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USA Triathlon

USA Triathlon to Host 2024 Youth and Junior Nationals in West Des Moines

The 2024 USA Triathlon Youth & Junior Nationals will be held July 12-14, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa, with youth athletes of all experience levels eligible to participate. USA Triathlon made the announcement in partnership with RipRoar Events and the Flatland Cup Triathlon. The youth and junior nationals will take place within Raccoon River […]

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USA Juniors Cup

USA Cycling Partners with USA Juniors Cup

USA Cycling will partner with the USA Juniors Cup throughout 2024 with three national team selection races to be held within the Junior Cup Series that focuses on developing riders ages 15 through 18. The three events will be the Valley of the Sun from February 16-18 in Phoenix; La Primavera in Lago Vista, Texas, […]

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USA Wrestling 16U Duals

USA Wrestling 2024 Boys 16U Nationals Duals Heads to Utah

USA Wrestling’s 2024 Boys 16U National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Zions Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah from June 12-15, 2024 before returning to the same location in 2025. The tournament features state-level teams from USA Wrestling’s state associations from across the nation competing in dual meets in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. […]

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OKC Riversport
The Riversport whitewater complex was the site for an off-site session at the TEAMS '22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Oklahoma City to Host U.S. 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Olympic Team Trials

Riversport OKC in Oklahoma City will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak cross and canoe slalom from April 26-28, 2024. Riversport is a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site with a pumped artificial competition channel, which is now the standard for Olympic Slalom and Kayak Cross events. The non-profit organization has hosted numerous […]

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Chris Ramsey

USA Water Polo CEO Chris Ramsey to Retire After 2024 Games

Chris Ramsey will retire as chief executive officer at USA Water Polo following the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, the national governing body announced on Wednesday. Ramsey has been with the NGB for 17 years and is one of the longest-tenured leaders in the U.S. Olympic movement since the Amateur Sports Act was passed […]

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USA Gymnastics Core Hydration

Hartford to Host USA Gymnastics’ Core Hydration Classic

USA Gymnastics has chosen Hartford, Connecticut, as the host for the Core Hydration Classic, which will act as a pathway to the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris for the country’s leading women’s gymnasts. The event will take place May 17–18, 2024, at the XL Center. The 2024 Core Hydration Classic will be the final […]

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Table tennis

West Monroe to Host 2024 U.S. Table Tennis Olympic Trials

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for table tennis and the U.S. Junior National Table Tennis Team Trials will be held March 19–31, 2024, at West Monroe Sports and Events in Louisiana. Discover Monroe, the city of West Monroe and West Monroe Sports and Events Center will host over 100 players aiming for spots on Team […]

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John Gall

John Gall Elected President of USA Baseball

John Gall, a 2008 Olympic Summer Games medalist and three-time USA Baseball alumnus, has been elected as president of the national governing body, USA Baseball announced on Thursday. Gall succeeds Mike Gaski, who spent 22 years as president after assuming the position in 2001 and was reelected seven times. “I am humbled and privileged to take […]

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Softball Dallas

Dallas to Host U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage and Finals

USA Softball and Dallas will host one of three U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage events next year as well as the 2025 finals, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced this week. The group stage is scheduled for August 29 through September 2, the first in WBSC history to have a group stage and […]

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USA Basketball

USA Basketball to Play Two Showcase Games in London in July

The USA Basketball men’s national team will play pre-Olympic games in London against South Sudan and Germany at the O2 Arena, its first appearance in England since winning the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. Hosted in partnership between USA Basketball and TEG, the Americans will play South Sudan on July 20 and […]

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