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Sports San Diego will take over management of the California State Games, bringing the competition under its umbrella of sports properties that includes the Holiday Bowl college football postseason game and Rady Children’s Invitational college basketball tournament, as well as serving as the region’s sports commission. San Diego will host the 2024 State Games of […]
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Jeff Rossi has joined the staff of the Allstate Sugar Bowl as its chief operating officer, the Bowl announced Friday. Rossi joins the Sugar Bowl after 13 years at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation. He served as executive director of the 2022 Men’s Final Four Local Organizing Committee, the 2020 Women’s Final Four Local […]
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Josh Todd has been named the executive director for development and community relations at the Elkhorn Athletic Association, a non-profit youth sports organization in Nebraska. Todd will direct the organization’s strategic priorities for the Elkhorn Athletic Association Sports Complex, including phase 2 of the Give Like a Champion capital campaign. He will also be focused […]
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Visit Bentonville in Arkansas has announced the hiring of Jamie Cathey as its new sports sales manager. Cathey serves as event operations team lead for USA Triathlon branded national championship events. She began her career as a park manager at Richland County Recreation Commission in Columbia, South Carolina, where she received an Outstanding Service Award […]
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The concluding session at the 25th anniversary TEAMS Conference & Expo focused on youth sports, which represent the largest segment of the sports-events industry. Keeping kids safe while they are involved in those sports has become an increasingly difficult yet crucial task. Recent high-profile situations with Damar Hamlin and Bronny James have underscored the need […]
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Climate change and environmental impact are becoming necessary conversations in all walks of life and especially so when it comes to sports events in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. The issue is one that is being addressed within national governing bodies and from destinations that are factoring the climate into their event planning as a […]
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The collegiate sports ecosystem remains a key pipeline for Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Without collegiate programs and the events they generate, that pipeline remains at risk. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is working to support a robust collegiate sports system and college campuses are working to protect this important landscape and its events. Some […]
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The sports event industry has room for everyone. But there are ways your destination can attract an even wider diversity of events and participants. For event organizers, there are similar ways to be thinking about events to ensure the most diverse playing pool possible. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, organizations discussed […]
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More and more opportunities are being presented for athletes in adaptive sports, from new competitions to potential new sports on the Paralympic program. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, leaders in the space discussed what’s coming next, what your destination needs to consider when planning […]
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SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’23 Conference & Expo in The Palm Beaches of Florida, 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 […]
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The Clermont County Convention & Visitors Bureau in Ohio has announced the promotion of Madison Hornsby to sales manager. Hornsby will be responsible for increasing sports, meetings, group tours and recreational events hosted in Clermont County.
.@letsdothisrace, a booking platform for endurance and adventure events, has partnered with travel technology company @hotelplanner. The collaboration will see HotelPlanner’s infrastructure integrate hotel booking options into the Let’s Do This system.
The 2024 @MLB London Series between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies generated nearly $70 million for the city’s economy in June 2024, according to an impact study by the consulting firm Two Circles.
TRITON World Series, a new global triathlon organizer, will hold its world championship in Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal, from October 24–26, as it expands its offerings around the world.
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