The leading online source for news, analysis, events and trends in sports-related travel and event management. Serving event organizers, destinations, industry suppliers, teams, and travel professionals with expert insights since 1997.
World Athletics has unveiled a package of innovations ahead of its inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11—13, as the governing body seeks to reshape track & field competition and bring elite athletes closer to fans. Through enhanced TV coverage, reimagined event presentation and the introduction of fresh digital platforms, World Athletics President […]
Continue Reading
The International Olympic Committee executive board has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, paving the way for Russian athletes to potentially compete at the LA28 Olympic Summer Games. The suspension of the ROC had been in place since October 12, 2023, 20 months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on […]
Continue Reading
When Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe crossed the finish line in 1:59:30 at the TCS London Marathon last Sunday, he didn’t just become the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race — he defied physics and human belief. Sawe wasn’t even alone in his historic accomplishment, as Ethiopian debutant Yomif Kejelcha finished in […]
Continue Reading
Cape Town will host the 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships from October 6–10, marking the first time the World Athletics event will be held in Africa. It is estimated that about 1,200 runners from more than 80 nations will compete in 2027. There are four senior championship races with individual and team medals awarded […]
Continue Reading
The Qatar Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced the creation of a bid committee for the 2036 Olympics and Paralympic Games, which would come 14 years after it staged the World Cup. It’s the latest attempt by the Middle Eastern country to host the Summer Games, after Doha was overlooked by the International Olympic Committee in […]
Continue Reading
With the World Athletics Cross Country Championships heading to Tallahassee, Florida, in less than 200 days, the official logo for the event has been revealed. The design “reflects Florida’s beauty, energy and distinct character.” The WXC Tallahassee 26 logo highlights the Sunshine State and features an orange, the state fruit, and orange blossoms, the state […]
Continue Reading
USA Track & Field and Nike announced that the Nike Cross Nationals will serve as host to the 2025–2026 USATF Cross Country Championships on December 6–7 in Portland, Oregon. Hosted annually for nearly 20 years and the culmination of eight regional qualifying meets, NXN is a showcase competition for high school cross country stars. The […]
Continue Reading
World Athletics says national track and field federation executive boards must be at least 40% female by 2029 after the governing body of athletics published further details of its three-year gender leadership strategy on Tuesday, having achieved gender parity on its ruling council in 2023 and becoming the first Olympic sport to do so. “This […]
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics has announced that the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships will no longer take place in San Diego. San Diego would have been the first U.S. city to host the World Athletics Road Running Championships. The event was scheduled to include distances of one mile, 5km and half marathon. “We would like to […]
Continue Reading
Before Noah Lyles made history in Paris by winning the men’s 100-meter dash in a photo finish, he won a national indoor championship by 0.01 seconds in the 60-meter dash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The sport itself has seen a variety of new facilities come online in the past few years and off an outdoor […]
Continue Reading
Don’t miss out on our featured stories of the week. Subscribe to the weekly SportsTravel newsletter to keep up with the latest news in the sports-event industry. To subscribe, click here.
Since 1997, SportsTravel magazine has served the sports‐related travel and event industry. It is the only publication written and designed to serve the people who organize, manage and host sporting events of all types at all levels.
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. 301 Route 17 N, Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: (201) 902-2000
