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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation Welcomes Five New Board Members

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation has approved the addition of five new directors in February 2022 to succeed the 11 directors who finished their terms on December 31, 2021. Incoming directors are Eryn and Mike Bingle of Riverside, Connecticut; Lauri Hughes of Boulder, Colorado; and Marie and John Queen of Pasadena, California. The […]

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Breaking will make its Olympics debut in Paris. But events are being launched around the United States in the lead-up to the 2024 Games. Photo courtesy of USA Dance.

USA Dance Launches New Breaking Event Series

Breaking, which will make its Olympics debut at the 2024 Games in Paris, is getting its legs under it from an event perspective. USA Dance, which is in the process of gaining national governing body status for the sport from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has announced an event series leading to the upcoming […]

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Rochester to host 2022 USA Curling Mixed National Championship

Rochester, New York, will host the 2022 U.S. Mixed Curling National Championship, USA Curling has announced. Rochester Curling Club will host the event from April 12–17. The event will be the nation’s top mixed fours teams (consisting of two males and two females) with the winning team representing the United States at the 2022 World […]

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Louisville Awarded Five USA Track & Field National Championship Events in 2023 and 2024

USA Track & Field has awarded five national championships between 2023 and 2024 to the city of Louisville that tourism officials believe will bring in 14,000 athletes and an approximate $10.4 million in economic impact. The Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center, now in its second year of operation, will host the 2023 USATF National […]

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USA Wrestling World Team Trials Event Heading to Iowa

USA Wrestling has awarded the 2022 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, with action scheduled for May–22 as part of the senior World Team Trials process. Coralville’s Xtream Arena opened in September 2020 and USA Wrestling has held a number of major events there, including the 2020 Senior Nationals, the […]

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Largest Participation Strength Event Ever Going to Columbus

USA Weightlifting says that a record number of athletes will compete this week in the 2022 North American Open Series 1 and 2022 National University Championships in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the annual Arnold Sports Festival. The events will feature 1,866 competing athletes, significantly more than have ever participated in a strength event. The […]

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George Washington University Professor Lisa Delpy Neirotti was in Beijing on behalf of SportsTravel. It was her 21st consecutive Games, providing her unique insight into how operations went across a number of areas.

Grading the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games

Despite the political tension surrounding the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, lingering fear of testing positive for COVID-19 before or during the Olympics and lack of sponsors activations, the actual competition and media distribution were similar to previous Games. From the atmosphere to the food and transportation, here is a final assessment of how organizers […]

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Silver medalist Jessie Diggins, of the United States, reacts on the podium for the women's 30km mass start free cross-country skiing ceremony during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 20 in Beijing. Diggins is in a sport that historically has not been a commercial success for athletes but her results over the past two Winter Games has heightened her commercial viability. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Marketing the Olympics During Pandemic
a Commercial Challenge for Brands and Athletes

Through controversies and debates over the host country, drug testing of teenagers and an apathetic television viewing public, it was not a marketing dream for sponsors and athletes alike in Beijing. The Winter Games are not yet over — the Paralympics start March 4 in China. But the sprint of a Summer and Winter Games […]

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Triangle Region Awarded 2022 USA Badminton Collegiate National Championship

The 2022 USA Badminton Collegiate National Championships is headed to North Carolina with Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis hosting in Morrisville. The event will be staged March 25–27. The championship is a win for the region as it builds up its hosting portfolio in advance of its bid to host the 2027 World University Games. […]

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USA Triathlon Reaches Milestone in NCAA Championship Effort

USA Triathlon has secured its 40th university offering women’s triathlon at the varsity level, the minimum number that the NCAA will consider for potential championship consideration. Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California, will become the 40th program, beginning competition in fall 2022. Triathlon has been considered an emerging sport by the NCAA since 2014. That designation began […]

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