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Teen Crossfit

Kalamazoo to Host 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games

The 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games have been awarded to Kalamazoo, Michigan, and will take place in late August at the Wings Event Center. This will be the fifth edition of the teen-only competition known as “The Pit,” which features 270 athletes competing over the course of five days. The Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo will […]

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IOC LA28
Organizers for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles present its recommendations to the sports program at Monday's IOC Session meetings in Mumbai, which were approved. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

Olympics: Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Flag Football Among Sports on LA28 Program

The LA28 sports program was officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee during its annual session on Monday in India with baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash providing a mix of new and returning sports to the Olympic Summer Games. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from […]

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Spartan OCR

Spartan Race Acquires Obstacle Course Racing World Championships

Spartan Race has announced the acquisition of the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships. The move comes just ahead of the October 5–9 event scheduled to take place in Mammoth Lakes, California, at Mammoth Mountain. The 2023 OCR World Championships will attract more than 3,000 athletes from 60 countries. The course will have various participation options, […]

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UIPM

UIPM to Create Working Group to Coordinate With FISO

The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne will create a seven-person working group charged with formalizing UIPM’s integration of World Obstacle with meetings scheduled to begin in November. The working group will be chaired by UIPM President Dr. Klaus Schormann and is the next step in the process to deliver on the Memorandum of Understanding signed […]

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UIPM

Survey Shows Ninja-Style Obstacle Course Would Equal Ratings

Nearly half of young people in the United States are more likely to watch and follow the Olympic Games once Modern Pentathlon has introduced obstacle to the program, reports a new survey. A poll of 1,500 U.S. citizens by YouGov found 45% of Generation Z (born in 2000 and later) and 41% of Millennials (born […]

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Obstacle

UIPM and World Obstacle Rebrand Two Major Competitions

The UIPM and World Obstacle have collaborated on the rebranding of two major obstacle competitions to include the name of both international federations. The two competitions are now named the World Obstacle UIPM 2023 OCR World Championships and World Obstacle UIPM 2023 Ninja World Cup USA. The alliance reflects the collaboration between the sports enabled […]

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CrossFit Games Madison

CrossFit Games to Remain in Madison in 2024

The CrossFit Games will remain in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2024. Madison has played host to the Games, sponsored by NOBULL shoe and apparel company, since 2017 and officials have been vocal about the benefits Wisconsin’s capital city have enjoyed as a result of hosting the event. “CrossFit and Madison have a very special relationship that […]

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Spartan Sand Dunes
The 2021 Spartan World Championship featured sand dunes of more than 1,000 feet in height in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy of Spartan

Spartan Race Travels Back to Abu Dhabi

Putting on a world championship caliber event is difficult enough on its own. Doing it across the world in the middle of a desert – harder. Now, add in Formula 1 and the World Cup in the same area, and you get the logistical challenge that faces Spartan as it prepares for the 2022 Spartan […]

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Spartan World Obstacle

Spartan, World Obstacle Partner to Further Develop Obstacle Racing

Spartan and World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles, have signed a memorandum of understanding and established a framework to develop the sport of obstacle racing worldwide. The collaboration includes the sanctioning and hosting of elite-level races, cooperation on competition rules, officiating and training, anti-doping rules and broadcast planning. The agreement also focuses on […]

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Spartan Stadion
Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, is one of seven venues in the U.S. that will host Stadion Series events in 2022.

Spartan Gives Fans New Way to Experience Stadiums

Every sports fan who sits in the crowd at their favorite stadium wonders what it would be like to look through the lens of an athlete on the field. While running onto the field during a game is highly discouraged and will lead to legal consequences, Spartan Race is giving everybody the chance to experience […]

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