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The IAAF recently held its 2019 Global Running Conference in Lanzhou, China, a gathering of more than 400 road racing event organizers and running industry stakeholders to discuss the state of running and trends to watch. The two-day forum organized by the international track-and-field federation was timed around the Lanzhou International Marathon, an event that […]
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The United States Olympic Committee has announced the schedule for the 2019 Team USA Champion Series, presented by Xfinity. The series includes eight events (six national championships and two international competitions) that will highlight eight Olympic sports: beach volleyball, diving, gymnastics, swimming, track and field, figure skating, ice hockey and luge. “The Champions Series is an important initiative […]
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Toyota has announced partnerships with six national governing bodies in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, including two sports (skateboarding and surfing) that will make their Olympic debuts. As part of the deals, the auto manufacturer will partner with the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, USA Skateboarding, USA Surfing, USA Swimming, USA Track & […]
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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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USA Track & Field has awarded the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to Eugene, Oregon, months after pulling away from a deal to have the event hosted in California. The trials, which will determine the majority of the U.S. track-and-field team to compete at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, will be held June […]
Continue ReadingUSA Track & Field has reopened the bidding to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials–Track & Field, citing ongoing litigation at the Southern California stadium that had earlier been awarded the bid. The USATF Board of Directors unanimously authorized a rebid saying that ongoing surrounding construction of a new Hilmer Lodge Stadium at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, […]
Continue ReadingAtlanta will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials—Marathon for both men and women, USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee have announced. The Atlanta Track Club will serve as the local organizing committee. The trials will be staged February 29, 2020, in conjunction with the Atlanta Marathon, which will be run the following day. […]
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The NCAA has announced that Austin, Texas, and Eugene, Oregon, will host the Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the years 2019–2022. The University of Texas at Austin will host the 2019 and 2020 championships, while the University of Oregon will serve as host in 2021 and 2022. The announcement came […]
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The University of Oregon has unveiled plans for a privately funded new track-and-field stadium to replace historic Hayward Field. The venue is scheduled to be complete in 2020, a year before Eugene, Oregon, hosts the IAAF World Outdoor Championships. The project is also expected to include training facilities and new laboratories and research facilities. “When […]
Continue ReadingMax Siegel has had many noteworthy accomplishments since taking over as CEO of USA Track & Field in 2012. But significant achievements have followed him throughout his career, as the first African-American to graduate with honors from Notre Dame law school, as an athlete representative, as president of global operations for Dale Earnhardt Inc. and as the founder of Rev Racing. His role at USATF, however, has led to an 84 percent increase in annual revenue, a slate of new sponsors and a new approach to events In April, his leadership helped Eugene, Oregon, secure the 2021 IAAF World Championships without even submitting a bid, the first time the event will be held in the United States. In this interview with SportsTravel’s Jason Gewirtz…
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