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The Podium
The Podium has put Spokane on the map when it comes to indoor track events, but the venue is also hosting concerts and graduations. Photo from Spokane Sports
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Spokane Sports Has Designs on Another Elite Venue

Spokane, Washington, is on quite a run—literally. The destination which has put itself on the map for indoor track events is looking to take its running events to the next level with the creation of a new cross country/cyclocross venue. Ashley Blake, who started as an intern with Spokane Sports more than a decade ago, […]

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Sophia Hernandez

Sophia Hernandez Overcomes Obstacles on Her Way to the Olympics

Sophia Hernandez had a lot on her plate as she prepared for the 2023 Pan American Games. The 26-year-old pentathlete from Guatemala was dealing with both physical and psychological challenges as she readied for the most important competition of her life. There was the physical aspect — she has a chronic Achilles tendon injury that […]

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YMCA of the USA
The YMCA of the USA is reporting that participation rates are up across the organization's sports options. (Photo courtesy of YMCA of the USA)

Making Safety a Youth Sports Priority

There is no doubt that participating in youth sports has benefits for more than those playing. A case can be made that the larger society may benefit as well. “When we think about the health benefits, when we think about the leadership benefits, when we think about the social and emotional benefits that can arise […]

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Tremblant Run

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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Iowa St Texas Football
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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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 Li Li Leung
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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Brian Mirakian, global esports director for Populous; Geoff Lachappelle, manager of the Red Bull Gaming Hub, and Taylor McMillan, vice president of Toronto Metropolitan University’s varsity esports association.
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Record-Breaking EsportsTravel Summit Educates, Entertains in Toronto

Toronto is one of the best examples of a destination that has embraced esports on all levels and in all facets of its community because of the way every from government to private industry and the tourism community work together, panelists described during one of the spotlight sessions from the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit. “The Toronto […]

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Michal Konkol Blast
Blast puts on some of the biggest esports events in the world, filling arenas and providing large production value. Photo by Michal Konkol/Blast
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Esports Events Providing Destinations a Younger Demographic

The esports industry has been around for decades, but it is evolving perhaps more quickly than any sport in the world. With improving technology and a rapid growth rate, it can be tough for a destination hoping to host an in-person event to keep up with the changes. Experts around various parts of the esports […]

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