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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has been around the United States over the past week in a series of meetings with national and international stakeholders as the IOC detailed on Tuesday. In the past week, Bach has visited New York City; Birmingham, Alabama; Eugene, Oregon; and Los Angeles, where on Monday organizers for LA28 […]
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Five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry will chair the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games in Brisbane, Australia. The most decorated Olympian from Africa, Coventry was the chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission and a member of the IOC Executive Board from 2018 until earlier this year, […]
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Leaders of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games began their formal pitch to the IOC Evaluation Commission by highlighting the bid’s…
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The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to authorize the city to sign the host city contract with the International Olympic Committee…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Olympic Committee has selected Boston as its candidate city for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. The USOC board of directors…
Continue ReadingThomas Bach has been appointed president of the International Olympic Committee. He replaces Jacques…
Continue ReadingSarasota, Florida, has been awarded the 2017 World Rowing Championships. The event will be held at Nathan Benderson Park and will the first time in…
Continue ReadingU.S. Olympic Committee President has been nominated as a candidate to join the International Olympic Committee. Probst was one of nine…
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.@Waynewings has hired Rob Wells as executive director. Wells previously served as the executive director of @SavannahSports for five years, leading the sports tourism efforts and managing events.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/rob-wells-tabbed-as-new-executive-director-for-wayne-county-convention-and-visitors-bureau/
.@The_NCBA World Series has announced it will take place in Alton, Illinois, in 2023 and 2024 at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park. @RiversAndRoutes and the @PLRiverDragons — a collegiate summer baseball team — have partnered for the event.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/national-club-baseball-association-world-series-coming-to-alton-illinois/
.@MichaelRPayne1, former Director of the International Olympic Committee and longtime Olympic commentator, has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal by the @iocmedia at a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/michael-payne-awarded-iocs-pierre-de-coubertin-medal/
.@RiverPlate of Argentina’s Primera División and Club de Futbol Monterrey @Rayados of Mexico’s Liga MX will play a friendly on January 10 at Q2 Stadium in @VisitAustinTX, the first time that River Plate has played in the Texas destination.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/river-plate-and-c-f-monterrey-to-play-friendly-in-austin/
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