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The International Olympic Committee has approved a dual award for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, another step toward the eventual return of the Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss’ presentation on Sunday specifically mentioned Salt Lake City as a candidate for 2034 with groups from […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting on the eve of next year’s Paris Olympics, a gigantic boost for Salt Lake City organizers looking to bring the Winter Games back to the United States for the first […]
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The announcement of proposed additions to the LA28 program has been postponed indefinitely, said U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland, who sits on the IOC program commission. Hirshland’s spot on the commission does not mean she is involved in the discussions between LA28 and the International Olympic Committee, instead focusing on […]
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A potential future Olympics would be 40 percent bigger than the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 60 percent larger than the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games told a state government committee on Thursday. Per the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act passed earlier this year by the Utah […]
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Organizers working to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games back to Salt Lake City unveiled their vision for a future Games during their latest board meeting, focusing on elevating the local communities, sport and the Games experience. Within each focus point are subtopic interests. The three main topics are elevating communities by inspiring youth […]
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A study from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute says the “demographic, social, and environmental factors favorably position the state to host another successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,” as leaders for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games continue working on a bid to return the Games to the region. […]
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For all the numbers of medals won and economic impact, the intrinsic nature of sports and what it can provide remain the strongest memories for those who helped organize the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Catherine Raney Norman, chair of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee looking to host a future […]
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The Utah state legislature and senate both unanimously approved a pair of bills on Thursday in the latest step toward the Salt Lake City region hosting a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after a morning of meet-and-greets with executives from the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games and United States Olympic and Paralympic […]
Continue ReadingPresentations made, the 2030 Olympic Winter Games bid groups from Salt Lake City, Utah, and Sapporo are now in wait-and-see mode. Both groups presented to the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission on Tuesday morning. The virtual presentations are expected to be the final ones made the Future Host Commission before it decides which bid […]
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The heavy lifting at this point is done for the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games after two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee this week, with the group’s President and Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock saying Wednesday “in this phase, we’ve now completed everything we need to do.” Now comes the […]
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.@BLASTPremier has announced a partnership with @NASCAR to sponsor the @FortniteGame Global Championship and @RocketLeague World Championship 2024, which are set to take place at Dickies Arena in @VisitFortWorth, Texas, this month.
The @MiamiHEAT and @sixers will each be holding training camp in @VisitTheBahamas this fall. The Heat’s 2024 training camp will take place at @BahaMarResorts from October 1–5. The Sixers camp will take place over the same days at the @atlantisbahamas.
Event housing management software company @GetEventPipe has announced a partnership with @StackSports, a provider of sports technology solutions. The collaboration aims to enhance the registration process for EventPipe’s customers and event organizers.
.@allinsportCO, in partnership with Stitch Marketing Research and @HuddleUpGroup, has opened the survey for the fourth edition of the Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study, sponsored by @VisitRichmond and Tempe Tourism.
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