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IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during the annual Session meeting, held in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

Bach Proposes Creation of Olympic Esports Games

The International Olympic Committee has committed to an expanded interest in esports, with President Thomas Bach announcing at the IOC’s session in Mumbai that the IOC Esports Commission will study the possibility of creating an Olympic Esports Games. The Esports Commission will be chaired by IOC member David Lappartient, the head of cycling’s international federation […]

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The TEAMS Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, highlighted the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s annual Olympic and Paralympic Sportslink and National Governing Body Best Practices Seminar. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

TEAMS ‘23 Notebook: Observations from the Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]

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2024 USA Softball Gold National Championships Headed to Oklahoma City

The 2024 USA Softball Gold National Championships will be in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex from July 14-21. The event will be in Oklahoma City for the third consecutive year in 2024. The competition will have teams from around the country in the 16-Under and 18-Under divisions play for […]

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Winter Olympic Hosts for 2030 and 2034 to be Chosen in July

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting on the eve of next year’s Paris Olympics, a gigantic boost for Salt Lake City organizers looking to bring the Winter Games back to the United States for the first […]

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Endurance Exchange

USA Triathlon and USA Cycling to Team up at Endurance Exchange

USA Triathlon and USA Cycling have announced a collaboration to provide educational and networking opportunities at the 2024 Endurance Exchange, USA Triathlon’s annual industry conference, which will be from January 4­–7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. USA Triathlon hosted its inaugural Endurance Exchange conference in January 2020 in Tempe, Arizona, to offer endurance sports professionals and […]

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SentryWorld to Host the 2025 AJA Girls Junior Championship

The American Junior Golf Association has announced SentryWorld Golf Course in central Wisconsin as the host of the 2025 Rolex Girls Junior Championship from June 17–20. Located two hours north of Milwaukee, SentryWorld has hosted multiple USGA events including the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior and 2023 U.S. Senior Open. The course is known for its […]

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Hazeltine National Golf Club to Host 2026 Women’s PGA Championship

The PGA of America has announced that Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, has been selected as the site of the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The Women’s PGA Championship began in 1955 and is the second-oldest major in women’s golf. The 156-player field includes the top eight finishers from the previous year’s LPGA […]

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Shelby County to Host Inaugural Xterra North American Championship

The inaugural Xterra North American Championship will be held at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, Alabama, on May 18, 2024, the event organizer has announced. “Oak Mountain has one of the best trail networks we’ve ever found,” said Kirk Ermels, Xterra U.S. technical director. “Thanks to the amazing work of BUMP (Birmingham Urban […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach leads the first day of executive board meetings during the annual Session in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee

IOC Suspends Russian Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. But IOC Spokesman Mark Adams said the suspension does not yet affect the possibility of neutral Russian athletes competing at next year’s Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The Russian Olympic […]

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USA Cycling Announces New Home for Pro Road National Championships

The U.S. road cycling national championships will be moving from Tennessee to Charleston, West Virginia, for the next five years in part to help what should be a competitive American team better mimic the courses it will face at the Paris Olympics, USA Cycling has announced. “After seven successful years in Knoxville, we are thrilled […]

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