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Running USA has announced additional speakers and programming for the 2023 Industry Conference presented by Race Roster, set for February 12–14, 2023, which includes an industry panel that will discuss the state of road races. “We’re planning the 2023 conference content based on the challenges the running industry faces right now,” said Christine Bowen, chief […]
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SportsTravel Magazine announced the winners of the 2022 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports industry. […]
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For the next decade, there may not be a season where a sports fan cannot enjoy a major international sporting event to travel to within the United States. This past summer alone saw World Athletics host the world track-and-field championships in the United States for the first time at the renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, […]
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Mass Participation World has announced a partnership with World Athletics to deliver two side-by-side industry conferences in Bangkok from November 30 to December 3, 2022. At a press conference in Bangkok this week attended by Phiphat Ratchakitprakan, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports, the collaboration was announced as part of a busy month for the […]
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Coming off the first World Athletics championship held in the United States and knowing the impact that could be looming in six years’ time with LA28, USA Track and Field is setting forth an ambitious plan to increase the sport’s visibility throughout the country. USA Track and Field Chief Executive Officer Max Siegel detailed plans […]
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The World Athletics Council has decided to postpone the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2023, scheduled for March 17–19, until March 2025. The decision was made with the agreement of both the Nanjing organizing committee and the Chinese Athletics Association due to the ongoing pandemic conditions. Nanjing was originally selected to host the 2020 World […]
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The coronavirus outbreak has forced difficult decisions for the sports-event industry. Here is a look at where things stand. Click here for the latest on COVID-19’s Effect on the Sports-Event Industry. TENNIS: Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Withdraws from U.S. Open Posted: Thursday, August 25 With the final Grand Slam of the tennis season about to start […]
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The 2023 World Athletics Championship hosts in Budapest have revealed their logo with one year to go until the competition begins. The capital’s Liberty Statue was selected as the focus of the brand, which organizers claim represents athletes who achieve “superhuman results” in track, field and on the road. “The Hungarians were delighted to take […]
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The United States Tennis Association has announced a humanitarian aid plan to benefit the Ukraine under the ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ program, with hopes of raising $2 million during the U.S. Open with events and activations starting August 24. The launch event will be an exhibition on August 24, which is Ukraine Independence Day. The […]
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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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The @USFL has announced two additional stadiums that will host its games during the upcoming 2023 season. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in @VisitCanton and @fordfield in @visitdetroit will both have two USFL teams calling their facilities home.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/canton-ohio-and-detroit-to-host-usfl-franchises-in-2023/
The Chicago area will host two major softball tournaments this summer at @pkwybanksports in Rosemont, Illinois. The AUX Softball (June 9–25) and the @AUProSports Softball Championship season (July 28–August 27) are both set to take place in Rosemont.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/athletes-unlimited-softball-events-heading-to-rosemont-illinois/
The @CrossFitGames will remain in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2024. @DestinationMSN has played host to the Games since 2017 and officials have been vocal about the benefits Wisconsin’s capital city have enjoyed as a result of hosting the event.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/crossfit-games-to-remain-in-madison-in-2024/
.@USABoxing has announced a new partnership with Tulsa-based tech company @EngineRoomTulsa, creator of virtual reality boxing game @GlovesVr. The collaboration includes the creation of a virtual USA Boxing training facility and arena inside the game.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usa-boxing-partners-with-engine-room-vr/
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