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Kerry Perry has resigned her position effective immediately as president and CEO of USA Gymnastics, days after new U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland called for more changes in the organization in the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. USA Gymnastics intends to identify an interim CEO and will establish a search committee […]
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SportsTravel is proud to partner with the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide this update on Team USA events taking place this week. Below are upcoming events and information on how to learn more. Western & Southern Open Date: August 11–19 Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio Event description: The Western & Southern Open is the […]
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The official program for The World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama, has been released, with 30 sports set to be contested. The event will feature 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries and will mark the first time the United States has hosted since the first competition in 1981. Among the sports returning to the program […]
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From the beginning, the Larry Nassar scandal at USA Gymnastics contained hard lessons that reached far beyond just one national governing body. And now, with Nassar sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for abusing athletes…
Continue ReadingThe leadership of the U.S. Olympic Committee held a press conference at the Olympic media center in the hours before the Opening Ceremony that was dominated by discussion about a summer sport—the sexual abuse scandal involving USA Gymnastics athletes who were abused by their convicted former team doctor, Larry Nassar. In discussing the issue, which […]
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The remaining members of the 21-member USA Gymnastics board of directors have agreed to resign from their positions following an ultimatum…
Continue ReadingThe nature of leadership positions at national governing bodies makes them short-term propositions for many, as top officials need to keep many constituencies happy while maintaining control of the organization. Few have succeeded like Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. Penny joined the NGB in 1999 and has been president since April 2005. In that time, he’s become a leading voice in the NGB world and has put the sport of gymnastics on solid footing, with U.S. teams consistently winning medals at international events. But the number of colleges fielding gymnastics teams is decreasing, and Penny still faces the ongoing challenge of producing results as well as compelling events…
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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