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Sophie Goldschmidt

At first glance, you wouldn’t necessarily equate surfing with technology. A wave, a board, a surfer would seem all you would need. But in reality, the World Surf League is in the midst of an innovation period that will see a new breakthrough this season: an event at a man-made wave facility. Leading the helm into the new era is CEO Sophie Goldschmidt, who began her role in August. Before that, she worked in a variety of executive roles with the Rugby Football Union, the NBA, the WTA and Adidas. She most recently was group managing director for CSM Sports and Entertainment. With WSL…

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ANOC and GAISF Sign Partnership to Run the World Beach Games After 2019

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) have signed a landmark agreement to share the organization of the World Beach Games after the 2019 edition, which is scheduled to take place in San Diego. The inaugural World Games Beach Games will comprise 15 sports spanning 17 disciplines. “We are delighted to have […]

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Program Set for 2021 World Games in Birmingham

The official program for The World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama, has been released, with 30 sports set to be contested. The event will feature 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries and will mark the first time the United States has hosted since the first competition in 1981. Among the sports returning to the program […]

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New Boat Race Tests Human Power

Last summer, Dean Burke, executive director of the Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission, set out to stand-up paddleboard 42 miles of open water from Port Townsend, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia. That stretch was stage one of the Race to Alaska (R2AK), a 750-mile boat race from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska, with simple rules: […]

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