Breaking News, Podcasts and Analysis Serving People who Organize, Manage and Host Sports Events
Five national governing bodies — USA Cycling, USA Fencing, US Rowing, US Sailing and US Squash — have announced they will unify their commercial rights to create a singular platform for brands seeking partnership with thousands of owned and sanctioned events across the NGBs. All five organizations will be under the banner of the “United […]
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USRowing Executive Director Rich Cacioppo will transition to a strategic advisory role for the organization over the coming months to support USRowing’s plans for coastal and indoors disciplines, high performance and grassroots facilities and the sport’s future. Cacioppo joined USRowing in January 2022 to lead efforts across membership, competition, learning and development and safeguarding. His […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee awarded USA Ultimate and USRowing with the 2024 DE&I Choice Awards for excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion practices during a reception at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly in Colorado Springs. Created in 2015, the award identifies two NGBs annually for the creation of DE&I best practices. […]
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From its signing in 1972, Title IX has become the backbone for which women’s sports have climbed from decades of inequity and ignorance to the spot they have today. Particularly for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement, the past decade has seen the biggest names and biggest accomplishments come from the women’s teams. Indeed, women’s […]
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US Youth Soccer Chief Executive Officer Skip Gilbert is returning to his role as chair of the Board of Directors for the Association of Chief Executive Officers for Sport. He succeeds USA Triathlon’s Rocky Harris, who recently stepped down to join the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee as its chief of sport and athlete services. […]
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USRowing has announced the formation of the USRowing Foundation. “The USRowing Foundation will be a separate 501c3 organization from the National Governing Body but will work shoulder-to-shoulder with USRowing to provide funding for our priorities and initiatives,” said USRowing Chief Executive Officer Amanda Kraus. “We have an incredible group that has signed on and we […]
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From its signing in 1972, Title IX has become the backbone for which women’s sports have climbed from decades of inequity and ignorance to the spot they have today. Particularly for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement, the past decade has seen the biggest names and biggest accomplishments come from the women’s teams. In the […]
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Amanda Kraus took over as CEO of USRowing in November, leading the national governing body at a time of challenges across the sports-event industry. But her background is expected to help her on a number of fronts, including adding much needed diversity to the ranks of participants and the chance to fundraise for any number […]
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US Rowing has named Amanda Kraus as its new chief executive officer. Kraus, the founder and CEO of Row New York, will begin her new role on November 1. “We are thrilled to announce that Amanda will be joining US Rowing as our CEO later this fall,” said US Rowing Board Chair Marcia Hooper. “She […]
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