and trackside hospitality. The F1 Experiences partnership began in March 2017 as a way to provide fans with packages that include benefits, access and experiences not available anywhere else. […]

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Destinee Martinez

Perfect Game Names National Director of Softball Operations

Perfect Game has named NCAA softball champion and Team USA member Destinee Martinez as its national director of softball operations. Martinez joins Perfect Game after seven years with USA Softball, including the past two years as managing director of sport development. Martinez was the main liaison between USA Softball and Major League Baseball, developing and […]

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China Beijing Winter Olympics
A young child stands near the countdown clock of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as it crosses into the 100 days countdown to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on October 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijing 2022 Organizers Confirm Closed Loop, Isolation for Winter Olympians

Organizers for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games confirmed, as part of celebrations for the 100-day countdown to the Games, that participants will be strictly isolated from the general population and would be expelled if they violate restrictions of movement put in place to combat COVID-19. Vice mayor and Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee Official Zhang Jiandong […]

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USACycling

David Lipscomb Joins USA Cycling as DEI and Organizational Development Consultant

USA Cycling has announced that David Lipscomb, chief executive officer and head coach at CIS Training Systems LLC, will serve a one-year term as the organization’s DEI and Organizational Development Consultant. He has spent over 25 years at the highest levels of cycling and martial arts, and brings more than 10 years of leadership and […]

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RedBullsTrainingCenter

New York Red Bulls Announce Future Training Complex Site

Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls have released plans for its new, privately-funded training complex in nearby Morris Township, New Jersey, to accomodate not only the first team but its academy and youth training programs. The 80 acres being developed will feature eight full-size outdoor soccer pitches and house the team’s front office staff. […]

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Riley Elliott

USA Nordic Hires New Communications Manager

USA Nordic has hired Riley Elliott as communications manager, a newly developed position by the organization. During his time at the University of Utah, Elliott was an athletics communications intern for Utah athletics during all four years of his undergrad. He also worked at Snowbasin Ski Resort as a communications associate for the 2020-21 season. […]

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USASoftball_WCWS

Second NCAA Gender Equity Report Recommends More Combined Championships

The second part of a report by a law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate gender equity issues issued recommendations that include the potential for a combined championship structure for men and women in multiple sports. “We have seen that combining at least some portion of the men’s and women’s championship for a given […]

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KCNWSL

Kansas City NWSL and Port KC Finalize Plans for First NWSL Purpose-Built Stadium

Kansas City’s National Women’s Soccer League team has announced plans for the league’s first purpose-built soccer stadium that would be located along the city’s riverfront with a cost of approximately $70 million. Kansas City NWSL owners Angie Long, Chris Long and Brittany Matthews made the announcement 10 months since the group was awarded a franchise […]

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ChaseFieldHouse

Atlantic 10 Moving Women’s Basketball Tournament to Delaware

The Atlantic 10 Conference will move its women’s basketball tournament to Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, beginning in March 2022, moving the event back to a neutral site for the first time in several years as part of a multi-year agreement. The home of the NBA G League Delaware Blue Coats, Chase Fieldhouse is a […]

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