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USA Curling Awarded Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Grant

USA Curling has been awarded $25,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center 2022 2nd Cycle Direct Effect Quality of Life grants. USA Curling will use the grant to cover a portion of annual travel expenses for the USA Curling National Wheelchair team. There are currently eight members on […]

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USA Fencing ‘Disappointed’ at Reinstatement of Russia and Belarus by FIE

The International Fencing Federation has voted to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to competition at a FIE Extraordinary Congress meeting held online, a decision that USA Fencing Chief Executive Officer Phil Andrews has expressed disappointment in. The FIE decision will start in the second half of April 2023 ahead of July’s World Championships […]

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USA Cycling Names Margell Abel as Collegiate Director

Margell Abel has been named the collegiate director for USA Cycling and will be charged with elevating the collegiate experience as a former national champion herself. Abel currently coaches the Boulder Junior Cycling program and has previously been coach of the women’s cycling program at the University of Colorado. She won the 1996 Collegiate Cyclocross […]

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USA Hockey Launching USAHockeyTV.com

USA Hockey has launched USAHockeyTV.com as a destination to watch exclusive content associated with the National Governing Body with both games and other associated feature content. The platform will include live games and more from the Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships and home games from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. The platform will include both […]

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USA Basketball to Play Exhibitions in Abu Dhabi

USA Basketball has announced an agreement with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, which includes the United States hosting three games in Abu Dhabi featuring the men’s national teams from the U.S., Germany and Greece. In preparation for the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team will host Greece […]

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2023 IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship Heads to Charlotte

USA Football has announced the 2023 International Federation of American Football Americas Continental Flag Football Championship will be held from July 5–7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will host the best men’s and women’s flag football teams from North and South America at the United States Performance Center in Charlotte and at the University […]

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USOPC Receives $10 Million Gift to Improve Mental Health Program

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, in partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, has announced that Yucca and Gary Rieschel have committed $10 million in support of Team USA’s mental health program. The donation, made through The Rieschel Family Foundation, is the largest standalone gift in foundation history. “We are immeasurably […]

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Jim Mitchell Elected USA Shooting’s Chairman of the Board

The USA Shooting Board of Directors elected Jim Mitchell as the new chairman of the board during a February 2023 meeting. “It’s a great honor and privilege to be selected as the chairman of the USA Shooting Board of Directors,” said Mitchell. “I’ve been blessed and fortunate to work with this outstanding organization and many […]

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2023–2024 USA Racquetball National Championships

Status The bid process is ongoing. Inside Track USA Racquetball is looking for hosts for several events scheduled for 2023–2024 including the U.S. Open, National Doubles Championship, National High School Championship, National Intercollegiate Championship, National Singles Championships and National Junior Championship. USA Racquetball will accept bids from anyone interested in hosting one of the national […]

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2024–2025 USA Taekwondo Events

Status The bid process is ongoing Inside Track USA Taekwondo is the National Governing Body for the sport of taekwondo in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. USA Taekwondo provides development opportunities for the sport’s athletes throughout the United States to cultivate their knowledge of the sport while […]

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