Author: Matt Traub

South Korea Ghosts of 1988
Flags frame the Olympic Stadium as participants form the Olympic rings on the field during opening ceremonies of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lineno Cironneau, File)

South Korea to Bid for 2036 Olympics Without North Korea

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon told Reuters that the South Korean capital will pursue a bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games without having North Korea as a co-host. “I think the strategy for 2032 was doomed to failure because of unpredictable inter-Korean relations,” Oh told Reuters, referencing a proposal that would have Pyongyang […]

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Ottumwa SportsPlex Gets $2.5 Million in Funding

The Southeast Iowa Sports Commission has received $2.5 million in funding for the Ottumwa SportsPlex Development Project from Iowa Economic Development’s Destination Iowa funding through the American Rescue Plan. The proposed SportsPlex would include three basketball courts, four volleyball courts, 9v9 turf soccer field, a softball and baseball infield, two batting cages, a turf football […]

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Utah Royals Returning to NWSL in 2024

The Utah Royals will return to the National Women’s Soccer League in the 2024 season, announced NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman along with a host of dignitaries on Saturday at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, hours ahead of Real Salt Lake’s home opener in Major League Soccer against Austin FC. “We are delighted to welcome […]

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USA Fencing ‘Disappointed’ at Reinstatement of Russia and Belarus by FIE

The International Fencing Federation has voted to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to competition at a FIE Extraordinary Congress meeting held online, a decision that USA Fencing Chief Executive Officer Phil Andrews has expressed disappointment in. The FIE decision will start in the second half of April 2023 ahead of July’s World Championships […]

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USA Cycling Names Margell Abel as Collegiate Director

Margell Abel has been named the collegiate director for USA Cycling and will be charged with elevating the collegiate experience as a former national champion herself. Abel currently coaches the Boulder Junior Cycling program and has previously been coach of the women’s cycling program at the University of Colorado. She won the 1996 Collegiate Cyclocross […]

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SportAccord Takes Over Organizing of World Combat Games

As part of the transfer of contracts and assets from the Global Association of International Sports Federations, which dissolved at the end of 2022, SportAccord has taken over responsibility for the World Combat Games 2023 which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting October 21. Preparations are well advanced and a meeting recently took […]

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WISE Announces Deepening the Bench Campaign

Women in Sports and Events (WISE), a voice and resource for women in the business of sports, has announced the first-of-its-kind Deepening the Bench campaign for the organization, which has successfully raised more than $4 million to date from professional leagues, teams and media organizations. The funds, pledged by the organizations listed below, will go […]

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USA Hockey Launching USAHockeyTV.com

USA Hockey has launched USAHockeyTV.com as a destination to watch exclusive content associated with the National Governing Body with both games and other associated feature content. The platform will include live games and more from the Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships and home games from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. The platform will include both […]

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