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Spokane to Host USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships

USA Wrestling has selected Spokane, Washington, as host of the USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships for the next three years. The event includes competition in freestyle wrestling in eight age divisions and serves as the world team trials in women’s freestyle in four of those age levels. The local organizing committee for the event will […]

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Aron McGuire: Driving USA Bobsled & Skeleton Through the Pandemic

  The last World Cup sliding event in North America was in 2019. All three North American tracks lost events — including world championship races in Whistler and Lake Placid — because of the pandemic, with international officials relocating those events to Europe and Asia. American and Canadian sliders spoke out about a wish for […]

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USA Swimming and USA Track & Field Select Agency to Lead Joint Effort

USA Swimming and USA Track & Field have named One & All as their agency of record to lead the organizations’ collective sponsorship sales efforts heading into the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. “Our goal in this process was to identify an agency for the coming years that shares our values and […]

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USA Fencing Implements Transgender and Nonbinary Athlete Policy

USA Fencing has adopted a new Transgender and Nonbinary Athlete Policy that will allow athletes to participate in USA Fencing-sanctioned events in a manner consistent with their gender identity/expression, regardless of the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Participation requirements will vary by classification (youth, cadet, junior/senior/veteran). The policy was developed […]

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Victoria Brumfield Named USA Triathlon CEO

Victoria Brumfield has been named chief executive officer for USA Triathlon after serving as interim CEO since September. She will become the first female CEO in the national governing body’s history. “It became clear after a robust global search and rigorous interview process that Victoria is the dynamic leader USA Triathlon needs to continue to […]

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USA Curling Elects Bret Jackson and Colin Hufman as New Chair and Vice Chair

The USA Curling Board has elected Bret Jackson as chair and Colin Hufman as vice chair, following several resignations at the organization. Former USA Curling Board Chair Lynn LaRocca has resigned, along with independent directors Shane Coppola and Hawley McLean. Jackson, who was elected to the board on October 2022, has served in various capacities […]

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U.S. National Women’s Senior Handball Team to Compete in Michigan

The U.S. National Women’s Senior Handball Team will face off against the Canadian Women’s Team in Lansing, Michigan, on November 10. The winner of the match, which will take place at 7 p.m. at the Lansing City Arena, will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Games. This is the first national team to compete in […]

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USA Fencing to Give Preference to States With Inclusive Laws When Selecting Hosts

USA Fencing will give preference when selecting host cities for national tournaments to states without laws that harm members of LGBTQ communities as well as states that do not have laws undermining the reproductive health of women beginning with the 2023–2024 national tournament season. USA Fencing arrived at the decision after a review by its […]

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Triathlon has been on the NCAA emerging sports list since 2014 and already has 26 universities offering varsity programs. Photograph: Nils Nilson/USA Triathlon

USA Triathlon Foundation Supports NIL Collective for Women’s Triathletes

USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation have launched the Watch Us Thrive Collective, providing an opportunity for NCAA women’s triathlon student-athletes to capitalize on their name, image and likeness and becoming the first National Governing Body to launch a NIL collective. Financed through donors, the Watch Us Thrive Collective supports women’s triathlon student-athletes in […]

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Detroit to Host 2023 USA Boxing Qualifier

Detroit will be the center of the U.S. boxing scene next spring as the 2023 USA Boxing Qualifier will take place in Huntington Place from March 18–25. The week-long tournament draws more than 1,000 boxers from ages 8–40. The event will also serve as the second qualifier to next December’s 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials […]

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