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Marc Riker Resigns as National Senior Games Association CEO

The National Senior Games Association has announced the resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer Marc Riker, who has served in the position since 2012, while announcing that Chief Operating Officer Sue Hlavacek will serve as interim president and chief executive officer “The NSGA Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of our Chief Executive […]

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Dates Announced for 2023 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh

The National Senior Games Association’s 2023 National Senior Games presented by Humana, scheduled for Pittsburgh, will be held July 7–18 as the multi-sport championship event for adults 50 and older will be held in the City of Champions for the first time since 2005. The 2023 Games logo was released on Thursday, highlighting the city’s […]

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National Senior Games Drops Qualification Requirement

For the first time, the National Senior Games Association will allow athletes over 50 years old to enter to compete in the National Senior Games without having to qualify from other competitions. The move was made following the cancellation or postponement of a significant portion of qualifying events because of the pandemic in advance of […]

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National Senior Games Rescheduled for 2022

The 2021 National Senior Games presented by Humana will be rescheduled to May 2022 out of what organizers described as “an abundance of cation” from disruptions caused by the pandemic. The event, which had been scheduled for November 5–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will now be staged May 10–23, 2022. The decision was made after […]

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SportsTravel Road Trip Provides Education for NGBs

The seventh annual SportsTravel Road Trip in Colorado Springs, Colorado, brought together executives of national governing bodies for a morning of education and a tour of the soon-to-open U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. The event, held March 11–12 and sponsored by the Louisville Sports Commission and Louisville Tourism, was staged at the National Strength and […]

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2019 National Senior Games Reaches Registration Record

Athletes ages 50 and older are responding in record numbers to the 2019 National Senior Games presented by Humana, which will be staged this summer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The June 14–25 event has seen 13,712 athletes register for the Olympic-style multisport festival—the most in the event’s 32-year history. New Mexico has seen the most […]

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Greater Fort Lauderdale to Host 2021 National Senior Games

The 2021 National Senior Games Presented by Humana has been awarded to Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Key supporters, senior athletes and media gathered for the announcement, which was made at the Greater Fort Lauderdale & Broward County Convention Center. “Fort Lauderdale impressed our selection committee on every level of the bid evaluation,” said Marc Riker, […]

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