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USA Cycling President and Chief Executive Officer Rob DeMartini will step down from his leadership role effective December 20 after two years in the position, to be succeeded by cycling industry veteran and USA Cycling Board Chairman Brendan Quirk. DeMartini joined the organization from outside the national governing body world in February 2019 after years […]
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One of the spotlight events for the upcoming 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, the return of NHL players to the men’s hockey competition, has been overshadowed the past week by another team shutdown and questions from several players about what China has planned for potential positive tests. The realization that — according to China’s […]
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Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the lone U.S. stop on the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s 2022 World Cup schedule. The destination will have two weekends on the World Cup calendar. Salt Lake will host a boulder event May 20–22 before a boulder and speed event May 27–29. Salt Lake — the home of […]
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USA Swimming has announced a grant program focused on creating a 10-year, $1 million initiative to develop learn-to-swim and competitive opportunities in communities served by Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Under this initiative, USA Swimming has committed to provide up to $100,000 annually to support swimming programming at HBCUs over the next decade. The program […]
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The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games said Monday that they would hope to have a resolution on whether it bids to host the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at some point in 2022, potentially in the first half of the year. Fraser Bullock, president and chief executive officer of the […]
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With less than 60 days before the Opening Ceremony on February 4, the International Olympic Committee would clearly love for the attention to be focused on athletes heading into the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. The chances of that are slim, though, with recent worldwide focus on the Chinese government’s conduct ahead of […]
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The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team will play on home soil for the first time since winning the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo when it competes in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League starting May 31 at Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. “We are very happy to return to Shreveport–Bossier City as this […]
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Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been added to the list of 28 sports to be included in the Initial Sports Program for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles ahead of what is expected to be official confirmation at the next International Olympic Committee session in February 2022. IOC President Thomas Bach noted the […]
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Jack Gierhart has been appointed the interim chief executive director at USA Fencing while the national governing body conducts a national search for a permanent leader. Kris Ekeren announced in September that she was leaving the organization after eight years at the helm. While the NGB saw growth in membership and visibility during her tenure, […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said diplomatic boycotts by the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom ahead of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing “is a purely political decision for each government” and the IOC will continue to be apolitical. The United Kingdom and Australia have joined the U.S. […]
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