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USA Field Hockey to Relocate Training Base

USA Field Hockey will move its home training base away from Pennsylvania to a location to be determined as part of an amended partnership with Spooky Nook Sports. The complex in Manheim, Pennsylvania, had been the home for the U.S. women’s national team and other USA Field Hockey events since 2013. USA Field Hockey’s official […]

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Phil Andrews: How USA Weightlifting is Preparing for Tokyo and Beyond

In sports, sometimes it’s ideal for teams to peak at the right time. And USA Weightlifting would appear to be doing just that, especially when it comes to its elite athletes. The U.S. team is coming off its best showing in nearly 30 years at the IWF World Championships and its best showing in 20 years at the Pan Am Games. And the team appears poised to medal again in Tokyo after ending a 16-year drought at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio. Off the field of competition, things are headed in the right direction as well under the leadership of Phil Andrews, who has been CEO since 2016 and has been with the organization since 2013.

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San Antonio Selected for 2020 USA Taekwondo National Championships

San Antonio has been selected to host the 2020 USA Taekwondo National Championships. The event will be staged July 1–7 at Alamodome Stadium and will mark the first time a Texas destination has hosted the annual event since 2015. More than 4,000 athletes are expected to compete. “Bringing the 2020 USATKD Nationals to the seventh […]

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Philadelphia Chosen for Largest USA Fencing Event

USA Fencing will bring the 2021 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge to Philadelphia, the first time the city has hosted the event. The tournaments—considered the largest fencing event in the world with more than 5,000 competitors—will be staged July 3–12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. “PHL Sports is very excited to bring USA […]

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An Unlikely Softball Partnership

It’s not a marriage, but the first date between USA Softball and the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA)—an inaugural softball tournament organized jointly by both organizations—marks a new era for two organizations that have been competitors in the event landscape for years. The U.S. Games, a girls fastpitch tournament, will take place in Viera, […]

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Cedar City, Utah, Selected for 2020–2011 USA Cycling Masters Road Nationals

Cedar City, Utah, will host the 2020 and 2021 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships. The city in southwestern Utah, which has hosted the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on several occasions and is known for hosting festival and events, will host the 2020 event July 30–August 2. The event is expected to attract […]

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USA Gymnastics Senior Pan Am Qualifier Heading to Utah

Utah Valley University will host a Senior Pan American Championships for men’s and women’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline in May that will also be the final Olympic qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The Senior Pan Am championships is held annually and typically, athletes from North, Central and South America compete for titles, […]

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USA Volleyball Hosts Nations League in Pittsburgh

The U.S. men’s volleyball team will have the chance to play in front of a home crowd during its leadup to the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo when it hosts the FIVB Nations League in May in Pittsburgh. The Americans, ranked second in the world, will host a high-profile round-robin against top-ranked Brazil along with […]

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USA Triathlon Paratriathlon Event Returns to Long Beach

Sticking to its commitment to organize races in the Los Angeles area before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, USA Triathlon has announced that the 2020 Toyota USA Paratriathlon National Championships will return to Long Beach, California. The race will be staged in conjunction with the second annual Legacy Triathlon on July 18 and will […]

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The 2019 edition of the Colorado Classic was staged in four destinations, including the city of Golden. Photo: Jason Gewirtz

USA Cycling Releases 2020 Pro Road Tour Schedule

USA Cycling has announced its 2020 Pro Road Tour, a national calendar that will feature 17 cycling events staged across 15 states. The circuit will run from April through September and will include 43 days of road cycling competition, including the inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic, a UCI 1.Pro event that will be held September 6. […]

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