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Athletes gather in the University City Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony on October 12, 1968, for the Summer Games in Mexico City. The 72,000-capacity venue opened in 1952 and was used for the 1955 Pan-American Games, 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games and remains active as a soccer stadium. (AP File Photo)

Mexico Submits Formal Bid for 2036 Summer Olympics

The Mexican Olympic Committee has submitted a formal bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, the governing body announced on Friday after visiting with the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Olympic Committee President Maria Jose Alcala met with IOC President Thomas Bach. The bid […]

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Photo by Jorge Rivera

Puerto Rico to Host 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

The International Surf Association has announced that Puerto Rico will be the location of the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, the final stage of qualification for surfing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The competition is set to take place in the municipality of Arecibo on the reefbreaks of Margara, a heavy water wave, and […]

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The UIPM test event in Manila in 2022 allowed competitors to get a feel for what a potential Olympic obstacle course would look like. Photo by Dan Oaten/UIPM

Modern Pentathlon Transitions Into New Era

The International Modern Pentathlon Union has dealt with controversy, a PR nightmare and a fracturing of the membership since the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo and now is trying to move into a new era after one of the most significant transformations an Olympic event has ever undergone. UIPM delegates voted in November 2022 to […]

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World Athletics Awards Championship Events to Turkey, Poland

The World Athletics Council has awarded the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to Antalya, Turkey, and the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships to Torun, Poland. “Both Turkey and Poland have established good records as hosts of international athletics events,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “Turkey most recently hosted the European Athletics Indoor […]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup Hospitality Package Sales Increasing

Hospitality packages for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been bought by fans from 25 countries, the tournament organizers have announced, ahead of the July 20 opening match between Australia and Ireland. The Official Hospitality Program delivered by MATCH Hospitality includes products that revolve around a private suite experience, […]

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Las Vegas to Host 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals

The 2022/2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with the semifinals on June 15 and the championship on June 18, Concacaf announced on Monday. The United States won the inaugural Nations League in 2021 in extra time over Mexico in front of a sellout crowd in Denver. Allegiant […]

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2023 Major League Rugby Championship Heads to Chicago

Major League Rugby’s 2023 Championship Match will be hosted by the league’s newest team, the Chicago Hounds, at SeatGeek Stadium on July 8 in Bridgeview, Illinois. The match will be the culmination of an all-day block party at the venue. During the lead up to the game, the party will feature competitive games at all […]

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