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USA Judo 2024 Junior Olympic Championships Awarded to Pittsburgh

The 2024 USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from June 21–23. The Junior Olympic National Championships will be held from June 21–22 with the International Championships on June 23 with nearly 1,000 athletes ages 5–20. The Junior Olympics will be held in conjunction with USA Weightlifting’s National Championships Week, which […]

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USA Wrestling Awards Marquee Events to Fort Worth, Fort Wayne

USA Wrestling has named Fort Worth, Texas, as the host of the 2023 USA Wrestling Senior Nationals and the Folkstyle Tour of America Stockyard Stampede, while also naming Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the host for the 2024 Kids Folkstyle Nationals. The Fort Worth events will take place at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The senior […]

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U.S. Biathlon Moves Headquarters to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center

The United States Biathlon Association will move its headquarters to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah, which hosted the sport during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and has since hosted a number of other international events. The move of HQ was approved by the board of directors this week. Lake Placid, New York, will […]

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USA Archery, United States Performance Center Open Elite Training Site

USA Archery has opened a new high performance training center at the United States Performance Center on the campus of UNC-Charlotte, which will serve as the home of the national elite program and serve as an additional host site for USA Archery Regional Elite camps, short-term training opportunities and other future events. The training site […]

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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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2024 USA Archery Target Nationals and U.S. Open Heads to Texas

The 140th USA Archery Target Nationals and U.S. Open will be held at the Berl Huffman Athletic Complex in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock will host the two events from August 14-17, 2024, which places it in between the 2024 Olympic Summer Games and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The announcement was made during USA Archery’s annual […]

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World Boxing

World Boxing Adds Six New Members, Hires Ethics Chief

World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing in the Olympic Movement, has announced six new members as well as the hiring of Jack Anderson as its first ethics chief. The national federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden have become members of World Boxing. The addition of these […]

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Augustana College to Host 2023 USA Water Polo DIII Championships

Augustana College and the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium in the Quad Cities will host the USA Water Polo Division III men’s national championship tournament from December 2-3, 2023. The two-day tournament will feature four teams, two from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation East and one from the […]

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USA BMX

USA BMX Agrees to Five-Year Partnership with Visit Austin

USA BMX and Visit Austin have announced a five-year partnership that will see the Texas Nationals hosted at Capital City BMX in nearby Pflugerville for the next five years, with the first national race slated for October 2024. “The Austin Sports Commission is proud to welcome the USA BMX Texas Nationals, its competitors and fans […]

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Hydro Flask Announce Title Sponsorship of Snowboard Team

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the largest snowboard title partnership in history with Hydro Flask, a brand that specializes in producing sustainable insulated water bottles and gear, officially naming the team as the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team. The three-year title sponsorship is the largest ever signed for the snowboard team, running through the […]

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