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June 9, 2021
U.S. Goalball Teams Announced For Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (June 9, 2021) – The United States Association of Blind Athletes has revealed the 12 athletes selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the sport of goalball. The announcement was made Wednesday at Turnstone Center, an official U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...
June 9, 2021
Discovery to Become Triathlon’s New Home in Europe
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and Discovery have agreed a partnership that will see The Collins Cup screened exclusively across Europe through Eurosport, Discovery’s leading multi-sport brand. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on 28th August in Šamorín, near Bratislava, Slovakia and is a new...
June 9, 2021
Team Master Spas athlete James Lawrence Completes Conquer 100 Challenge
FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Master Spas, the world's largest swim spa manufacturer, congratulates “Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence on the completion of his Conquer 100 challenge. "We are very inspired by James Lawrence and his relentless pursuit to redefine the impossible," says Kevin Richards, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We are...
June 8, 2021
2021 Urban World Championships Closes with BMX Flatland
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – The USA Cycling BMX Flatland team competed today in Montpellier, France at the 2021 UCI Urban World Championships. Terry Adams (Hammond, La.), Matt Wilhelm (Naperville, Ill.), and David (Bo) Wade (Redondo, Calif.) made the trek over to Europe to compete in the championship. The contest started with 20 men from all over...
June 8, 2021
USA Cycling and FloSports Sign Multiyear Broadcast Rights Partnership to Bring Elite Cycling Competition to North American Audiences
AUSTIN, Texas (June, 2021) – USA Cycling, the national governing body for the sport of cycling in the United States, and FloSports, a leader in sports streaming and original content, have signed a three-year partnership to bring elite cycling competition to fans in North America starting in June 2021. Each year, the...
June 8, 2021
Hashimoto insists Tokyo 2020 will go ahead as 10,000 volunteers quit over COVID-19
It has been reported that 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers for the Games have quit, largely because of coronavirus fears. However, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto insists this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place as planned - unless the majority of teams are unable to travel to Japan...
June 7, 2021
Hannah Roberts Wins Third World Championship in Montpellier
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – The USA Cycling BMX Freestyle team had their first contest in over a year this weekend in Montpellier, France at the 2021 UCI Urban World Championships. Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.) won the Elite Women’s category with a score of 91.90. This marks back-to-back World titles for Roberts and...
June 7, 2021
Garmin UNBOUND Gravel Presented by Craft Sportswear and Produced by Life Time ushers in a New Era of Gravel Racing in Emporia
EMPORIA, Kans. — Over the past two days 2,800 cyclists ranging in age from 12 to 88 representing 48 states and 28 countries raced on the gravel of the Flint Hills surrounding Emporia, Kans. for the 2021 Garmin UNBOUND Gravel presented by Craft Sportswear and produced by Life Time. With two...
June 6, 2021
Alistair Brownlee disqualified for ‘ducking’ and faces Olympic omission
Alistair Brownlee’s hopes of winning a third successive Olympic title appear to be over after he was disqualified for “ducking” a rival during a World Triathlon Championship Series race in Leeds. The Guardian
June 5, 2021
Forissier, Duvoisin win XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda
Arthur Forissier (FRA) and Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) captured the XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda elite races on Saturday, June 5, 2021 through the narrow streets of Toscolano-Maderno with winning times of 34:09 and 39:56, respectively. In the women’s race Alessia Orla established a strong lead after an impressive swim...