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LA 2028 has announced that Chief Executive Officer Gene Sykes will transition to a new advisory role with an invitation to join the LA 2028 board. Chairman and President Casey Wasserman will continue to lead the organization responsible for organizing the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. Sykes joined the bid effort in November 2015. He […]
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An independent report commissioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at USA Gymnastics…
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The PGA of America has announced that it will relocate its headquarters to Frisco, Texas, from Palm Beach County, Florida. The new headquarters will anchor a 600-acre, mixed-use development with an initial investment worth more than $500 million. Open to the public, the development will be home to two golf courses, a short course and practice areas totaling […]
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Jon Ridgeon has been named CEO of the IAAF, the international federation for track and field. The 51-year-old competed for Great Britain in the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles from 1984 to 1996 and competed at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics. He also has held leadership roles in several sports-related business, including most recently as […]
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The Federation of International Lacrosse has received provisional three-year recognition from the International Olympic Committee, a step in the sport’s potential future inclusion at the Olympic Games. The designation also allows the FIL to receive funding from the IOC and apply for development programs. “The IOC executive board’s decision to provisionally recognize FIL has created a major […]
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The United States Polo Association is hoping a boost in prize money and event format may provide a boost of interest in the sport as well…
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The Southeastern Conference will keep its Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville through at least 2030—and possibly to 2035—in an extension signed with the Nashville Sports Council. Under the terms of the extension, Nashville will host every year of the tournament through 2030, except in 2022, when the tournament will be played in Tampa, Florida. (The SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will […]
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USA Synchro, the national governing body for synchronized swimming, has named Adam Andrasko as its new chief executive officer. Andrasko has a long background in Olympic sports having spent seven years with the U.S. Olympic Committee in a variety of roles and most recently serving as member services director of USA Field Hockey. Andrasko succeeds Myriam Glez, who […]
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USA Climbing has announced that it will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City from Boulder, Colorado, as the sport prepares for its Olympics…
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The U.S. Olympic Committee has taken the initial steps to revoke USA Gymnastics’ recognition as the national governing body for the sport in the United States following months of turmoil at the organization in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. In an open letter to the gymnastics community, USOC CEO Sarah Hirshland said […]
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