Category: Olympic Sports

Olympic Sports — SportsTravel — News, Insight and Analysis for the Sports-Event Industry

2026 Winter Olympic Milan Cortina

Milano Cortina 2026 Organizers Mark Milestone

The preparations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games have stepped up a gear as the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee has given the International Olympic Committee an update with 1,000 days to go on Games planning, venue masterplan, governance and commercial developments, projecting an optimistic outlook for Games preparations. Stakeholder engagement was a common theme […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
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 […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Dean Gemmell

Dean Gemmell Named USA Curling CEO

Dean Gemmell has been named the new chief executive officer of USA Curling by the organization’s board of directors. He had served as the interim CEO since November 1. “Over the last six months, Dean Gemmell has exceeded expectations in his performance as Interim CEO,” said Bret Jackson, chair of the USA Curling Board. “His […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
USA Fencing 2023-24

USA Fencing Announces 2023–2024 Schedule

USA Fencing has announced the host cities for its 2023–2024 major events, with seven states getting in on the action across all four time zones. The 2023–2024 calendar includes seven major tournaments across all four time zones. Each stop will feature America’s top fencers, from Y10 fencers to Vet-80 athletes. The 2023-2024 calendar release also […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
USA Diving

Knoxville to Host the 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships

USA Diving has announced the 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, including a Winter Nationals Qualifier, will be held November 27 through December 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee will host the competition. The same facility will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, with the winter nationals […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Boxing IBA Olympic Dispute
IBA Preisdent Umar Kremlev said, while seeking to resolve a years-long dispute with Olympic officials, the IBA will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

IBA President Defiant of IOC, Yet Aims For Progress in Olympic Dispute

The president of the International Boxing Association spent close to two hours both signaling a willingness to work with the International Olympic Committee while also using vulgar expressions toward the Olympic Games organizers on Monday, the day that the international federation’s men’s world championships began. The IBA’s Russian president, Umar Kremlev said the federation will […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
SLC 2030 2034
Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games CEO Fraser Bullock, left, listens as Board Chair Catherine Raney Norman and Sarah Wright, executive director of Utah Clean Energy, discuss a new report from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute concerning a future Olympic Winter Games bid. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Study: Utah Ready to Host Another Olympics

A study from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute says the “demographic, social, and environmental factors favorably position the state to host another successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,” as leaders for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games continue working on a bid to return the Games to the region. […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wrestling

Penn State to Host 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wrestling

The Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State has been selected to host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials ­– Wrestling on April 19­–20 in University Park, Pennsylvania. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling will become eligible to represent the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :