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Great Floridian Triathlon Designated at 2020 National Championship

USA Triathlon has announced that the 30th annual Great Floridian Triathlon will be designated as the 2020 USA Triathlon National Ultra-Distance Championship. The race is scheduled for October 24, 2020, in Clermont, Florida. Ultra-distance or full-distance triathlons include a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. The Great Floridian Triathlon, launched in 1991, is the nation’s […]

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USA Triathlon Age Group Championships Returning to Milwaukee

Milwaukee will host the 2020 and 2021 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships, with new qualification guidelines for one of the events held as part of the weekend of competition. The 2020 event has already been scheduled for August 7–9. It will include the sprint-distance race and Olympic-distance races, which will attract more than […]

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Miraitowa is one of two robots that will greet visitors with hand shakes and waives during the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Photo: Toyota Motor Corp.

Tokyo Olympics Prepare with One Year to Go

With one year to go until the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, the local organizing committee and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee are recognizing the date and stepping up efforts to build publicity around the event. In Tokyo, where the opening ceremony will take place July 24, 2020, organizers have released […]

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USSSA and USA Softball to Co-Host New Event

USSSA and USA Softball will combine on a new fastpitch softball event in 2020 aimed at grass-roots development of the sport. The event—The U.S. Games—will be staged at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera, Florida, January 18–20. “USSSA is excited to make this announcement with USA Softball as we believe this is another step […]

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Eleven Sports to Broadcast Archery Events

USA Archery has plans to increase exposure of the sport, announcing a partnership with Competition Archery Media and Eleven Sports Network to broadcast more of the national governing body’s events as well as those of other archery organizations. CAM is USA Archery’s live production affiliate and was founded with a goal of bringing archery into […]

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USA Swimming Signs First Alcohol Sponsor

Everyone knows you shouldn’t swim after you eat. But perhaps you can have a nice beer instead? USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming have announced a multiyear sponsorship with California-based Golden Road Brewing, marking the first alcohol sponsorship in USA Swimming’s history. As part of the arrangement, Golden Road will serve as co-presenting sponsor of […]

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USA Weightlifting hosts a national university championship but is hoping to become an emerging sport in NAIA. Photo: USA Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting Makes NAIA Push

In weightlifting, it’s a matter of seconds between the time an athlete attempts a lift and the time he or she finishes the move. But several recent efforts by USA Weightlifting to attract new athletes—including a concerted push to become a collegiate sport through the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics—are designed for the long haul. […]

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Arizona State to Host USA Triathlon Championship Event

The 2019 USA Triathlon Draft-Legal National Championships will be hosted by Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, on November 16 as part of a day that will also include the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships. The race will include a multi-lap course at Tempe Town Lake with a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike ride and 5-kilometer […]

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USA Swimming sets 2020 Pro Swim Series Schedule

The 2020 USA Swimming Pro Swim Series, which will serve as a lead-up to the Olympic Trials, has been announced with the return of a November event to the five-stop circuit. The series will start Noember 6—9 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The rest of the events are January 16—19 in Knoxville, Tennessee; March 4—7 in […]

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St. Louis to host USA Fencing National Championship

USA Fencing will hold its Division I National Championship and the April North American Cup at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, it was announced this week. The event will be April 17—20, 2020. The Division I National Championship is the final qualifier for the U.S. 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Fencing Team, with […]

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