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World Rowing Indoor Championship

Singapore to Host Indoor Rowing Competition

The 2025 World Rowing VERSA Challenge Singapore will be staged November 29–30 under the umbrella of the Singapore Urban Sports + Fitness Festival 2025, organized by Sport Singapore. The format, which mixes indoor rowing performance with functional fitness tests, will mark the third edition of the event after a 2023 debut in Mississauga, Canada, and […]

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Italy 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
Executive Board and the IOC President Kirsty Coventry, center, visits the Olympic and Paralympic Village in Milan. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

IOC Impressed as 2026 Olympic Sliding Center Surpasses Expectations

A controversial new sliding center in Cortina for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics has “surpassed expectations” said the International Olympic Committee, one of its fiercest opponents to the construction. The sixth and final IOC inspection visit ahead of the Games was completed this week with tours of multiple venues between the coordination commission, members of the […]

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Podcast Raffaella Panie

Raffaella Paniè: Designing the Look of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Raffaella Paniè is an Italian designer and creative director, serving as director of brand, identity, and look for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. She leads the design of the Games’ visual identity, including the emblem, pictograms, mascots and medals. Her work emphasizes a modern Italian spirit, sustainability, and community, showcasing Italy’s […]

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Team Delta

Delta Airlines Names Athlete Ambassadors for 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Delta, the official airline of Team USA, has unveiled the newest members of Team Delta for the upcoming 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. As sponsored athletes for Delta, they are featured prominently in Delta’s campaigns ahead of the 2026 Games. Team Delta athlete ambassadors debuted during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing […]

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USA Lacrosse

USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio Signs New Contract Through 2029

USA Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Marc Riccio has signed a new contract that runs until 2029, which includes the sport’s return to the Olympic Summer Games in 2028. Riccio, a former Hofstra lacrosse player and longtime National Football League executive, has served as the chief executive officer of USA Lacrosse since 2021. USA Lacrosse had […]

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Podium 34

Podium34 Surpasses $200 Million Raised for 2034 Olympics

Podium34, an initiative by the organizing committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, has raised in excess of $200 million toward its $300 million goal, more than eight years before the Games return to Utah. The effort marks the largest philanthropic campaign in support of hosting the Olympic and […]

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ICE House

U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating to Create Ice House

U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating will welcome Olympians, their families and partners to a hospitality house during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan. The three national governing bodies will transform the Aethos Milan hotel into the ‘Ice House’ from February 6–22. The venue will include activities, meet–and–greets with Olympic champions and legends […]

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Clubhouse 26 Milano
Clubhouse 26 Milano will be a joint effort between the Olympic Museum and On Location. Rendering courtesy of On Location

Olympic Museum Renews Partnership with On Location

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has renewed its collaboration with On Location and will loan some of its historical assets and take part in the creation of Olympic–themed exhibitions and a unique visitor journey in Italy as part of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Clubhouse 26 Milano in the heart of Milan will […]

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Kevin Ring

USA Swimming Announces Kevin Ring As New President and CEO

Kevin Ring, who has been the president of golf at Legends and previously worked at the PGA of America, was named as the new chief executive officer and president of USA Swimming on Thursday, ending a more than one-year-long search. Ring will officially begin at USA Swimming on September 17. Before joining Legends in 2022, […]

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Greg Easton World Archery

American Greg Easton Elected 10th President of World Archery

Greg Easton, an American whose family has been synonymous with the sport of archery, was elected the 10th president of World Archery during the international federation’s 56th Congress in Gwangju, South Korea. Easton, who father James was president of the organization from 1989 to 2005, was elected in a two-candidate race with World Archery Secretary […]

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