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World Athletics and Asics to Present Business of Running Events

World Athletics and Asics are partnering to create The Business of Running Events, a new conference for running and trail event industry professionals hosted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in July 2024. Specific topics include sales training for sponsorship acquisition, marketing with limited resources, how to leverage data as a competitive advantage, how to engage and […]

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Colorado Springs Stadium to Feature Leroy Nieman Art

The new soccer stadium in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, will have an artistic flair. As the future home of the USL’s Colorado Springs Switchbacks prepares to open, Weidner Field’s exterior will feature 10 multicolored 9-foor by 12-foot sports-oriented pieces of art by famed artist Leroy Nieman. The prints will be installed on the stadium’s outside […]

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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Aims for July 30 Opening

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, a new attraction in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, that saw its opening delayed from the coronavirus pandemic, has announced it will open to the public in July 30. Attendees will have to abide by policies designed to prevent the spread of the virus, including timed ticketed entrances, required […]

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Longtime USOC Spokesman Mike Moran Dies at 78

Mike Moran, who led media relations for the U.S. Olympic Committee from the 1980 Olympic Games to the 2002 Games and later played a key role at the Colorado Springs Sports Corp, has died. He was 78. Moran spent a decade as the sports information director for the University of Colorado from 1968 to 1978 […]

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USA Diving to Move to Colorado Springs

USA Diving has announced that it will be move its headquarters from its longtime home in Indianapolis to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The move, expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2019, is designed to relocate the national governing body closer to the hometown of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and decrease the […]

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NCAA Division II Soccer Championships Awarded to Colorado Springs

For the first time ever, the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s soccer championships are headed to the Rocky Mountains — the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, to be precise. The RMAC has officially been named the host of the 2021 men’s and women’s championships, and will hold the event at the new Switchbacks FC Stadium […]

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NHL Announces Three Outdoor Events

The National Hockey League will stage three outdoor games in 2019–2020, including the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Dallas, 2109 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan, and the NHL Stadium Series in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition, the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend will be held in St. Louis. The Winter Classic will […]

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