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International Water Polo Coming to Indianapolis

Indianapolis will host the 2020 FINA Men’s & Women’s International Tournament, a water polo event announced by USA Water Polo and the Indiana Sports Corp. The IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI will host the tournament April 28–May 3. “We are excited to collaborate with FINA and Indiana Sports Corp to bring some of […]

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Orlando Awarded the 2020 USA Taekwondo U.S. Open

USA Taekwondo’s 2020 U.S. Open Championships will be staged in Orlando, Florida, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The event will be held February 27–March 1 and will be designated as a major tournament for all age categories for the first time. “It’s been some time since we have been in Florida, and […]

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Luella Chavez D’Angelo Named USOPC Marketing and Communications Officer

Luella Chavez D’Angelo has been hired by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as its chief marketing and communications officer to lead USOPC marketing and communications initiatives, including setting and stewarding the overall strategic direction for the organization and its properties. Chavez D’Angelo brings over 30 years of experience as a top marketing and […]

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Minneapolis to Host 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials

Minneapolis will host the 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for cycling, swimming and track and field, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced. It is the second time that the trials will have three sports concurrently organized, having been held in that fashion in 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2020 event, to […]

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USA Diving Names Terry Bassett as CEO

Terry Bassett, who has worked in professional sports and other organizations for more than two decades, has been named as the new chief executive officer for USA Diving and begins his role on October 1. Bassett’s career experience includes stops at with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, NASCAR/International Speedway Corp., Roger Penske’s Motorsports Division, Professional Bull […]

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Penn State to Host Olympic Wrestling Trials

The U.S. Wrestling Olympic Team Trials will be hosted by Penn State University at the Bryce Jordan Center on the first weekend in April 2020. The trials will be held April 4–5, and the champions from 18 different weight classes will be eligible for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. The first day of […]

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USA Diving to Move to Colorado Springs

USA Diving has announced that it will be move its headquarters from its longtime home in Indianapolis to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The move, expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2019, is designed to relocate the national governing body closer to the hometown of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and decrease the […]

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USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland addresses the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

USOPC Leaders Address Abuse of Athletes

In addresses to the members of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, leaders of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee said the organization has changed as a result of recent scandals involving abuse of athletes and that there needs to be more trust moving forward between athletes and the administrators overseeing the sports that they represent. […]

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Bouker Pool Named Chief Commercial Officer of USA Cycling

USA Cycling has hired its first chief commercial officer to oversee the national governing body’s marketing, membership and sponsorship. Bouker Pool will join USA Cycling in the newly created role after previous stops leading the business operations, commercial partnerships and marketing efforts for companies including USA Today, Competitor Group and Rodale Inc. “Bouker brings a […]

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Atlanta Braves to Host Big Air Event

Big air is coming to Atlanta. U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in partnership with the Atlanta Braves, has announced that will host the Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park, December 20–21, 2019. The event will be sanctioned as a FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Cup and will feature competition among elite international […]

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