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USA Boxing
USA Boxing arrived in Santiago, Chile, early in the week to prepare for the 2023 Pan Am Games.

Pan Am Games Offer Exposure for Team USA Athletes

The 2023 Pan American Games will feature 6,800 athletes from 41 countries, including 631 athletes from the United States. And for those 631 Americans, the October 20–November 5 event in Santiago, Chile, will take on different meanings. For USA Boxing and USA Taekwondo, the Pan Am Games serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2024 […]

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IFSC 2024

International Federation of Sport Climbing Releases 2024 Calendar

Salt Lake City will host the International Federation of Sport Climbing as part of the IFSC’s World Cup series in 2024, which features nine World Cup and three Paraclimbing World Cup events before and after the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. The IFSC World Cup Series season will open April 9–10 in […]

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IOC LA28
Organizers for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles present its recommendations to the sports program at Monday's IOC Session meetings in Mumbai, which were approved. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

Olympics: Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Flag Football Among Sports on LA28 Program

The LA28 sports program was officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee during its annual session on Monday in India with baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash providing a mix of new and returning sports to the Olympic Summer Games. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from […]

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LA28 Organizing Committee Chairman Casey Wasserman speaks during the annual IOC Session on Monday in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

LA28 Chairman Wasserman Talks Russia, Israel at IOC Meetings

LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman addressed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war in language that pushed the limits of the IOC’s preferred stance of political neutrality during his appearance Monday at the IOC Session in Mumbai. “There are no words than can fully capture the devastation and shock over the massacre in Israel on […]

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IOC Stoss
IOC Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss of Austria discusses the committee's work during IOC Session meetings on Monday in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

IOC Approves Dual Winter Olympic Award for 2030, 2034

The International Olympic Committee has approved a dual award for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, another step toward the eventual return of the Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss’ presentation on Sunday specifically mentioned Salt Lake City as a candidate for 2034 with groups from […]

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The TEAMS Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, highlighted the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s annual Olympic and Paralympic Sportslink and National Governing Body Best Practices Seminar. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

TEAMS ‘23 Notebook: Observations from the Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]

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Winter Olympic Hosts for 2030 and 2034 to be Chosen in July

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting on the eve of next year’s Paris Olympics, a gigantic boost for Salt Lake City organizers looking to bring the Winter Games back to the United States for the first […]

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Endurance Exchange

USA Triathlon and USA Cycling to Team up at Endurance Exchange

USA Triathlon and USA Cycling have announced a collaboration to provide educational and networking opportunities at the 2024 Endurance Exchange, USA Triathlon’s annual industry conference, which will be from January 4­–7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. USA Triathlon hosted its inaugural Endurance Exchange conference in January 2020 in Tempe, Arizona, to offer endurance sports professionals and […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach leads the first day of executive board meetings during the annual Session in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee

IOC Suspends Russian Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. But IOC Spokesman Mark Adams said the suspension does not yet affect the possibility of neutral Russian athletes competing at next year’s Olympic Summer Games in Paris. The Russian Olympic […]

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Charleston Cycling

USA Cycling Announces New Home for Pro Road National Championships

The U.S. road cycling national championships will be moving from Tennessee to Charleston, West Virginia, for the next five years in part to help what should be a competitive American team better mimic the courses it will face at the Paris Olympics, USA Cycling has announced. “After seven successful years in Knoxville, we are thrilled […]

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