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USATF Cross Country 2025

2025–2026 USATF Cross Country Championships Headed to Portland

USA Track & Field and Nike announced that the Nike Cross Nationals will serve as host to the 2025–2026 USATF Cross Country Championships on December 6–7 in Portland, Oregon. Hosted annually for nearly 20 years and the culmination of eight regional qualifying meets, NXN is a showcase competition for high school cross country stars. The […]

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US Quadball

Roseville to Host 2026 US Quadball Cup

US Quadball will host its annual national championship tournament April 18–19, 2026, at the new Placer Valley Soccer Complex in Roseville, California. About 60 teams from across the country will compete in the Quadball Cup, which has never been west of Utah since starting in 2007. The event will bring approximately 1,200 athletes and $2.3 […]

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Li Li Leung

Li Li Leung to Step Down as USA Gymnastics CEO

Li Li Leung, who took over the president and CEO role at USA Gymnastics during a tumultuous time for the national governing body and helped lead the organization to a significant turnaround, has announced that she will step down from her role at the end of 2025. Leung was hired in 2019 in the wake […]

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US Swimming Olympic Trials
Swimmers start a Women's 50 freestyle preliminary heat Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

2028 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Will Return to Indianapolis

After its successful 2024 debut in an NFL stadium, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to the same venue in Indianapolis in June 2028.  Lucas Oil Stadium, home to the Indianapolis Colts, will again serve as the host venue after USA Swimming took the event to a football stadium for the first […]

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USOPC Asks USA Badminton to Relinquish NGB Certification

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has requested that USA Badminton give up its status as the national governing body for the sport in the United States. USA Badminton announced the request in a letter to its members last week. It said in the announcement that the decision was made by the USOPC’s Compliance […]

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USA Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting Sees Three Members Elected for International Weightlifting Federation Roles

USA Weightlifting saw three of its members win elections during the International Weightlifting Federation’s conference May 23–25 in Riyadh as Ursula Papandrea, Paula Aranda and Kyle Pierce all have been selected to key roles with the IWF. Papandrea will remain in her position of first vice president, Aranda will serve on the Development and Education […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Announces Four Updates for 2025–2026 Season

USA Swimming has announced four updates to its 2025–2026 national events calendar, as the national governing body continues to round out its domestic competition schedule. The 2025-2026 season will kick off with the Toyota U.S. Open, which will return to a long-course-meter format and take place December 3–6 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas […]

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USA Rugby Golden Gala

USA Rugby to Honor Michele Kang and Jonathan Bobbett at Golden Gala

USA Rugby will honor Michele Kang and Jonathan Bobbett as the first recipients of the Eagle Honor Award and Enduring Impact Award, respectively, at USA Rugby’s Golden Gala in Washington, D.C., on July 17 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium. The gala will celebrate the 50th anniversary of USA Rugby as well as being the official […]

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USA Football Summer Series

USA Football Creates Flag Football Summer Series

USA Football will host a series of flag football events at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, from June 20–22 to strengthen international competition in preparation for the sport’s introduction at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. More than 750 athletes representing 10 countries will compete as part of USA Football’s Summer […]

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U.S. Figure Skating

2025 Skate America Heading to Lake Placid

U.S. Figure Skating has announced 2025 Skate America will be held in Lake Placid, New York, November 14–16, along with the calendar of U.S. qualifying competitions and international events for the 2025–2026 season. Returning to the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena — the site of the “Miracle on Ice” during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games — […]

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