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The Las Vegas Strip will be home to the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, taking place November 16–18. Photo by John Locher/Associated Press

Formula 1 Ready to Make Big Splash in Las Vegas

Formula 1 has cemented itself as the premier racing organization in the world, curating an experience at its events that is second to none — experiences glamorized in the Netflix series “Drive to Survive,” which showcases how every city in which F1 arrives is transformed into a lavish party that so happens to have an […]

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SportsTravel Podcast: Insights and Expert Analysis

The SportsTravel Podcast focuses on news, insight, trends and more from some of the top event organizers and destination executives throughout the sports-event industry. With nearly 100 episodes over the past three years, the SportsTravel Podcast has become the place to listen to interviews with event organizers of all sizes, destinations ready to host national […]

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FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch
The FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy is shown during the FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)
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2026 World Cup Schedule To Be Released By End Of Year

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement last July of which cities will host games and an inside view of what it […]

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Anaheim SuperCross
Angel Stadium of Anaheim hosted the opening race of the 2023 SuperCross series in January, and the sport will now return to Southern California to crown a champion on September 23. Photo courtesy Feld Motor Sports

SuperMotocross World Championship Final to Invade LA Coliseum

The Los Angeles Coliseum has hosted many massive sporting events during its 100 years of existence. The famed venue was the site of the Olympic Summer Games in 1932 and 1988, the first Super Bowl in 1967 and in addition to being the home of USC Trojans football, the stadium has hosted the NASCAR Busch […]

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Tokyo Olympics Softball
Japan's Mana Atsumi, right, is forced out by United States' Delaney Spaulding during a softball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan. Softball has been on the Olympic program five times since 1996. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Sports Wait, Watch for Final Decision on LA28 Olympic Program

With a year to go before the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, for several U.S. national governing bodies, the focus instead is on 2028. For those NGBs, the chance to have their sports added to the LA28 program would be an almost indescribable boost in visibility and funding. With the program months from being […]

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Mont-Tremblant Ironman Celebrates Athletes, Environmental Sustainability

Leaving Montreal’s airport and heading north, what strikes you first is how progressively greener the scenery gets heading out of the city. On a busy Friday afternoon, it takes about two hours to reach the destination. Along the way, every building is a soft pastel with colored roofs straight out of a scrapbook of what […]

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Fans cheer during the second half of a game between Texas and Iowa State in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns will play at Iowa State this season in its farewell tour of the Big 12 before moving to the Southeastern Conference. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

College Football 2023: Realignment Dominates, On And Off The Field

As the temperatures (slowly) become cooler and the days become shorter, fall brings the promise of football and the pageantry of the college game — an experience unmatched almost anywhere in sports. Tailgating is a four-day weekend where the sport is a religion and for an elite few, the idea of a national championship sits […]

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Sports Events Up for Bid

    Welcome to the SportsTravel Bid Bowl. Here you will find a list of events that are actively seeking hosts, with RFPs from regional, national and international sports-event organizers who are looking to partner with destinations in the future. To find out about each item below, click on “More Information” to get details about […]

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IJRU World Jump Rope Championships
The 2023 IJRU World Jump Rope Championships in Colorado Springs saw 1,200 athletes compete from 25 countries. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

World Jump Rope Championships Leap to New Heights

In the sport of jump rope, athletes inevitably get tangled in a rope during a routine. When that happens, they take a step back, reset and get right back to business. It’s also an apt metaphor for the landscape of competitive jump rope in recent years. While the sport has been on the competitive scene […]

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USA Gymnastics President and Chief Executive officer Li Li Leung speaks during the Winter Cup competition in Indianapolis in February 2021. Leung detailed to SportsTravel recently the NGB's plans to have a national training and wellness center built in partnership with a destination in the coming years. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Li Li Leung on USA Gymnastics’ Search for a National Training and Wellness Center

USA Gymnastics is looking to build a national training and wellness center that will serve as the hub for the national governing body and has issued a request of expressions of interest directed at destinations and real estate developers targeting a 2026 project completion, said President and Chief Executive Officer Li Li Leung during a […]

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