Category: Sports Organizations

Sports Organizations — SportsTravel — News, Insight and Analysis for the Sports-Event Industry

IESF RefereeAcademy

IESF Launches International Esports Referee Academy

The International Esports Federation has launched the first year-round online International Esports Referee Academy to support the next wave of esports referees from around the world. The academy is dedicated to developing the highest standards of referee training for IESF’s 104 member nations. The academy’s curriculum has been designed by IESF and its partners to […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
PNCArena

Carolina Hurricanes Extend Lease at Raleigh’s PNC Arena

The Carolina Hurricanes will continue to play at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, after signing a five-year lease extension with The Centennial Authority, the arena’s owners, that will run through September 30, 2029. “We are excited to extend this lease with the Carolina Hurricanes,” said Thomas McCormick, Centennial Authority board chair. “The Hurricanes were […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
The Gen2 car
The Gen2 car

New York City, Vancouver on Formula E Schedule for 2022

Formula E and the FIA have released the provisional calendar for the 2022 Formula E World Championship, featuring three new locations: Vancouver, British Columbia; Cape Town, South Africa; and Seoul South Korea. The schedule will also once again feature races in New York in July 2022. As part of a record 16-race season spanning 12 […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
NACEStarLeague

CSL Esports, NACE, Nerd Street and Mainline Partner on Esports League

CSL Esports, the National Association of Collegiate Esports, Nerd Street Gamers and Mainline will partner to establish the NACE Starleague, which will become the largest collegiate esports league in North America with more than 600 colleges and universities. Operations will begin in fall 2021 and feature multiple tiers of skill levels from clubs to school-sanctioned […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Move United Nationals
Photo copyright Reed Hoffmann.

Move United Junior Nationals to Host Hundreds of Adaptive Youth Athletes in Denver

The Move United Junior Nationals presented by The Hartford will open July 17 in Denver as the event, in its 37th year, is the largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for young athletes with a physical disability, visual and/or intellectual impairment through the age of 22. With more than 300 athletes with disabilities and […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
OlympicStadium

Montreal Withdraws as 2026 World Cup Site; FIFA to Pick Venues in 2022

The city of Montreal has withdrawn from the venue selection process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in North America, potentially opening an extra spot for an American city to host. FIFA also announced that the final selections of cities will be delayed until 2022 at the earliest. Canada Soccer made the […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Road America 2021
Fans cheer as drivers go around the track during the IndyCar Series event this year at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Photo via IndyCar Series/Chris Owens

IndyCar Series Announces Extension with Road America in Wisconsin

IndyCar and Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, announced today a multiyear extension designed to keep the IndyCar Series racing at the 4.014-mile permanent road course. The series began racing at the layout in 1982 when the then-CART Series came to the track for nearly two decades. The CART Series last ran at Road America […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Tokyo5G

Tokyo 2020 Unveils 5G Spectator Viewing Experiences

The Tokyo Organizing Committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games is partnering with Intel to showcase 5G technology with enhanced sports viewing experiences at three separate competition venues during the Games, which start on July 23 with the Opening Ceremony. The new viewing experiences will allow spectators to enjoy events with ultra-high resolution […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
2019 GBAC Logo CMYK FINAL

USA Triathlon Offers First Events-Based GBAC Certification

USA Triathlon and the Global Biorisk Advisory Council have announced a partnership that will help race directors and race management companies meeting the highest levels of cleanliness and safety at their events while minimizing risk from the coronavirus and other infectious agents. While GBAC has been partnering with venues around the country including convention centers […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
JamesHiga

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Adds James Higa to Board, Announces Departure of Kikkan Randall

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has added James Higa to its board of directors, filling a board seat vacated by Vivek Murthy, who resigned after being confirmed as the U.S. surgeon general in March. Higa currently serves as the executive director of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing new ideas in philanthropy, […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :