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River Eiffel
The River Seine will be the host for the Opening Ceremony with dozens of boats floating down the regenerated area with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Paris Olympic Organizers Reveal Backup Plans for Swimming in Seine

The organizing committee for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris has revealed backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River remains unsuitable for swimming due to unsafe levels of E. coli. Triathlon and marathon swimming events are scheduled to take place in the river but rising levels of bacteria have been detected in […]

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St. Pauli FC Visit Tampa Bay
(From left) FC St. Pauli Commercial Director Wilken Engelbracht, Visit Tampa Bay Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Harrison, Visit Tampa Bay Director of Global Sales Stefanie Zinke, and AVIAREPS Germany General Manager Jürgen Salzer. (FC St. Pauli photo)

Visit Tampa Bay Partners with German Soccer Club FC St. Pauli

Visit Tampa Bay and German soccer club FC St. Pauli have announced a partnership that will include media opportunities and Visit Tampa Bay activations at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg. The two-year deal starts this summer as St. Pauli won the 2. Bundesliga League championship earlier this year and was promoted to the Bundesliga for the […]

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SailGP 2024-25

SailGP 2024–2025 Schedule Includes Three U.S. Stops

SailGP has unveiled its 2024–2025 season calendar featuring three events in the United States, as well as new events in Brazil, Germany, Switzerland and Auckland, New Zealand. The United States will have three SailGP events early in the season schedule. The Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix will take place March 15­–16, 2025, followed the next […]

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Jamie Davis USA Water Polo

Jamie Davis Named Chief Executive Officer at USA Water Polo

Jamie Davis, the outgoing chief executive officer at USA Volleyball, has been approved as the new chief executive officer at USA Water Polo effective October 1 after a recent meeting of the USA Water Polo Board of Directors. Davis will depart his role at USA Volleyball in late September after an eight-year run. His hiring […]

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LACC

LA Convention Center Expansion Moves Forward Ahead of 2028 Olympics

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to move the LA Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project forward with plans to have the project finished before the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. The Council approved contracts with a joint venture of AEG and The Plenary Group to complete the project before the LA28 Games […]

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Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony

Paris 2024 Plans Large Event for Closing Ceremony

As Paris readies to put on a show for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games on July 26, the host city also has a spectacle planned for the Closing Ceremony as well. On August 11, the Stade de France will be transformed into a concert hall featuring over 100 performers, acrobats, dancers […]

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CityConnect

EventConnect Unveils CityConnect Platform

EventConnect has announced the launch of its CityConnect platform in partnership with SportsPittsburgh, Sports Salt Lake and Visit Mesa to become the preferred housing provider for each destination in addition to providing data and insights. “I see SportsPittsburgh’s alliance with EventConnect as a game-changer,” said Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of SportsPittsburgh. “Their combined services cater […]

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NWSL Thorns Current Soccer
With the skyline of Kansas City behind them, both teams line up before the start of an NWSL match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns FC at the new CPKC Stadium March 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

2024 NWSL Championship Heads to CPKC Stadium in Kansas City

CPKC Stadium, home of the current league leaders Kansas City Current and the first soccer-specific stadium built for a women’s club, will host the NWSL 2024 championship game on November 23. Opened in March of 2024 near downtown Kansas City, CPKC Stadium has a capacity of 11,500 fans and no seat more than 100 feet […]

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Experience Kissimmee Jaguars

Experience Kissimmee Extends Partnership With Jacksonville Jaguars

Experience Kissimmee and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have extended its partnership with Experience Kissimmee as the official travel destination of the team. Experience Kissimmee launched new annual benefits domestically with the team this season and continued their support for the UK player tour throughout Bristol, Manchester and Dublin in June. In addition to the UK […]

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Jonathan Walker

Jonathan Walker Named Senior Director of Sports Sales at Rhode Island Sports Commission

The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Jonathan Walker to senior director of sports sales within the Rhode Island Sports Commission. Walker, who joined the team in 2019, served as sports sales manager before a promotion to director of sports sales in July 2023. In his role, he oversees the sales, marketing and […]

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